Archives Tag: Adaora Elonu
Women In Sports: Adaora Elonu
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s success in basketball for the past few years has been remarkable, especially in the women’s basketball scene. Adaora Elonu has been a key part of this success at the continental and global levels. Read more about Sports Born on April 2th8, 1990, in Texas, USA, Adaora Nnenna Elonu was outstanding in college basketball … Continue reading Women In Sports: Adaora Elonu
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Weekend Sports Roundup
April 19, 2022
Retired Nigerian goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, made the headlines last week after making the CAF Team of the Decade from 2011-2020, published by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner is the only Nigerian on the list which included stars like reigning African Footballer of the … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup
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NBA Star, Erica Ogwumike, Expresses Desire To Play For Nigeria
April 19, 2022
National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Erica Ogwumike, the youngest of the popular Ogwumike basketball sisters, has expressed her desire to represent Nigeria ahead of the United States, following the footsteps of her older sisters, Nneka and Chiney. Erica, 22, was recently selected as the 26th pick by the New York Liberty in the WNBA 2020 … Continue reading NBA Star, Erica Ogwumike, Expresses Desire To Play For Nigeria
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Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress Open Olympic Qualification Tournament On A Winning Note
April 19, 2022
The Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress moved a step closer towards qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan after beating fellow African side, Mozambique, 85-51, in their first FIBA Women’s Olympics  qualifier game. The back-to-back FIBA Women’s AfroBasket champions have now made their intention known in a group which equally comprise the … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress Open Olympic Qualification Tournament On A Winning Note
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Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress will Qualify – Elonu
April 19, 2022
Captain of the Nigerian women’s national basketball team, Adaora Elonu, has stated that D’Tigress are just getting started despite going unbeaten in four years and achieving an incredible 16-0 record which has handed Nigeria the undisputed crown in African basketball. The Nigerian female basketball team has enjoyed back-to-back success as champions of FIBA Women’s AfroBasket … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress will Qualify – Elonu
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Golden Moments In Sports: When D’Tigress Decimated Guinea 103-33
April 19, 2022
In a game that certainly proved D’Tigress as Africa’s biggest basketball team, the Nigeria senior women’s team utterly dominated Guinea at the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Mali. D’Tigress went up against the Guineans on the back of three straight wins at the games. The Guineans, on the other hand, had a good run through … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: When D’Tigress Decimated Guinea 103-33
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Adaora Elonu Appointed New D’Tigress Captain
April 19, 2022
Afrobasket 2017 Gold medalist, Adaora Elonu has been appointed the new captain of the Nigeria senior women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress. The appointment of the shooting forward was necessitated by the need for the team to be fully prepared and in good form for the 2018 FIBA World Cup scheduled to take centre stage in Spain. … Continue reading Adaora Elonu Appointed New D’Tigress Captain
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