Police mount roadblock against Bullets

Basketball fans will be treated to the best of slamming and dunking action Saturday in the Lagos City league at the Sports Hall of the Lagos National Stadium, Surulere with Police Bombers basketball club seeking revenge against defending champion, Kennys’ Bullets basketball club.

The first match at 9.00 am local time pitched former Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF Premier League champion, Ebun Comets basketball club against youthful Warriors Academy in a reverse version of the league.

The cocoa boys as the former Akure-based team coached by former Nigeria senior national team head coach Ayo Bakare had the better of coaches Peter Ahmedu and Dosu Mensah tutored Academy by 57-36 points which makes the Saturday pairing to be an interesting one as players keeps improving with every game.

Dodan Warriors basketball club who has set its eyes on the league diadem will take on another fast improved youthful side Sea Rovers Basketball Academy with the FIBA Africa Champions Club Cup 2nd Runner-up having a 62-46 point’s advantage in their first meeting.

League leader and 2005 NBBF/Vmobile Challenge winner, Union Bank basketball club taking to the court against bottom placed Kadets in what looks like a one-sided affairs as the Obalende-based Kadets tutored by former Union Bank guard Anyebe Alexander has become the whipping team of the 2007 league as they remain the only team that is yet to record a win after 14 games.

Rejuvenated Chariot will parade its new signing Moses Okafor, Okechukwu Anonye and Anyebe Alexander against Whales basketball club in the fourth games of the day.

Chariot with a 75-49 point’s advantage over the Whales will do everything possible on court to shore up its points so as to look good for a place in the playoffs holding next month.

Former premier league four-peat champion Islanders basketball club will roll out its full arsenal against hapless Raptors basketball club in the fifth game.

Currently sixth on the league table Islanders coach, Toyin Sonoiki surely knows what to do to pull the team out of trouble when the going gets tough, Raptors thus provide the 2003 All Africa Games bronze winning coach a leeway to swim out of danger.

The last match who could pass for a grudge match with Coach Mark Balogun and his Police Bombers are seeking to turn the table against Kennys’ Bullets formerly under the tutelage of former D’Tigers captain, Lateef Erinfolami who recently return to Asaba to guide Delta Force campaign in the Zenith Bank Female Premier League.

With Ogoh Odaudu back in the saddle for the Bullets the stage is set for a titanic battle as the Bullets players have resolve the repeat the 77-74 points victory it recorded over the Bombers in their first meeting and brighten it chances of a place in the playoffs.

And on Sunday Chariot will stake its name against the Bullets in a battle of wit as both sides is ready to out do one another.

The Chariot management it was reported is dangling a mouth watery incentive for the players and their handler to beat much determined Bullets.

Both sides parades some tested hands in the slamming and dunking game as Bullets will rely on national U19 team invitee and former Ebun Comets and Customs points guard Michael ‘Ori’ Ohiero, D’Tigers captain to the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the nation most experience off-guard, Abdulrahman Mohammed and his compatriot Baba Jibril with back up from players such as Godspower Igben, Ibrahim Okpe, Andy Anwarrin, Demola Oshobanjo and Niyi Amusa set to rattle the likes of Chariot Okechukwu Anonye, Anthony Fela-Thomas, Anthony Ahmedu, Anyebe Alexander, Chris Nomigo, among others.

Dodan Warriors will attempt to consolidate on its position when it take on Whales in the second game billed for 3.30pm local time on Sunday while the big battle of the day will be between Union Bank basketball club and Ebun Comets basketball with Comets smoking for revenge having lost its first meeting to the Stallion Boy 68-63 points.

Union Bank for sure will be missing the services of former D’Tigers assistant coach Ayinla Johnson as it will hinge its luck against Comets on its players such as former Nigeria Junior Tigers captain and point guard Sola Alanyande, Moses Daudu, Louis Edem Ekpeyong, youthful Daniel Iremiren, Zanna Mohammed Awal and Cameroonian import William Ndoumbe to rattle Comets Dennis Ebikoro, Nigeria U19 national team captain Orseer Ikyaator who seems to have rediscover his form, lanky small forward George Ehiagwina, Deji Egbeyemi, Abdulwahab Yakubu and youthful centre Ehime Orukpe.

Weekend Games - Saturday:

Ebun Comets Vs Warriors Academy

Dodan Warriors Vs Sea Rovers

Union Bank Vs Kadets

Chariot Vs Whales

Islanders Vs Raptors

Police Bombers Vs Kennys' Bullets

Sunday:

Chariot Vs Kennys' Bullets

Dodan Warriors Vs Whales

Union Bank Vs Ebun Comets