Suspension: ‘I’ll Never Represent Nigeria Again’, – D’Tigress’ Player, Ezinne Kalu

Ezinne Kalu, a player of D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, Thursday, said she was unlikely to represent the country again.

The D’Tigress point guard said this via her Twitter handle, following FIBA’s pronouncement that Mali would replace Nigeria at the upcoming 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup in Australia.

“I don’t think I will ever wear the green and white again,” Kalu wrote.

 

Kalu, alongside others, secured Nigeria’s place at the World Cup after beating Mali at the qualification stage in Serbia.

But they will now be replaced by their African rivals following the federal government’s suspension of Nigeria’s basketball from international competitions for two years.

On Tuesday, June 2, 2022, the International Basketball Federation [FIBA] announced the decision to invite Mali to participate in the upcoming Women’s Basketball World Cup scheduled to take place in Sydney, Australia in September this year, following the withdrawal of the Nigeria National team.

The official FIBA Twitter account announced that Nigeria will now be replaced by Mali – who is ironically, the very team they defeated to secure qualification in the first place.

FIBA had been earlier informed about the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari-led’s administration to ban the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) from all international basketball activities and competitions for two years on May 12, 2022.

 

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