{
  "id": 516793,
  "title": "Zenith Bank/ NBBF Women’s Basketball League To Tip off August 16",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/zenith-bank-nbbf-womens-basketball-league-to-tip-off-august-16",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T00:02:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/11/zenith-bank-nbbf-womens-basketball-league-to-tip-off-august-16/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 2026 edition of the Women's Basketball League, a prestigious national tournament, is set to commence in two centres - Lagos and Jos - on August 16 and 17, respectively. Sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc and organized by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), the league will see teams from four Atlantic and Savannah centres compete for the title. The Atlantic Conference will feature teams such as First Bank, Sunshine Angels, IGP Queens, and Bayelsa Whales, while the Savannah Conference will include Nigeria Customs, Royal Aces, and the Abuja-based Air Warriors. The Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, expressed her excitement about the tournament, emphasizing its significance in producing top Nigerian basketball talent and representing the country on the global stage.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}