Eight teams will battle for honours as the Zenith Bank/ Nigeria Basketball Federation Women’s Basketball League takes centre stage in Lagos from today 16 to 20 September 2025.
The Titans, Air Warriors, Royal Aces, Nigeria Customs, First Bank, MFM, Dolphins and Bayelsa Wales Basketball Clubs will compete in the Final Eight at the Indoor Sports hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
Defending Champions, Mountain Of Fire Basketball Club are the cynosure of all eyes after winning the last two editions of the competition.
However they could face stiff opposition from other participating teams in this year’s tournament expected to deliver shocks and surprises.
The teams will compete in a round robin format that will see the best side emerge tops from the points accumulated in all games.
All matches are very important to the teams especially the favourites eyeing the 2025 title.
Four teams qualified from each of the two conferences – Atlantic and Savannah.
From the results posted in the First and Second Phases of the competition, this edition will be a straight fight between defending champions, MFM and former champions, First Bank, just as The Titans could be spoilers in the mix.
Chairperson of the 2025 Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, Perpetua Clement, said the NBBF was ready to stage a hitch-free Final Eight, adding that the Musa Kida-led Federation has been working round the clock to put all necessary things in place for the finals.
“We expect a big spectacle in Lagos and the NBBF is ready,” she said.
In her remark, the Group managing Director of Zenith Bank, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, said they were proud about the progress made by the women’s League with every edition getting better over the years.
“We are happy that over the years, the league has produced super stars for Nigeria who are now very consistent on the African continent in the past 10 years. We are all happy with the amazing run of D’Tigress as the journey of some of these players started from the League here.
“I wish all the participants the best in this year’s Final Eight,” Umeoji said.
