Vmobile Challenge: It’s all about Customs, Islan

Customs basketball club who are already through to the final-6 billed for the Indoor of the Abuja National Stadium from August 6 through 10 will square up against former NBBF premier league champion, Islanders basketball club in the last encounter of the Atlantic conference leg of the Vmobile challenge.

Customs who can afford to throw away the game having defeated Union Bank and Dodan Warriors by resting most of its regular players except playing the likes Abdulrahman Mohammed who is likely to emerged as the Most Valuable Player of the five-day tournament while youthful points guard nick-named new kid on the block, Mike Ohiero who stand a chance of winning the best assist award. Customs, fought and won the battle of its live Monday to edged past Warriors after trailing by two points at half-time (32-30) to win the encounter 75-66 (15-18), (15-14), (19-15) and (26-19) being the other teams gunning for the last final-6 ticket need not over stretched itself against Islanders who stand no chance of qualification even if it won the game on a landslide note, after losing it third game to Comets by 62-58 points to bid the final-6 bye.