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History was made yesterday during the 2023 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Tournament. The Nigeria D’Tigress won their 4th straight AfroBasket title! Nigeria defeated Senegal 84-74 in the championship match.
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As predicted, Nigeria concluded the Group Stage round of the 2023 FIFA Women World Cup with a 0-0 draw vs Ireland. With the one point gained, Nigeria secured their spot to advance to the Knockout stage next week. Nigeria will face the Winner of Group D, which currently is England. Sometimes the narrative just writes itself and looking forward to the upset next week.
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After trailing 1-0, Nigeria scored three straight goals to take control of the match. Despite Australia’s late goal in extra minutes, it was not enough to defeat the Super Falcons. Nigeria won the match 3-2 earning them the top spot of Group B (tied with Canada in points).
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The Nigerian Women National Team began their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a draw against Canada.
Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nigeria’s Goalkeeper, was named Player of the Match for her dominant performance protecting the goal. This included a huge save on a penalty kick from Canadian’s star Christine Sinclair in the 51st minute.
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Over the weekend, Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale scored her career high 41 points in a loss to the Seattle Storm.
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Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All-Star game MVP. Arike led Team WNBA to a victory over Team USA with 26 points Check out the highlights here.
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As you may know, Dr. Seun Adigun is the only Olympian from the continent of Africa that participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She represented Nigeria in the 2012 Summer Olympics competing in the 100M Hurdles and was part of the historic Nigerian Women Bobsled team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As Seun continues to promote participation amongst Nigerian athletes in winter sports, Seun is embarking on a new project. Seun started a philanthropic initiative called Dr. Seun Cares that helps those in need and raise awareness to important global issues.
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The WNBA is officially back. The season opener was this past Saturday taking place in the bubble at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Nneka Ogwumike led the Los Angeles Sparks to a win in their opening game vs the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks won 99-76. Nneka was perfect from the field scoring 21 points (8/8 FGM) while grabbing 7 rebounds. Looking forward to watching Nneka continue to shine on and off the court for the rest season.
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Chiney Ogwumike may not be playing in the WNBA bubble next month, but she is continuing to make big moves off the court. ESPN announced that Chiney will be getting her own ESPN National Radio show called Chiney and Golic Jr. The show will begin next month August 17th from 4PM – 7PM EST. I’m excited to see Chiney shine in this new role and continue to grow as a star in the media industry.
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While we wait for the start of the upcoming WNBA season, Dallas Wings forward Kristine Anigwe shows off her handles and bounce during a recent workout.
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