As Nigeria will get able to defend its crown on the 2025 FIBA Girls’s Afrobasket Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has launched a provisional squad for the senior girls’s nationwide group, D’Tigress.
The reigning champions will start preparations with a coaching camp that features structured classes and their thrilling “Homecoming Video games” – exhibition matches that won’t solely have a good time the group’s previous success but in addition assist coaches determine who makes the ultimate checklist.
The NBBF says it’s dedicated to constructing the strongest doable group to retain the continental title and convey glory again to Nigeria.
Right here is the total preliminary squad:
Guards:
Treasured Amukamara (PG), Ezinne Kalu (PG), Ifunaya Okoro (CG – PG/SG)
Capturing Guards/Forwards:
Elizabeth Balogun (SG/SF), Grace Efosa (SG/SF), Solape Amusan (SG/SF),
Abiodun Damilola Yusuf (SG/SF), Adenike Olawuyi Olayemi (SF)
Forwards/Energy Forwards:
Amy Okonkwo (SF/PF), Nicole Enabosi (SF/PF), Pallas Kunayi (PF),
Murjanatu Musa (PF), Reward Uchenna (PF)
Energy Forwards/Centres:
Victoria Macaulay (PF/C), Christabel Ezumah (PF/C), Izoje Uche (PF/C)
Centres:
Lauren Ebo, Ugonne Onyiah, Vera Ojenuwa, Blessing Ejiofor
With robust skills and skilled gamers within the combine, the battle for locations within the last group is predicted to be powerful. D’Tigress are aiming to defend their title and proceed their dominance in African girls’s basketball.
