Army face Police in Departmental Basketball opener

ISLAMABAD: Defending champion Army are set to face Police in the opening match of Inter-Department Basketball Championship starting from Wednesday at Hamidi Hall-Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad.

As many as seven departmental teams including Army, PAF, Navy, Wapda, Railways, Police and POF Wah are to take part in championship being organizing by Federal Basketball Association under the supervision of Pakistan Basketball Federation.

Army, Police and POF Wah are grouped in Pool A while Wapda, PAF, Railways and Navy teams will be seen in action in Pool B. Final of the Championship will be held on April 14. Organising secretary Ouj Zahoor said the inter-division championship will also be held on the sidelines of Departmental event. Teams from Islamabad, Kohat, Sargoda, Mardan are to be seen in Pool A with Karachi, Rawalpindi, Mirpur Khas and Fata in Pool B will take part in the championship to be held from April 10-14 at Islamabad. This event was postponed earlier due Inter Board Sports Gala organised at the Pakistan Sports Complex.

Inter-Department championship schedule: April 10: Army vs Police, Wapda vs Navy, PAF vs Railways. Inter-Division championship: Kohat vs Sargodha, Karachi vs Mirpur Khas, Islamabad vs Mardan, Rawalpindi vs FATA.