Zenith Bank Basketball League dunks off April 10

The 2017 edition of the Zenith Bank Basketball League will dunk off on April 10 in Abuja, with the sponsors - Zenith Bank dolling out N35 million for the competition.

The Deputy Managing Director of the bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu, told newsmen yesterday in Lagos that contributing to the development of the basketball game over the years was a delight to the organization.

“We take sports seriously and that is why we have been with basketball for this long period. It is a delight that many of the players have developed to represent Nigeria at international competitions and that is a success story for us.

“There have been testimonies of players discovered through the league who are now playing abroad. This has given us joy that the initiative we started from humble beginning has grown to become a very big league.

“We will continue to support the initiative, we have already signed on for the next three years, for as long as we see the continued professionalism there, we don’t see reason why we will stop the relationship because you don’t stop a winning team. We believe our collaboration is a winning one and our youths have now got commitment and we can only but make it bigger,” Onyeagwu said.

Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) President, Tijani Umar, thanked Zenith Bank for the sponsorship.