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Akashili eyes FIBA 3×3 African Cup title

Nigeria basketball player Nkechi Akashili who took part in the FIBA Woman ‘s Basketball World Cup held in Tenerife, Spain where she helped Nigeria finish in 8th place has told FIBA.basketball that she is looking forward to bringing her wealth of experience to bear at the 3×3 African Cup to ensure Nigeria emerge champions.

The second edition of the continental championship promises to be more exciting and being one of the best three players in the inaugural edition, Akashili insists that the competition would be a lot tougher with Nigeria seeking to win the title this time around.

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“The experience of playing at the Women’s World Cup against the best players is something I won’t forget in a hurry. Great players I haven’t met before like the persons of Breanna Stewart, Liz Cambage, Diana Taurasi, Aja Wilson and lots indeed gave me a fresh insight into the game.

“Nigeria is a top contender for the title having missed it by just one point to Mali. For us as a team, we need to keep our game up tight because other countries are all out against us for the title. We need to keep working hard to achieve our set goals.

The 28-year-old player who was part of Nigeria’s winning team at the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Mali noted that the Final Round in Lome, Togo will bring the best players in Africa together and as such the championship would be very fierce.

“All the teams that qualify for the Final Round are good enough for the title, and for us that is a reason not to underrate them. We will take our games one after the other even as we have our eyes set on winning the title. We want as much as possible to reward our federation for their investment in the game of 3×3,” the Warri native
stated.

Mali was at their best in the final game of the FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2017 edging out Nigeria 12-11.

12 women’s teams will compete for honours in Lome, Togo having qualified from two qualifiers held in Madagascar and Benin respectively.

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