2024 Men’s Premier Basketball League Kicks-Off On October 25 In Benin And Jos ..Winner To Represent Nigeria At The 2025 Basketball Africa League
By Akeem Busari
Coming quickly on the heels of the just successfully concluded 2024 Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Premier Basketball League, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced the commencement dates for the highly anticipated 2024 NBBF Men’s Premier Basketball League season.
16 top clubs would compete in both the Atlantic and savannah conferences of the league.
The Savannah Conference will take place in Jos, Plateau State, from 25 October to 3 November, inside the Rayfield Indoor Gym, Jos, Plateau State, while the Atlantic Conference, will be held at the Indoor Sports Hall, Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State, during the same period.
The teams in Atlantic Conference include defending champions Rivers Hoppers, who went ahead to finish in third place at the last edition of the BAL Championship.
Others in the group includes Kwara Falcons of Ilorin, Ebun Comets of Lagos; Hoops And Read of Lagos; Police Baton of Lagos; Lagos Legends of Lagos; Oluyole Warriors of Oyo State and Delta Force of Delta State.
Teams vying for honours in the Savannah Conference are Nigeria Customs of Abuja; Nile University of Abuja; Kano Pillars of Kano and Bauchi Nets of Bauchi.
Others are Gboko City Chiefs of Benue State; Gombe Bulls of Gombe State; Correctional Basketball club of Abuja and Plateau Peaks of Jos, Plateau State.
Four teams are expected to qualify from each of the conferences for the final 8 tournament, that would decide the 2024 champion.
Meanwhile, the NBBF has reassured teams and officials of a well organised men’s premier league, that would eventually produce a worthy Nigerian champion, that would go ahead to make the nation proud at the continent League, BAL.
