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 and 17.
Otis recalled United States of America based Upe Atosu, whose last game for Nigeria was at the 2017 Afrobasket final win over Senegal.
2019 Afrobasket’s 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.