Reigning Tema Community Basketball League Champions Nungua Champions has made a triumphant start to the 2017 season as a three game winning run has qualified the side to the quarterfinals of the league’s preseason competition dubbed Campaign Tournament.
The side beat Community 2 46-14 in Group A’s final to emerge winners.
The competition will take place at Tema’s Community 4 Court for the next three weeks and end on March 12 has 17
teams participating.
Coldstore tipped off the competition by beating host team Community 4 and Korle-Bu Kings in the opening games before delivering an equally impressive win over Community 2.
With new recruit Joseph Boye in fine form, the side waltzed its way through a visibly tired opposition.
Nungua ended the first quarter leading 15-1 and maintained its lead by recording 25-6 and 32-8 in subsequent quarters. C2 was no match for the side as it watched its winning run prior to the matchup, fall apart.
Groups B,C and D will play out games in the coming weeks with Ashaiman Lions headlining Group B games on February 17.
