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Faisalabad lifts Inter-Divisional A-Grade Basketball Championship 2019 trophy

Faislabad division defeated Lahore district to clinch the title of 2019 Inter-Divisional A-Grade Basketball Championship which successfully concluded in Sargodha.

The 2019 inter-Divisional A-Grade Basketball Championship was organized by Sargodha Basketball Association under the auspices of Pakistan Basketball Federation where the teams from major districts of the country participated, showcasing their their best of skills in the sport to emerge the sole title taker of this event. 

Among several participating talented teams, Faisalabad and Lahore Divisions made it to the grand finale of this mega basketball bonanza where the formidable, Lahore Basketball Team lost its 15 long years of successive domination in the inter-division event to Faisalabad on the final score line of 78-75.

Big props go out to the players of Faisalabad Division Team who put on an amazing shooting display that amazingly en routed the team towards the title victory of the championship. Whereas it wasn't an easy fight for them as the opposing side played well too and they fell short by just 3 points. 

Behind the leaders, Islamabad and Peshawar Division teams played the third position game where Islamabad was given tough time by their counterparts to which they had to grapple to collect the win by 70-69. 

Ansar Majeed Niazi, Provincial Minister Punjab for Labour and Human Resource, was the honorable chief guest who witnessed the above mentioned matches being played and later alongside  PBF Secretary, Khalid Bashir and Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) President, Ghulam Mohammad distributed the prizes among the high achievers of the championship teams and players.

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