The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has commended its officials including referees, table officials, statisticians and Technical Commissioners for the four match venues at the ongoing 2019 Zenith Women Basketball League sponsored by Zenith Bank.
The officials include Subel Kingsley, Sharon Njoku, Faith Ogwuche, Queen Nwagu and Abdul Yakubu appointed as Table Officials for Zenith Women Basketballll League 2019 Abuja zone, while Suleiman Tukar, Aisha S. Daudu, Felix Adedeji, Emmanuel Balus, Abu Salias are in charge of Zaria.
Oyinloye Rapheal, Adeola Isah and Suleiman Mutiu are on duty in Ibadan. In Akure, Korede Fesiyo, Martins Ola, Babatunde Alex, Austine Olajide, Sunday Owolabi and Taiwo Kayode are there.
Babatunde Ola and Josiah Ahmedu are statisticians for Abuja. Timothy Abimbola and Abu Asimi is in Zaria, Shomola Abiola partners with Oladele Lanre in Ibadan with Adeniyi Adewale and Emmanuel Asher in charge of Akure.
Christopher Thomas Nnaji and Ishola Akinsehinde have both been appointed as Technical Commissioners with Afolabi-Oluwayemi Olabisi (NBBF Secretary-General) to supervise.
Ibrahim Haruna Hassan, Mohammed Sule, Shibi Emmanuel (Supervisor) have been posted to Zaria.
Others for the Zenith Women Basketball League 2019 include, Monday Owuh, Bamidele Funmilayo and Aderinboye Adebayo Alaba (Supervisor) in Ibadan and Adeola Oboro, Angela Nzekwe and Isokphehi Andrew (Supervisor) in Akure.
23 referees are on duty for the phase first of the Zenith Women Basketball League.
All officials and teams arrived on Friday, 26th, July for the Technical Meeting. Departure is on the 2nd of August.
In a press conference heralding the season, Zenith Bank announced a N70m sponsorship for the 2019 edition of the league with 27 teams taking part across four centres – Ibadan, Akure, Zaria and Abuja, with the first leg that started on Friday, July 26.
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