D’Tigress 3×3 star Nkem Akaraiwe says they aren’t writing off any opponent despite a perfect start of back to back wins in the African Beach Games.
There’s always a story behind the rise of every super star; the inner battles and the curve balls life throws at them, often forges Stronger Minds and the Winning Mentality.
Nigeria Women’s Basketball League veteran and 2018 MVP Nkem Akaraiwe has advocated for more games and publicity for the Women’s league.
2019 is expected to be the year of resurgence for First Bank Basketball Club Center, Oluwatobi Ogedengbe, but with the change in coaches by the front office, the player gave brila.net her thoughts on whether that has also affected her ambitions.
Last season Tobi was restricted to a handful of minutes in the biggest games of the playoff, including a bench role for the entire final.
Early in the year, the 2018 Champion told brila.net she was determined to get switch up her game and work even harder with now erstwhile Coaches Peter Ahmedu and Chris Okoh.
With the appointment of Lateef Erinfolami we returned to the Center to find out what her desires are now that the best post player in the team, Nkem Akaraiwe, is no longer with the team and the pecking order slight altered.
She said,’Yeah, I’m enjoying the vibe and the atmosphere in the team. Practice and everything has been going according to plan.
‘In truth, I still have that strong conviction or expectation that things will be better this season for sure.’
D’Tigress Center Nkem Akaraiwe has described her to move to Morocco’s FUS Rabat was for new experience the opportunity to stay active in the off season.
Akaraiwe who won the Nigeria Premier Women’s basketball league last season and finished as MVP, completed a short term deal with the Moroccan club in March.
In a chat with brila.net the three times Nigerian league champion said ‘it’s about taken a chance and grabbing one of many opportunities I’ve had in these past few years.
‘Obviously, I’ve played in competitions at various levels, but this here is something new.
It affords me the chance to learn about a new culture and the basketball culture in Morocco and help myself stay competitively active during this off season,’ she explained.
Nigeria Women’s basketball best post player and 2018 MVP Nkem Akaraiwe says she’s not out to prove anything and is simply enjoying the game.
First Bank BC Center Nkem Akaraiwe says is determined to improve her all round play in the new season and prove the MVP award was no fluke.
The Super Falcons’ victory at the 2018 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is drawing praise from fans and fellow female athletes across the Country and 2018 Nigeria Women’s Premier Basketball League MVP Nkem Akaraiwe is the latest name on that roll call.
First Bank Center Nkem Akaraiwe believes Angolan side Inter Clube are one of the biggest challenges they face at this year’s FIBA Africa Women’s Champions Cup.
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