The second phase of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League starts today (Monday) at the basketball court of the Asaba Township Stadium, Delta State as the race for the final-8 playoff gathers momentum.

The flagship Nigerian women league organised by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) will involve all eighteen clubs that made up group A

and group B.

Defending champion, Dolphins basketball club will look to consolidate its grip of group-A as it will battle against eight other teams in the group which comprises of four-time champion, First Deepwater basketball club, currently placed fifth in the group with three wins from eight games played at the first phase in Abuja.

Other teams in group-A are host of second phase Delta Force, Nigeria Customs, GT 2000 of Kaduna, Zamfara Babes, AHIP Queens of Kano, Oluyole Babes of Ibadan and Nigeria Immigration.

Leading group-B is Nigeria’s most decorated women team, First Bank basketball club with six titles of the Zenith Bank Women league, the Elephant Girls are set to continue from where they left off from the Abuja-First-Phase but might face some opposition from rejuvenated IGP Queens of Lagos.

Others in the group include Plateau Rocks of Jos, Benue Princess, FCT Angels of Abuja, Sunshine Angels of Akure, Nasarawa Amazons, Taraba Hurricanes and Enugu Coal City side.