13 March 2008
CAPE VERDE : Santo Antao Island starts their basketball season
After many years of absence from the national championships, basketball in Porto Novo seems to want to gain a new breath, with the realization of this years' regional championship of the island of Santo Antao. Four teams equip will dispute the title of regional champion of basketball, in senior men's division: two from Porto Novo (Maritimo e Fiorentina) and two from Ribeira Grande (Ponta do Sol e Povoacao).
The championship will be disputed in the system all against all, three rounds. The top two finishes will face each other in the playoff, best of three. The winner will go to represent the island of mountains, in the national championship. The first official game of the championship of basketball of the present season will happen, on the4 15 of March, in the Tinim pavilion. The first round games will be, Fiorentina vs. Povoacao, and Maritimo vs. Ponta do Sol.
The championship will be disputed in the system all against all, three rounds. The top two finishes will face each other in the playoff, best of three. The winner will go to represent the island of mountains, in the national championship. The first official game of the championship of basketball of the present season will happen, on the4 15 of March, in the Tinim pavilion. The first round games will be, Fiorentina vs. Povoacao, and Maritimo vs. Ponta do Sol.