Vmobile Challenge - Union Bank goes for broke agai

In its last minute attempt aimed at picking the last ticket for the final-6 of the Nigeria Basketball Federation Challenge Cup tagged ‘The Vmobile Challenge’ billed for the Indoor hall of the Abuja National Stadium from August 6 to 10 Atlantic conference giant, Union Bank basketball club of Lagos will more than mother luck to upstage Dodan Warriors basketball club who also stand a chance being among the three teams from the conference should it pick the two maximum points against the Emmanuel Okolo tutored side.

The encounter slated for noon (local time) today is a must watch for basketball fans who are looking forward to a top billing encounter that would decide the fortune of either of the teams on parade since who wins automatically joins the Abuja train. Though, odd favours Union Bank who has a record of 2-on-2 having won two and lost two games played so far and Warriors with a record of 1-on-3 (one victory and three loses) may act as the spoiler if the Stallion boys fail to take their chances. Union Bank came back strongly Monday after it 64-61 points lose to conference leader, Comets basketball club to post an 80-66 points victory over Delta Force basketball club of Asaba, while Warriors went down to Customs who confirm their place in final-6 show 75-66 (15-18), (15-14), (19-15) and (26-19). Today’s encounter would be second that both side are meeting this year, the first being the walk-over the stallion boys recorded against the Warriors in the Lagos City league when the coach Alex Owicho tutored side failed to show up for a replay ordered by the organizers of the Lagos league even with a 39-35 points advantage they had, an action which saw them not making it to semi-final playoffs stage of the city league and will want to use today’s game to prove a points that they are no less inferior to the star-studded Stallion boys.