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Ifunanya Okoro

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Ifunanya Okoro
No. 9 – Tindastóll women's basketball
Point Guard
Personal information
Born6 Oṣù Keje 1999 (1999-07-06) (ọmọ ọdún 25)
Arochukwu, Abia State
NationalityNigeria
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career history
2016-2018First Deepwater Basketball Club
2018–2019First Bank BC
2019MFM Queens
2022–2022First Bank BC
2022–2023Kenya Ports Authority
2023-PresentTindastóll women's basketball
Career highlights and awards
KBF League 2023 - MVP

Ifunanya Okoro (tí wọ́n bí ní July 6, 1999) jẹ́ agbábọ́ọ̀lù alájùsáwọ̀n ti orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà, tó ń gbá bọ́ọ̀lù náà fún ẹgbẹ Tindastóll women's basketball àti Nigeria women's national basketball team.[1][2]

Iṣẹ́ tó yàn láàyò

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Okoro bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ẹgbẹ́ First Deepwater Basketball ní ọdún 2016. Ní ọdún 2018, ó darapọ̀ mọ́ First Bank BC, ó sì kópa nínú 2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, níbi tí ó ti ní 1.4points, àtúnṣe 1.8, àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 1.2. Ó gba Final 8 Tournament ti Zenith Women Basketball League fún First Bank BC,[3] èyí sì mu kí wọ́n dśrúkọ rẹ̀ mọ́ Zenith Women Basketball League ti ọdún 2019, lára àwọn agbábọ́ọ̀lù alájùsáwọ̀n márùn-ún tó dára jù lọ.[4] Ní oṣù kejìlá ọdún 2019 ó tọwọ́bọ̀wè pẹ̀lú MFM Queens, ó sì kópa nínú 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup níbi tí ó ti ní13.8points, àtúnṣẹ 5, àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 4.5.[5] Ní ọdún 2022, ó gbá bọ́ọ̀lù náà fún First Bank BC, ó sì dara pọ̀ mọ́ Kenya Ports Authority of Kenya-Premier League. Ó kópa nínú 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup, [6] níbi tí ó ti ní 20.9 points, àtúnṣe 4.6 àti ìrànlọ́wọ́ 1.9.[7][8][9][10] Bákan náà ni ó jẹ́ ọ̀kan lára 5 player All-Star team Selection ti 8 day Tournament.[11] Wọ́n pè é ní agbábọ́ọ̀lù tó ṣọ̀wọ́n jù lọ ní 2023 Kenyan Basketball Federation (KBF) Premier League, ní ìgbà àkọ́kọ́ rẹ̀ nínú ẹgbẹ́ náà.[12][13]

Ó dara pọ̀ mọ́ ẹgbé Tindastóll women's basketball, èyí tó jẹ́ ẹ̀ka ti ẹgbẹ́ Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll, tó sì wà ní Sauðárkrókur, Iceland.[14][15]

Àwọn ìtọ́kasí

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  2. "Ifunanya OKORO". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 
  3. Nathaniel, Sonnest (October 21, 2019). "First Bank, Air Warriors Win At Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National Final 8". newsagency. Channelstv.com. https://www.channelstv.com/2019/10/21/first-bank-air-warriors-win-at-zenith-bank-women-basketball-league-national-final-8/. 
  4. Igwe, Ignatius (October 25, 2019). "Women Basketball League: Air Warriors Emerge 2019 Champions". newsagency. Channelstv.com. https://www.channelstv.com/2019/10/25/women-basketball-league-air-warriors-emerge-2019-champions/. 
  5. "Ifunanya OKORO". fiba.basketball/africawomenschampionscup/2019. Retrieved 14 February 2024. 
  6. Olubulu, Timothy (December 13, 2022). "KPA Pick Up Stylish Victory Over Congo's CNSS In Africa Basketball Club Champs". newsagency. Capitalfm.co.ke. https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2022/12/13/kpa-pick-up-stylish-victory-over-congos-cnss-in-africa-basketball-club-champs/. 
  7. "Ifunanya OKORO". fiba.basketball/africa/womenschampionscup/2022/. Retrieved 14 February 2024. 
  8. "Nigeria's Ifunaya Okoro a joy to watch at Africa Champions Cup Women". fiba.basketball/africa/womenchampionscup/2022/news. Retrieved 13 February 2024. 
  9. Bajela, Ebenezer. "Kenyans bank on Okoro to reach African b'ball semis". newsagency. Punchng.com. https://punchng.com/kenyans-bank-on-okoro-to-reach-african-bball-semis/. 
  10. Onyango, Washington (December 13, 2022). "KPA thump DR Congo's CNSS to reach FIBA Africa Cup quarters". newsagency. standardmedia.co.ke. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2001463178/kpa-thump-dr-congos-cnss-to-reach-fiba-africa-cup-quarters. 
  11. "MVP Hagar Amer highlights 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women All-Star Team". fiba.basketball/africa/womenchampionscup/2022/news. Retrieved 14 February 2024. 
  12. Onyango, Washington (July 7, 2023). "Okoro's magical hands that leave fans yearning for more". newsagency. standardmedia.co.ke. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/basketball/article/2001474615/okoros-magical-hands-that-leave-fans-yearning-for-more. 
  13. "Ifunaya Okoro". basketball24.com. Retrieved 14 February 2024. 
  14. "Ifunanya OKORO". flash-agency.net. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 
  15. "U.M.F. TINDASTOLL". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.