Nigeria National Division One Basketball Championship Update

Yesterday witnessed the 5th day of action at the National Division One championship in Abuja. The Dashion Mambas took on the NSCDC defenders in the opening game of the day but fell to might of the Civil Defenders 77-85 points. In the other fixtures of the day, the Osun State Lions narrowly peeped Delta Force by one point 84-83, just as Raptors beat TJoba by one point 57-56.

The Benue Braves quenched the APA flames 65-55, as the FCT Rocks were too strong for the Kano Pyramids and the Hoop and Read basketball club broke down the Base Hawks 60-51.

Today will witness the final round of matches in the league as TJoba take on Delta Force, Hoops and Read face city rivals Raptors of Lagos while the Base Hawks take on the Osun State Lions in the Atlantic conference Division.

In the Savannah conference APA flames face off against the highscoring Kano Pyramids, NSCDC defenders tackle the Benue Braves and the Dashion Mambas try to climb the FCT Rocks as the top teams from both conferences will on Saturday 8th, November battle for the National Division One title.

The two finalist will qualify for Nigeria’s top tier Basketball league, the DSTV Premier Basketball league next season.

UNIQLO WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES MASTERS, RESULTS 6 NOVEMBER

Here are the results for day 2 of the 2014 UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters taking place in Mission Viejo, California, USA on 5-9 November. The ITF’s year-end wheelchair doubles event features eight men’s pairs, six women’s pairs and four quad pairs.

The UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters was first held alongside the NEC Masters in 2000, and became a standalone event in 2003. In the men’s event, eight pairs compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two pairs in each group reaching the semifinals. In the women’s event, six pairs compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two pairs in each group contesting the semifinals. In the quad event, four pairs compete in one round-robin group, with the top two pairs contesting the final.

For the latest news and results from the event, please visit the ITF wheelchair website: http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair

Results

Men’s Doubles Pool 1

(1) Joachim Gerard (BEL)/Stephane Houdet (FRA) d. (4) Shingo Kunieda (JPN)/Evans Maripa (RSA) 63 64
Tom Egberink/Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Rafael Medeiros/Daniel Rodrigues (BRA) 62 62

Men’s Doubles Pool 2

(2) Michael Jeremiasz (FRA)/Gordon Reid (GBR) d. (3) Gustavo Fernandez (ARG)/Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 60 36 62
Marc McCarroll/David Phillipson (GBR) d. Steve Baldwin/Stephen Welch (USA) 63 63

Women’s Doubles Pool 1

(3) Marjolein Buis/Michaela Spaanstra (NED) d. (1) Yui Kamiji (JPN)/Jordanne Whiley (GBR) 26 76(7) 76(5)

Women’s Doubles Pool 2

(2) Sabine Ellerbrock (GER)/Lucy Shuker (GBR) d. (4) Louise Hunt (GBR)/Katharina Kruger (GER) 63 60

Quad Doubles Round Robin

(1) Nicholas Taylor/David Wagner (USA) d. (2) Antony Cotterill (GBR)/Greg Hasterok (USA) 75 60
Jamie Burdekin/Andy Lapthorne (GBR) d. David Buck (USA)/Antonio Raffaele (ITA) 61 62

Warri Wolves To Boycott Lafia Match If…

Arising from a meeting where issues bothering the league especially the last matches was reviewed, Management of Warri Wolves has declared emphatically that unless Nasarawa United honour their match with Giwa Football Club, the Warri based team will not honour their last match with Nasarawa United in Lafia.

Speaking after the meeting, ex-international, Davidson Owumi who is the Chief Executive Officer of Warri Wolves said they have had enough of the rubbish going on in the league especially the last four matches and will no longer fold their hands and allow that to continue.

According to him, any Club who want to be a champion should work for it and not scheme to get free points and as a result of that, Nasarawa should go and slug it out with Giwa FC rather than scheming to get free points.

‘If you look at the last few weeks, you will be wondering whether this is the way they run football in other countries. The whole thing looks disgusting and come to think of it, Nasarawa United said they will not honour their match with Giwa FC.

Warri Wolves bus

We have resolved not to go to Lafia for our last match if they fail to play against Giwa FC. We have had enough of this nonsense and we can no longer keep quiet. Any Club that wishes to be true Champion should work for it and not scheme to get free points.” said Owumi who was known as Okada in his playing days.

The former Super Eagles striker who was once in charge of the League advised that referees should be up and doing in this crucial stages of the league and urged journalists to shine their eyes to report accurately so as to better the league.

“I want to also appeal to the referees to be up and doing in this crucial time and ensure that they do their best. I also want to beg our media men to travel to all venues to cover matches and not limit it to one area.

They should go to the South, West and North to see what is going on and report same.”