MFM dethrones Air Warriors to emerge 2023 Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball Champions

Posted : 20 October 2023

Mountain Of Fire Ministries (MFM) Basketball Club of Lagos, on Thursday, defeated Nigeria Customs Basketball Club 64-60 to win the Zenith Bank Women's Basketball League Championship for 2023.

MFM achieved this feat for the first time in its existence and will represent the country in regional and continental club championships.

The Church girls dominated the game from the first whistle in a keenly contested battle at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.

For their efforts, MFM pocketed the N1,750,000 prize money as champions of the competition.

The second-place position in the round-robin competition went to Air Warriors Basketball Club of Abuja, having won two games in the competition.

For their efforts, they went home with N750,000, while Customs went home with N500,000 for coming third.

Head Coach of MFM, Ochuko Owolabi, said her team had worked tirelessly to win the competition.

"We came to fight for the trophy and did that from the beginning till the end; it's our first championship trophy, and it will not be our last," Owolabi said.

Similarly, Air Warriors' Coach, Samson Sotinmi, said he was happy about his team's achievement and that the team could have done better but settled for the second place.

"We played well in the competition; it could have gone our way but for the way we played our first game, which cost us dearly.

"We look forward to more competitions to help keep us busy and develop the players for further championships," Sotinmi said.

Meanwhile, the sponsors of the competition, Zenith Bank, represented by Temitope Fasaranti, Executive Director, congratulated all the players who participated in the competition.

He said the bank would always be a part of the sport because it aligns with the company's policies in rewarding hard work and entrepreneurship in youths.

"We will continue to support sports activities that bring out the best in our youths, especially basketball, which has over the years produced top-quality players for the national teams.

"The league has also produced many players who have used the platform to develop themselves and play for international clubs and colleges over the years," Fasaranti said.

MFM dethrones Air Warriors to emerge 2023 Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball Champions

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