By Our Reporter
THE senior women’s National
Basketball Team opens camp on Friday in Lagos as preparation commences for the
2019 Afrobasket championship in Dakar, Senegal.
Head Coach, Otis Hughley will arrive on Thursday evening alongside team captain, Adaora Elonu, Jasmine Nwajei, Elo Edeferioka and Promise Amukamara who marked her international debut for Nigeria at the 2018 FIBA Basketball in Spain.
Promise makes a return
alongside newly invited University of Buffalo player, Theresa Onwuka, Aisha
Balarabe, Sarah Imovhioh and Ezinne Kalu.
Victoria Macaulay who last
played for Chicago Sky in the WNBA will join the early birds in camp alongside
former Nigerian international and newly appointed assistant coach, Ndidi Madu.
Otis also handed an
invitation to New York Liberty power forward, Ifunaya Ibekwe, while Italy based
Kunaiyi Pallas Akpannah will also hope to compete for a space in the team
alongside Atonye Nyingifa, Sarah Ogoke and Evelyn Akhator who were all part of
the D’Tigress 2018 world cup heroics.
Elizabeth Balogun who
recently transferred to Louisville from Georgia Tech completes the list of the
15 invited players.
The 2019 FIBA Afrobasket is
between 9th and 18th of August.
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