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| NBL is hotting up... Another big weekend for Bokang Sehlabaka and his Lichocha team. |
The National
Basketball League (NBL) will continue its march towards the end of the league
season with a jam-packed slate of games this weekend. The action will kick-off
this evening with LCS facing Khubestate at the Lehakoe Club at 18:00.
Khubestate
have to win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. Khubestate are in eighth
place in the 11-team NBL. They have 18 points and are four points behind champions
KTA All-Stars who occupy the fourth and final playoff spot.
Khubestate
will be looking to build on last Sunday’s 50-45 win over Limkokwing University
and LCE offer the perfect opportunity to do so.
LCE are rock
bottom of the NBL standings with just two wins from 13 games this season. LCE
have also lost their last four games, the second longest losing streak in the
league.
On Saturday
the action will move to the National University of Lesotho courts. The games
will begin at 09:00 with a potentially exciting ladies league clash between log
leaders Bokamoso North and hosts NUL Rovers.
In the only
other ladies league encounter of the day, Bashana Baheso
face Leseli Tigers in a match that could go a long way in deciding which of the
two teams qualify for the playoffs. Currently Leseli occupy fourth place while
BBH are in sixth place but only one point behind.
In the men’s
league Bokamoso North will face hosts NUL Rovers and LCS will take on Lerotholi
Polytechnic. However the game of the day is the meeting of second placed BBH
and third placed Lichocha Shooting Rifles.
The busiest
day of a busy weekend will be on Sunday at the Lesotho College of Education.
Five critical games will be played on Sunday including a rematch of last year’s
NBL finals between champions KTA All-Stars and log leaders Bokamoso South.
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| All out pressure from KTA All-Stars... |
Bokamoso South
are the story of the season thanks to their stunning run of form. Bokamoso have
won their seven games in a row, four more than the next best streak, and have
won nine of their last 10 games.
Bokamoso have already won the Sprite
Summer Slam Charity Tournament and Memorial Independence Tournament
in a fabulous campaign. They are looking to win an incredible treble this
season and they can make another statement by beating the champions.
KTA, for their
part, have had an inconsistent season and lie in fourth place. However, the
champions have won their last three games and a match-up against Bokamoso South
is a chance to prove they remain the team to beat.
Sunday’s feast
of games will also see Bokamoso North face Lerotholi Polytechnic, Leseli Tigers
play Khubestate, Limkokwing University take on Bokamoso South before the weekend
action concludes with LCE playing host to Lichocha.
NBL weekend schedule:
Friday, 10 February
(Lehakoe)
A-League
1800: LCE v
Khubestate
Saturday, 11 February
(NUL)
Ladies
09:00:
Bokamoso North v NUL Rovers
13:00: Bashana
Baheso v Leseli Tigers
A-League
10:30: Bokamoso
North v NUL Rovers
12:00: LCE v Lerotholi
Polytechnic
15:00: Bashana
Baheso v Lichocha Shooting Rifles
Sunday, 12 February
(LCE)
Ladies
15:00: LCE v
Lichocha Shooting Rifles
A-League
09:00: Bokamoso
South v KTA All-Stars
10:30:
Bokamoso North v Lerotholi Polytechnic
12:00: Leseli
Tigers v Khubestate
13:00: Limkokwing
University v Bokamoso South
16:30: LCE v
Lichocha Shooting Rifles
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