BY: OLATOYE OLAWALE
D’Tigress head coach, Otis Hughley has called up 14 players for the last phase of the 2020 Olympics Qualification Tournament billed for Belgrade between of 6th to 9th of February, 2020
Louisville University guard, Elizabeth Balogun who was not released by her school for the pre-OQT got another invitation from D’Tigress handler alongside Nigeria based Musa Murjanantu who emerged as the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League Most Valuable Player after guiding Air Warriors of Abuja to their first ever league title.
Virtus Eirene of Italy small forward, Ifunanya Ibekwe, Promise Amukamara (Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD, Frace), Sarah Imovbioh (Basket Namur Capitale, Belgium) and Spain based Elo Edeferioka who plies her trade with CB Vigo have also earned a recall.
Others include point-guard, Upe Atosu currently studying and playing for Butler University in the United States of America.
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Pallas Kunaiyi Akpannah may be on course to continue building her fledging national team career after debuting for Nigeria at the pre-qualifiers in Maputo, Mozambique in November while usual suspects Ezinne Kalu, Evelyn Akhator, Aisha Balarabe and team captain, Adaora Elonu have all been included in the 14 man list.
Nigeria is grouped alongside host- Serbia, World Champions- USA and Mozambique with two Olympics tickets on offer.
Full list of players
Ifunanya Ibekwe (Virtus Eirene, Italy)
Promise Amukamara (Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD, France)
Sarah Imovbioh (Basket Namur Capitale, Belgium)
Elo Edeferioka
Upe Atosu
Pallas Kunaiyi Akpannah (Meccanica Nova, Italy)
Ezinne Kalu
Evelyn Akhator (Flammes Carolo, France)
Aisha Balarabe
Adaora Elonu
Elizabeth Balogun (Louisville University, USA)
Musa Murjanantu
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