Players to wear black arm-band
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Speaking with Hoops Center in Abuja yesterday, NBBF President, Tijjani Umar, said the directive that players should wear black arm-band is to honour the Nigeria late president who contributed immensely to the development of sports in his close to three years reign as president.
The NBBF president said that games slated for the weekend in the two conferences (Atlantic and Savannah) will go ahead as planned.
In the Atlantic conference, Dodan Warriors basketball club and Union Bank basketball club will tango in a local derby at 15H00 at the Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, the game will be live on SuperSport network and on Sunday Police Baton and Ebun Comets will take their turn at the same venue dunk-off time is 16H00 while Delta Force battle visiting Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt at the Sports Hall of Asaba Township stadium, Delta State.
League defending champion, Kano Pillars will open their title defense against city rival, AHIP Giants at the Sports Hall of the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano at 16H00; in Minna, Niger Potters will be at home to Tapgun Rockets of Jos while Kada Stars will be double guest of Yelwa Hawks of Bauchi and Bauchi Net on Saturday and Sunday.
Players to wear black arm-band
Category: Sports Written by Ismaila Lere Hits: 777
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) have directed all players taking part in this weekend league openers to wear black arm-band as a mark of respect for the departed President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Late Umar Musa Yar’adua who died on Wednesday in Abuja.Speaking with Hoops Center in Abuja yesterday, NBBF President, Tijjani Umar, said the directive that players should wear black arm-band is to honour the Nigeria late president who contributed immensely to the development of sports in his close to three years reign as president.
The NBBF president said that games slated for the weekend in the two conferences (Atlantic and Savannah) will go ahead as planned.
In the Atlantic conference, Dodan Warriors basketball club and Union Bank basketball club will tango in a local derby at 15H00 at the Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, the game will be live on SuperSport network and on Sunday Police Baton and Ebun Comets will take their turn at the same venue dunk-off time is 16H00 while Delta Force battle visiting Royal Hoopers of Port Harcourt at the Sports Hall of Asaba Township stadium, Delta State.
League defending champion, Kano Pillars will open their title defense against city rival, AHIP Giants at the Sports Hall of the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano at 16H00; in Minna, Niger Potters will be at home to Tapgun Rockets of Jos while Kada Stars will be double guest of Yelwa Hawks of Bauchi and Bauchi Net on Saturday and Sunday.