Ahead of the Women’s AfroBasket scheduled to hold in Rwanda, Vice President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Babs Ogunade, has says the best players will be selected for the tournament regardless of where they are based.
The 26th edition of the 12-nation competition takes place at the BK Arena, Kigali from July 28 to August 6.
D’Tigress will hope to defend the title they won two years ago in Cameroon courtesy of a 70-59 victory against Mali in Yaounde.
Nigeria, who are seeking to win the championship for the fourth consecutive time, has automatically qualified as defending champions.
Ogunade said opportunities would be given to the home-based players who are good enough to make the team.
The biennial women’s AfroBasket will serve as qualifiers for the FIBA Women’s World Cup African Qualifiers and the Pre-Olympic Olympic Qualifiers.
The last three editions of the tournament were held in Cameroon, Senegal and Mali (2017), and it’s the first time the East African country will be hosting the women’s AfroBasket.
