Nigeria women's national basketball team

2004 Summer Olympics

The Nigerians competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in basketball, one of ten events their national teams qualified for. The Nigerian women's basketball team was one of the twelve teams competing in the event. They earned their berth through a zone qualifying tournament and played in Group A along with Australia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, and Russia.^[2] The team went 0–5 in the preliminary round. In the 11/12th place game, they defeated the Korea for a final finish of 11th out of 12 teams.^[3] With this win, they became the first women's African basketball team to win a game at the Olympics.^[4]

Mfon Udoka was the team's leading scorer and the tournament's second highest scorer. Team athletes Itoro Umoh-Coleman and Joanne Aluka both played high school basketball at Hephzibah High School prior to playing together for Nigeria.^[5]

2006 FIBA World Championship for Women

Nigeria qualified for the 2006 FIBA World Championship by winning the 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.^[6] They were placed into Group C with China, Russia, and the United States. Nigeria did not qualify for a pass into the second round and were defeated in the 15/16th place game by fellow African representatives Senegal by a score of 66–64. Their tournament record was 0–5.

Nigeria also participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia.

Team in 2007

The team attended the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007; the qualifying event for African teams attempting to make the 2008 Summer Olympics. Nigeria made it to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIBA African Championship before losing to Mozambique 69–61. They won fifth place by defeating Cameroon 63–50. The team did not qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games.

The Nigerian squad went undefeated in group play during the 2007 All-Africa Games. They went on to the semi-finals and lost to Mozambique 57–46.

2009 Nations Cup

Nigeria has qualified for the 2009 Africa Cup of Nations (basketball) to be held in Libya.^[1]

Summer Olympics

• 2004 : 11th

World Championship

• 2006 : 16th
• 2018 : 8th

African Championship

• 1974 : 5th
• 1981 : 7th
• 1997 : 3rd
• 2003 : 1st
• 2005 : 1st
• 2007 : 5th
• 2009 : 5th
• 2011 : 4th
• 2013 : 6th
• 2015 : 3rd
• 2017 :1st

Current squad

Roster for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.^[7]

Nigeria women's national basketball team – 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 7 Ogoke, Sarah 7004103160000000000♠28 – (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) CB Vigo G 8 Akashili, Nkechi 7004104390000000000♠28 – (1990-02-22)22 February 1990 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) First Bank F 9 Mohammed, Aisha 7004120240000000000♠32 – (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) İstanbul Üniversitesi G 10 Amukamara, Promise 7003922300000000000♠25 – (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) CSM Satu Mare F 11 Elonu, Adaora (C) 7004103740000000000♠28 – (1990-04-28)28 April 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Avenida C 12 Edeferioka, Elo 7003929600000000000♠25 – (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) CB Vigo C 13 Akhator, Evelyn 7003863200000000000♠23 – (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Beşiktaş F 17 Akaraiwe, Nkem 7003794400000000000♠21 – (1996-12-22)22 December 1996 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) First Bank F 21 Nyingifa, Atonye 7004101500000000000♠27 – (1990-12-08)8 December 1990 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Porta XI Ensino G 23 Kalu, Ezinne 7003958400000000000♠26 – (1992-06-26)26 June 1992 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Vasas Akademia F 24 Imovbioh, Sarah 7003961700000000000♠26 – (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PEAC-Pécs G 30 Okoye, Cecilia 7003987100000000000♠27 – (1991-09-13)13 September 1991 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) PBC Tirana	Head coach Otis Hughley Jr. Assistant coach(es) Peter Ahmedu Shola Ogunade Shomala Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 September 2018

Former players and coaches

This is a list of former players and coaches, as well as current players who have played on past squads, with their years on the team indicated by the Nigerian flag beneath a given year. ^{[8] [9][10]}

Name	Number	Position	Nationality	2004*	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Olawunmi Adebayo	9
Tayeloly Adeniyi	10
Mobolaji Akiode	6	Guard	Nigeria
Joanne Aluka	5	Forward	United States
Mactabene Amachree	13	Guard	Nigeria
Parricia Chukwuma	12
Kevin Cook		Coach
Adenike Dawodu	11
Nguveren Iyorhe	10	Guard
Ezinne James	15
Aisha Mohammed	9	Guard
Juliana Ojoshogu Negedu	7	Guard
Scott Nnaji		Coach
Chineze Nwagbo	8
Linda Ogugua	15	Center	Nigeria
Morolake Ogunoye	5
Ugo Oha	8	Center	United States
Ugochuckwu Oha	15
Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye	10
Mercy Okorie	7
Adeola Olanrewaju	14
Taiwo Rafiu	14	Center
Rashidat Sadiq	12	Forward
Sam Vincent (basketball)		Coach
Itoro Umoh-Coleman	4	Guard	United States
Tamunomiete Whyte	5

*Olympic games attended by the squad indicated in this year.