D’Tigress Coach Invites 12 Players For Qualifiers

Head Coach of the Senior Women’s Basketball team, D Tigress, Otis Hughley has named 12 players for the 2020 pre-Olympics qualifiers coming up in Mozambique between November 14 and November 17.
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) spokesman, Afolabi Oni, disclosed this in a statement last Monday in Abuja.
Giving a break down of the call up, he said the coach has recalled U. S based Upe Atosu, whose last game for Nigeria was at the 2017 Afrobasket final win over Senegal.
2019 Afrobasket Most Valuable Player, Ezinne Kalu, Promise Anumakara, Atonye Nyingifa, Sarah Imovbioh and Evelyn Akhator have also been included in the 12-man list alongside team captain, Adaora Elonu.
Others include multiple Afrobasket winner, Aisha Balarabe, Ify Ibekwe, whose first international debut was at the 2019 Afrobasket in Senegal as well as Victoria Macaulay.