D’Tigress
Head Coach, Otis Hughley has announced a 12 man roaster for the 2020
pre Olympics qualifiers coming up in Mozambique between November 14 to 17.
Otis
has recalled United States of America 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.
Elizabeth
Balogun who was named in the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Fresh Man
Team while with Georgia Tech University is also on line to earn her
first international cap alongside Pallas Kunnayi-Akpannah who narrowly
missed the 2019 Afrobasket party.
Nigeria
grouped alongside Host- Mozambique and DR Congo in Group A while
Senegal will compete against Angola and Mali in Group B will open camp
on November 10 in Maputo
According
to FIBA, the two group winners will join 14 other teams from Europe,
Asia and the Americas to fight for the 10 Olympic slots on offer at the
Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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