Royal Hoopers basketball club will on Saturday take to the floor against fellow Nigerian side Kano Pillars basketball club in a repeat pairing of the grand finale of the Nigeria DStv Premier League two months ago in Port Harcourt in the Day-4 match-up of the FIBA Africa Champions Club Zone-3 Qualifiers at the gymnasium of Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia.
Hoopers who is making its debut in Africa club competition after finishing second behind in the Pillars in the Nigeria domestic league has continue to give a good account of themselves winning all three games played so far.
The Hoopers coached by the trio of Coaches Ogoh Odaudu, Johnson Orupabo and Johnson Lami went past host and Liberia league winner UHURU Kings basketball club by 66-55 points on the opening fixtures of the West Africa qualifiers on Monday.
The Port Harcourt-based side continued the command performance on Wednesday with a 73-61 points drubbing of another Liberian side NPA Pythons basketball club before humbling Abidjan Basket Club (ABC) of Cote dIvoire by 60-44 points Thursday making Saturday pairing against Kano Pillars a must watch for basketball fans in Monrovia since both sides are the only two that are yet to drop a game.
Other pairing of Day-4, NPA Pythons of Liberia will try to redeem its image when they file out against ABC of Cote dIvoire at 17H00 local time, Swallows of Togo will confront UHURU Kings of Liberia at 19H00, the Royal Hoopers versus Kano Pillars pairing hold at 15H00.