BOLA – Benfica won the Women’s Federation Cup (Basketball)

Benfica won, this Sunday, for the first time, the Women’s Basketball Federation Cup, at Pavilhão do Esgueira, in Aveiro, by beating GDESSA, by 75-64.

The Luz team adds this achievement to the Supercup (in September 2021) and the Portuguese Cup (held this month).

In the Federation Cup, led by Quinta dos Lombos (four trophies) and CAB Madeira (three), Benfica is the seventh club to win, joining Boa Viagem, GDESSA, UD Olivais in third place.

«I address my congratulations to the Sport Lisboa e Benfica women’s basketball team for the unprecedented achievement of the Federation Cup. Less than a month after the celebration of the Portuguese Cup, the resilience of our basketball players was once again a guarantee for the Benfica Museum – Cosme Damião. For the first time, the sport won the Federation Cup and made history again. The entire technical team, athletes and structure are to be congratulated on this achievement, the third consecutive one this season», was the message that Rui Costa, president of Benfica, left to the women’s team.

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