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The Nigeria women's basketball team is blessed with so many beautiful stars across all areas of the court. Check out how Pulse Sports has ranked them below.
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria.
Nigeria boasts one of the most successful women's national teams on the African Continent, being the current African champions.
D’Tigress have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship consecutively for three times in a row.
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They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal and in 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroun.
However, apart from the team’s impressive reputation on the court, D’Tigress have also gained fame for the beautiful players in the team.
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In this article, Pulse Sports reviews the Top 5 most beautiful Nigerian female basketballers in 2023.
D’Tigress: Top 5 most beautiful Nigerian female basketballers in 2023
5. Victoria Macaulay
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Victoria Ayo Macaulay 32-year-old Nigerian-American professional basketball player.
In both 2015 and 2019 she played for Chicago Sky in the Women's National Basketball Association.
Macauley plays as a centre and is one of the most beautiful female Nigerian basketball players in 2023.
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The 6ft 4inch beauty is every bit sexy as she is prolific on the court.
During her time at the French side Nice, she averaged 15.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 0.8 rebounds.
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She has been playing basketball professionally since 2013.
Macaulay was called up and represented Nigeria at the 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket where the team won gold defeating the host Senegal in Dakar.
She averaged 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists during the tournament in Dakar.
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Macauley also participated in the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade.
As of August 2023, Victoria who turns 33 later in the month has nearly 11K followers on Instagram, making her one of the most-followed Nigerian female basketballers in 2023.
4. Amy Okonkwo
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Amy Nnenna Okonkwo is a 26-year-old Nigerian-American basketball player for Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket in the Ligue Féminine de Basketball and the Nigerian National Team.
Okonkwo plays as a forward and is one of the most beautiful Nigerian female basketballers.
Touted as one of the future stars of D’Tigress, Amy represented Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where she averaged 2.7 points and 1 rebound.
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She also participated in the 2021 Afrobasket where she won gold with the team and averaged 9.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists.
She has nearly 5K followers on Instagram.
3. Elizabeth Mark
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Elizabeth Balogun is a 22-year-old Nigerian basketball player who plays as a Guard or Forward.
She played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devil and the Nigerian national team.
Balogun is the second of 3 children. Her older brother, Ezekiel, played at The Citadel in South Carolina.
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Her younger sister, Ruth, played at Hamilton Heights and currently plays at the University of Central Arkansas.
Her mother, Justina, died of breast cancer before Balogun moved to America, while her dad, Mark, resides in Nigeria, where he is a basketball coach and policeman.
Balogun was called up to represent the D'Tigress and participate in the 2019 pre-Olympic qualifying tournament in Mozambique, but she was not released by Louisville.
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She was also called up to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers in Belgrade.
Elizabeth is arguably the sexiest Nigerian basketballer alive and one of the most beautiful female Nigerian basketballers.
She has been lauded for her style off the court as well as her performances on the court.
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The 6ft 1inch beauty graduated from Duke University in May 2023.
She currently has over 5.3K followers on her Instagram page.
2. Nicole Enabosi
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Nicole Ehizele Enabosi is a 26-year-old Nigerian-American Basketball player, who plays as a power forward for the Slovak side MBK Ružomberok and the Nigerian national team.
Born in Gaithersburg (Maryland), Nicole declared for the 2020 WNBA Draft but went undrafted.
In 2020, she joined the Slovak team MBK Ružomberok and helped the team retain the 2021 Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga.
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She averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in her first season at the club.
Nicole is one of the most beautiful Nigerian female basketballers in 2023.
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The 6ft 2inch beauty made her debut for Nigeria in 2021 and caught the eye of many fans due to her stunning looks.
She has over 5K followers on her Instagram page and is expected to be a mainstay in the Nigeria national team over the course of her career.
1. Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpannah
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Pallas Daemi Kunaiyi-Akpannah is a 26-year-old Nigerian Basketball player.
She played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and currently plays as a power forward for Italian Seria A side Faenza Basket Project and the Nigeria national team.
Born in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Kunaiyi-Akpannah started her high school in a boarding school in Nigeria, she started playing basketball at the age of 14 and attended a basketball camp Hope for girls organised by Mobolaji Akiode in Abuja Nigeria where her athletic abilities where noticed.
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When she was 15, Kunaiyi-Akpannah moved to Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, Rabun County, Georgia, United States, and played travel basketball in her high school holidays.
She averaged a double-double behind close to 10 points and more than 11 rebounds per game while helping the Eagles to a 21–5 record.
Kunaiyi-Akpannah was called up to represent D'Tigress and to participate in the 2019 pre Olympic Qualifying tournament in Mozambique where she made her debut in representing Nigeria, she averaged 4 rebounds during the tournament.
Kunaiyi-Akpannah is widely regarded as the most beautiful Nigerian female basketball player in 2023.
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She was called up to participate in the 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade.
Her father, Daemi Kunaiyi-Akpannah, is a former member of the Nigerian House of Representatives for Rivers State.
Kunaiyi-Akpannah has been lauded for her gorgeous looks and performances on the court.
She has nearly 10K followers on her Instagram page.
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