Civil Defenders

Civil Defenders
Civil Defenders
Nickname	Concrete lions
Leagues	Nigerian Premier League
Founded	2005
Arena	Abuja National Indoor Sports Hall
Capacity	3,000
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Team manager	Olalekan Oseni
Ownership	Nigeria security and civil defense corp'
Home	Away

Last updated November 01, 2025

Civil Defenders, also known as Defenders Basketball,^[1] is a Nigerian professional basketball club from Abuja. The club competes in the Nigerian Premier League.

The Defenders competed in the FIBA Africa Basketball League in 2018–19.^[2]

In African competitions

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1 appearances)

2018–19 – Quarterfinals

References

↑ "Defenders Basketball at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
↑ Rivers Hoopers, Civil Defenders to battle North African sides

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[1] "Defenders Basketball at the FIBA Africa Basketball League 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[2] Rivers Hoopers, Civil Defenders to battle North African sides

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