The 2022 Western Basketball Association (WBA) League will commence come this weekend, precisely Sunday, March 20.

The league games are to be hosted at the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) court in Ghana’s Western Regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi.

Kings (yellow) v Bikats in action in the 2019 Western Basketball League Photo Courtesy: WBA

This comes mere weeks after the commencement of the Accra Basketball League (ABL); the WBA’s League start date falls in line with the Ghana Basketball Association’s vision to have all regional leagues conclude around the same time to ensure various winners can feature in a national-esque tournament down the line.

St. John’s v Warriors (red) Photo Courtesy: WBA

According to Basketballghana.com, seven teams will compete in the upcoming season namely TTU Oilers, Eff-Ess Academy, Lighters Basketball Club, Oil City Kings, Oil City Dragons, Thunder and Vikings Academy.

Eff-Ess Academy takes on Lighters in the opening game of the season at 15:00 GMT on Sunday before Oilers take on Oil City Kings in the follow up game.

TTU Oilers recently competed in the UCC Wildcats Invitational Tournament and finished in second place behind University of Cape Coast following a 35-51 loss in the final game.

The league was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its after effects since the 2019-2020 season.

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