Lagos City League: Tuesday match-ups

The encounter tomorrow between reigning Nigeria champion, Comets basketball club and arch rival and former one time Nigeria peat champion, Islanders basketball club in the ongoing Lagos city league will surely be a game to watch as both side have dominated the Nigeria scene for the last one decade.

While the odd favours the coach Ayo Bakare tutored comets owing to the array of basketball players on its roster at the moment Islanders will surely not be a push over as their age lone rivalry will once again be rekindled when both side take to the court at 1.30pm local time at the Rowe park sports centre, Yaba.

Comets, before now have not dropped a game for past two years running will want to consolidate on this achievement while Islanders on the other hand will want to make a statement that they are not pushover.

It surely going to be big match-up says a basketball fan at the weekend, according to the young lad, Comets and Islanders still remain the clubs in Nigeria to date and any pairing between them usually generate much enthusiasm among their fans as they are sure to watch a top class game.

Players to watch out for in this June pairing are returning point guard Ayo Samuel formerly with the Islanders, reputable and dependable guard Ogo Odaudu, Priwitt Gagara, Rasheed Bello, Buhari Mahammed, Baba Jubril, up coming forward Dennis Ebikoro and enterprise forward Akin Akintunde all for the Comets, Islanders parading such a young team comprising the likes of Joshua Agbona, Mike, Tope Ahmed, Seun Akinwale, Azeez Oladimeji and Dayo Ogunsola among others.

Dodan Warriors in show-down against Union Bank

This pairing looks like what can be dub the star-match of the day but for the not too impressive run of the Warriors so far in the league who will be gunning for revenge having lost to the Stallion boys on a number of occasion in the last couple of games both sides have met.

Union Bank basketball dreaded by many in the Nigerian scene judging by the number of tested players on its roster especially in post where you will find such players as Ejike Ugboaja, Shina Wahab, Henry Umory, Christain Okpara among others the bankers like cocoa giant Comets, Union Bank is yet to drop a game in the league, but will have its hand full against the Beimnote Suobo inspired Warriors with assistance from Anyebe Alexander, Chris Okoh, Raymong Ganaka, Seyi Ayodele and Tony Ahmedu, the Warriors will surely give a good account of themselve.

Customs to clip Fliers for final-4 ticket

Border boys Customs basketball club will attempt to add Eko Fliers basketball club to its many prey toward the race for final-4 playoffs ticket after seeing off stiff challenge from NAF Rockets at the weekend.

The Scott Nnaji tutored side will need to throw everything within its arsenal into tomorrow’s game in order silent the Rowe Park boys who will be banking on home support to push for a win over the Lucky Abubabar led squad.

Having lost its first two games to Union Bank and Comets the border boys surely knows that a win over the Fliers will help to brighten to their qualification ticket, as the Fliers will be gunning for an upset.

Warriors Academy takes on Rockets

The Academy boys are truly learning a lot from the big teams in the league, the Peter Ahmedu tutored lads will be banking on sizes to pick the maximum points at stake against wounded Rockets whose ambition to make it to the playoffs suffered a big blow at the weekend losing two games in a row.

According to Rabo a die-hard supporter of the Rockets, the game against the Academy boys is a most win if the Abba Usman captained side must make its presence felt in the league.

“we know it will be tough qualifying for the playoffs especially when five premier league teams are in the league but we are not going to let down our guide just like that but will put up a fight so that even if we miss the playoff we would have satisfied our conscience and our fans will know that we are not just in the league to make the numbers,” he concluded.

Whales, Raiders in battle of Rookies

The match-up between the Estate Whales and the Raiders from Egbeda will definitely prove an even match-up as both side are new comers to competitive basketball.

Though odd seems to favour the Whales who bow to the superior fire power of Comets at the weekend going down 95-33 points but will want to use Tuesday game against the Raiders to re-launch its quest for a possible place among the last four team standing at the end of the regular season but will not achieve that feat without a fight from the Raiders who parades former premier league player Solomon Aluma.

Sea Rovers set to compound Melphis woes

Sea Rovers basketball club who put a brilliant fight against Islanders at the NAF Base gymnasium last Sunday will want to use tomorrow’s pairing against the league’s whipping team, Melphis who are yet to record a win so far.

Both side who share the same training venue will be a delight to watch when they take to the court at the NAF Base gymnasium tomorrow.