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WNBA star Nneka Ogwumike will seemingly be making an appearance at the Tokyo Games after all, following her omission from Team USA s roster. Ogwumike has been listed on the 15-woman provisional squad for Nigeria s national team (D Tigress), the Nigerian Basketball Federation announced on Tuesday.
Ogwumike is joined on the provisional squad by her sisters, Chiney of the Los Angeles Sparks and Erica, a WNBA 2020 draftee. The sibling trio could make history all playing on the same team during the Olympic Games, should they make the 12-person team (Nneka and Chiney await FIBA approval having played for Team USA in the past, per ESPN). Together they bring eight All-Star appearances, six gold medals (FIBA, World University Games, U18), five NCAA Final Four appearances, two WNBA Rookie of the Year awards and over 10 NCAA conference honors.
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D’Tigress coach Otis Hughley Jr says he relishes the opportunity of playing against world champions USA but doesn’t believe his team will be able to spring any surprises against their American counterparts when both sides meet at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo later this year.
D’Tigress were drawn with the Olympic champions and will begin their campaign against the Americans on July 27 before taking on France three days later. They will then take on hosts Japan on August 2 in their last tie of a tough Group B.
Both sides first met at the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2018 Quarter-Finals, where USA won 71-40, before another meeting at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia in February last year, where D’Tigress lost narrowly 76-71.