BY JACOB AJOM
The long-awaited DSTV Basketball League will begin this Friday with Union Bank taking on Lagos Commets at the Indoor Sports hall of the National Stadium Lagos.

This follows the signing of the enhanced sponsorship package by the Nigeria Basketball Federation and the title sponsors, DSTV Nigeria.

The sponsors announced a new $1.45 m US Dollar four-year deal at a well attended media presentation in Lagos, yesterday. General Manager, DSTV Nigeria, Mayo Okunola and NBBF President, Tijani Umar performed the formal signing ceremony of the document during the media presentation.

Before this, Okunola said his organisation was encouraged by the improved standard of the game in Nigeria, the impact their sponsorship had created in the lives of the players and the need to do more informed their decision to continue with the sponsorship. “We will continue to support the NBBF and Nigerian basketball for a long time to come,” he assured.

NBBF President, Tijani Umar described the event as “another milestone in the growth and development of basketball in Nigeria.” Clubs will get 40 per cent of the total sum.