FCT Angels basketball club of Abuja Tuesday provided one of the shocking results of the second phase of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) organized Zenith Bank Women Premier League with a 47-43 points win over highly rated Dolphin basketball club of Lagos. The less fancy Abuja side who lost her second phase opening game Monday against First Deepwater basketball club by a whopping 53 points margin of 86-33 points were able to put behind them the scandalous lose to edge past 2008/ 2009 second runner-up, Dolphin in the third game of the day at the sports hall of Asaba township Stadium.
Plateau Rocks had a free points when it walked-over Nigeria Customs Service team who failed to turn up for her second consecutive game of the phase, defending champion, First Bank basketball club hammered Nigeria Immigration basketball club of Kano by 92-35 points while Sunshine Angels basketball club of Akure went past AHIP basketball club of Kano by 65-43 points.
High riding First Deepwater basketball club subdued home girls by 61-56 points to keep her title chase alive and remain the only club to remain unbeaten after eleven games this season.
The coach Lateef Erinfolami tutored side that turned the heat on home side even in the face of the vociferous crowd that backed the Delta Force to pick the valuable win thus setting up a third game pairing against Nigeria Immigration basketball club of Kano at 09H00 on Wednesday.
Other Wednesday pairing (Day-3) include Delta Force taking on AHIP at 11H00, Nigeria Customs will have her hands full when they take on Dolphin who have been badly hurt in the campaign so far, the game comes up at 13H00, Plateau Rocks of Jos and FCT Angels will entertain the crowd at 15H00 while Sunshine Angels of Akure and First Bank of Lagos will tango at 17H00 in what promises to be an acid test for the Elephant who were humbled by the Coach Andrew Isokpehi tutored Angels from Akure during the first phase in Kano in March this year..
Day-2 Results:
Plateau Rocks 20-0 Nigeria Customs W/O
Nigeria Immigration 35-92 First Ban
FCT Angels 47-43 Dolphin
AHIP 43 -65 Sunshine Angels
Delta Force 56-61 First Deepwater
Day-3 Games:
First Deepwater Vs Nigeria Immigration 09H00
Delta Force Vs AHIP 11H00
Nigeria Customs Vs Dolphin 13H00
Plateau Rocks Vs FCT Angels 15H00
Sunshine Angels Vs First Bank 17H00
By: Olusegun Ikuesan
FIBA Africa