Firstbank ladies aim high after retaining Olukoya women basketball championship
The FirstBank female basketball team, the ‘Elephant Girls’ made it two victories in two major championships when they defeated MFM Queens 54-37 to retain the Dr D K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship. The weeklong competition, which was decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium in Surulere also saw Marjanatu Musa of FirstBank emerging […]
The FirstBank female basketball team, the ‘Elephant Girls’ made it two victories in two major championships when they defeated MFM Queens 54-37 to retain the Dr D K Olukoya Women Basketball Championship.
The weeklong competition, which was decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium in Surulere also saw Marjanatu Musa of FirstBank emerging as the Most Valuable Player, (MVP) of the championships, Best Rebounds and Best Five, while her teammate, Ifunaya Okoro emerged the Best Shooter and Best Scorer.
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Though the matches were keenly contested, the ‘Elephant Girls’ overpowered all opponents including the Raptors Basketball team 66-34 in the quarter-finals, Bayelsa Patriots by a whopping 77-12 before the MFM Queens in the finals.
Having been beaten by the ‘Elephant Girls’ in the finals of the Sam Oguche Basketball Foundation Championship earlier in the week, the FirstBank ladies knew that the encounter would be a tough challenge and so it was.
But the well-motivated FirstBank superstars, backed by their vociferous fans were up to the challenge and left no one in doubt of their determination to win beating once again MFM Queens by 54-37 to retain the trophy.
An elated coach, Lati Erifolami said, the team is desperate to bring back the glory of basketball to where it was when they competed favourably with the best from the African continent.
“We are on course for greater things. Our dream is to bring glory to our sponsor and the country and bring back our glory as we used to dominate basketball even in the continent”, he said.