Dolphins Women Basketball Club will launch their title defence against First Deep Water on Sunday as the NBBF/Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball Premier League opens its Atlantic Conference programme at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.
Key takeaways
- The Atlantic Conference runs from August 16 to August 22.
- First Bank, the league’s most successful team, will face Royal Aces on the opening afternoon.
- MFM will meet Bayelsa Blue Whales before facing First Bank in the phase’s headline fixture.
- The Savannah Conference begins on August 18 in Jos and concludes on August 24.
- Dolphins overcame MFM in the 2025 final, ending the Olukoya girls’ two-year reign.
Atlantic Conference gets under way
Sunday’s first contest will feature IGP Queens against newcomers Victoria Queens. Later in the afternoon, record champions First Bank will play Royal Aces, while two-time winners MFM take on Bayelsa Blue Whales.
The participating teams are due to arrive on Saturday before the Atlantic Conference’s opening phase starts on Sunday, August 16. The schedule will run through August 22, when MFM and First Bank will meet in the evening in what is expected to be the standout clash of the first phase.
Savannah Conference schedule
The Savannah Conference will begin two days after the Atlantic section, on Tuesday, August 18. Air Warriors and Kada Angels will contest the opening game of the day.
The remaining fixtures on the first day will see Nasarawa Amazons play Ham Warriors, followed by Titans against Nigeria Customs. The programme will conclude with Aso Sky Queens facing Plateau Rocks.
Games in the Savannah Conference will be staged at the Basketball Arena in Rayfield, Jos. Its opening phase will finish on Monday, August 24, two days after the Atlantic Conference has completed its schedule.
Dolphins secured the 2025 championship by defeating MFM in the final. That result brought an end to the Olukoya girls’ consecutive title victories in 2023 and 2024.
