ABL 2025: Knights Expected to Make a Charge for the Title but TUSK & Coldstore Tipped to Cause an Upset
The 2025 ABL season is primed for fireworks, with the reigning champions Spintex Knights eyeing yet another title to cement their dominance in Ghanaian basketball. Unbeaten in top-flight competition and already boasting back-to-back championships, the Knights are chasing history with a potential third straight crown. But the road ahead is anything but clear, as fierce rivals Nungua Coldstore and a revamped TUSK squad prepare to test their dynasty.
THE UNSTOPPABLE KNIGHTS: A DYNASTY IN THE MAKING?
The Spintex Knights have been flawless. Two straight Division 1 titles. A spotless record. A winning streak that has left opponents frustrated and fans in awe. Their dominance has been so complete that even analysts are running out of ways to describe it. Yet, as the 2025 season tips off, murmurs of cracks in their armor are beginning to emerge.
Chasing them are two hungry challengers: TUSK, the 2023 Division 2 champions, and Coldstore, their fiercest rivals. Both sides stepped into Division 1 just two seasons ago, and while they’ve had their growing pains, their flashes of brilliance cannot be ignored. Coldstore, in particular, came dangerously close last year, taking the Knights to their limits in the finals. Could this finally be the season when the challengers turn the tide?
TUSK’S SUPERTEAM
No team has shaken up the off-season quite like TUSK. Their bold recruitment drive has completely reshaped the roster and sent shockwaves through the league.
Here’s the star-studded list of additions:
- Nadel Ebo Jonathan – Division 1 Fans’ MVP, transferred from Braves of GRA
- Melody Edwards – Defensive stalwart and rebounding machine, transferred from Braves of GRA
- Bright Ferraw Yeboah – From Coldstore
- Abdul Rashid Bance – From Coldstore
- Leslie Kojo Kormedoda – From Leopards
- Gilbert Kwasi Woode – From Fire Service
- Naeem Ajaansuma Saaka – From Rams
- Godfred Mills Odartey – From Coldstore
As if that was not enough, the return of the highly respected Coach Samori to Ghanaian basketball has added even more fuel to the hype. With this new-look squad and tactical leadership, TUSK has fans—and rivals—wondering if the Knights’ reign might finally be under threat.
COLDSTORE’S REVENGE MISSION
For Coldstore, last year’s finals loss to the Knights stung deeply. They went down in straight games, unable to even force a decider. That bitter ending has only intensified their rivalry with the champions
The off-season, however, brought fresh challenges. Coldstore lost two of their key players to TUSK, a blow that would shake any team. Still, if history has taught us anything, it is that clashes between Coldstore and the Knights are never short of drama. Fueled by last year’s disappointment and their unrelenting drive to topple Spintex, Coldstore enters this season on a mission for payback.
