City league: We are ready, Union Bank coach

Coach of the star studded bankers, Emmanuel Okolo told www.eurobasket.com in a chat that his wards are battle ready for the encounter against his former team, Islanders billed for Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Indoor of the Rowe Park Sports Center, Yaba.

Coach Okolo disclosed that winning the City league is the club next target for now and to also serve that the team recent winning of the NBBF/Vmobile Basketball Challenge in Nigeria capital city of Abuja was not a fluke. Islanders players on the hand have declared that Union Bank will not have it easy when both side clash tomorrow, thus setting the stage for a mother of all encounter.

The second semi final between Ebun Comets basketball club and Customs basketball club is also generating much attention as Comets players have vowed to pay the borders boys back in their own coin.

The cocoa boys who were humiliated by the Scott Nnaji tutored Customs in both sides first game of the NBBF/Vmobile challenge contest in Abuja declared that winning the city league is a task that must be accomplished as they are not prepared to end the season without a laurel having placed third behind Union Bank and Niger Potters basketball club of Minna in the NBBF/Vmobile challenge cup.

According to guard, Chris Egwuma who is sure of a staring shirt against the border boys, the Ikeja based Comets coached by the duo of Ayo Bakare and Adeka Daudu can not afford to throw away the city league top prize.