Match Preview
London Lions Women return to cup competition at NCC Fitness on Saturday 16 January 2027, hosting Essex Rebels in a SLBW Cup — Betty Codona Cup — fixture that renews a regional rivalry in the knockout stages of the women’s basketball season. The SLBW Cup is one of British women’s basketball’s most prestigious domestic prizes, and a home cup fixture at NCC Fitness provides the Lions with a strong platform to progress through the competition in front of their own crowd. Essex Rebels, a competitive and well-organised SLBW side, travel to Hackney as motivated opponents capable of causing problems across a full forty-minute cup fixture, and the Lions will need to bring their best home performance to advance. January Saturday cup basketball at NCC Fitness offers a quality mid-winter sport option in London — the intimate arena, supportive crowd and additional pressure of a knockout game combine to create a venue atmosphere that elevates the quality of play on both sides. Cup ties at NCC Fitness have produced some of the most intense and memorable women’s basketball moments in recent east London sport, and this January encounter carries the added significance of a competition where neither side can afford a slip. London Fields and Hackney Central Overground stations are within walking distance. Official tickets available via Universe; StubHub and Viagogo also list availability.
