The 2016 Finals Series of the Tema Basketball League between Ashaiman Lions and Nungua Coldstore will not be played out for the second straight season.
This year’s regular season format which placed both teams in the Group A means the highest profile game between the two sides is the Group Finals Series.
The just ended regular season had defending champions Coldstore top the group with 25 points winning12 of 13 games.
Lions placed second with 10 wins that translate to 23 points for the season; two of Lions three losses for the season came at the hands of Coldstore.
The postseason commences on Sunday September 24 at Tema’s Community 4 Court with Nungua scheduled to play against Group A fourth seed Junior Reformers at 15:30 GMT.
Lions will be involved in a tough tie against third seed Ghana Police in the next game; Lions ended the regular season with a big win over Police.
In Group B, leaders Community 4 takes on Ghana Navy and Tema Heat plays Tema Community 4.
By Yaw Adjei-Mintah
@YawMintYM on Twitter