MFM Basketball Club don win di 2026 NBBF/Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, as dem beat record champions First Bank 66-64 afta overtime for Saturday final for Lagos. Di victory give MFM third title for four years.
Total of N19.5m don dey shared for team and individual prize money. MFM collect N7.5m for di title, First Bank take N5m as runners-up, and Nigeria Customs win di N3m bronze prize afta 51-38 win over ASO SKY Queens for di third-place match. Di three team prizes total N15.5m, with individual awards add another N4m.
MFM Ioumabo Pius, wey dem name Most Valuable Player, receive N2m: N500,000 from Zenith Bank for MVP award, N500,000 for making di Tournament Top 5, and N500,000 each from Dam Foundations and Xejet. Di other Top 5 players, wey each collect N500,000 from Zenith Bank, na Favour Anari of ASO SKY Queens, Nwaado Hemban of MFM, Nkem Akaraiwe of Nigeria Customs and Marilyn Ofidibe of First Bank.
As e stand for Zenith Bank Group Managing Director Dame Dr Adaora Umeoji, Executive Director Adamu Lawani reaffirm di bank 20-year commitment to women’s basketball. MFM captain Okoh Ukamaka thank General Overseer Dr Daniel Olukoya and im wife for di back of di team.
MFM and First Bank go represent Nigeria for di FIBA Africa Zone 3 qualifiers for di 2026 Africa Women’s Basketball League, wey dem schedule for December 11 to 20 for Alexandria, Egypt.
