FPB, ABM and CAB organize high points of female basketball

The finals of the Portuguese Cup in women's basketball will be decided again in Madeira. This is the result of a decision taken by the Portuguese Basketball Federation (FPB) in relation to an application submitted by the Madeira Basketball Association (ABM). The event puts Madeira back on the route of major decisions of national basketball, also bringing prestige and projection to the modality and its agents. The ‘Final Four’ of the Portuguese Cup will take place on 7 and 8 March and will gather the teams that last weekend confirmed their clearance for the discussion of the trophy, namely CAB, Quinta dos Lombos, Boa Viagem and União Sportiva. The half-finals will be on Saturday, the 7th, while the grand final will be played the next day, Sunday, the 8th. All games will be played in the CAB Pavilion. The decision of FPB is a very positive tonic for the sport, which will have, in the Final Phase, an opportunity to project for the country the quality of the work that is developed regionally by its actors, from practitioners, coaches and leaders to clubs and association. The event is also a privileged occasion for the promotion of Madeira and the regional business fabric, which will only have to gain from the media attention that will be given to the initiative by the regional and national media. In statements to the CAB’s Official Site, Francisco Gomes, president of the club, noted, “We are happy that the Autonomous Region of Madeira will again receive the honor of organizing a high point of female basketball and we will do everything to support the organization of the Federation and the Association, which are the entities responsible for it.” “We also trust that Madeirans will take advantage of the opportunity to see closely the best that women’s basketball has to offer and, therefore, mark presence in our pavilion, giving human strength to games and organization.”