Nigeria Women’s Basketball team, known as D Tigress, have finally departed Las Vegas, the United States of America, which was their camping base, for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The departure of the D Tigress was made known by the governing body for men’s and women’s basketball in Nigeria, which is the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Wednesday 21st July 2021, on their official social media handle.
From the photos shared online, all the players and staff of the Nigeria Women’s basketball team all departed for Tokyo, and here is a reminder of the names of the final 12-man list as released by coach Otis Hughley for the Tokyo games:
Adaora Elonu,
Ezinne Kalu,
Aisha Balarabe,
Elizabeth Balogun,
Promise Amukamara,
Atonye Nyingifa,
Pallas Kanaiyi-Akpannah,
Ify Ibekwe,
Odera Chidom,
Victoria Macaulay,
Erica Ogwumike and
Amy Okonkwo.