Ifunanya Okoro Explained

Ifunanya Okoro (born 6 July 1999) is a Nigerian basketball player who plays for the Alexandria S.C. and the Nigeria women's national basketball team.^[1]

Professional career

Okoro started her career with First Deepwater Basketball Club in 2016.^[2] In 2018, she joined First Bank BC and participated in the 2018 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup where she averaged 1.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assits. She played the Final 8 Tournament of the Zenith Women Basketball League for First Bank BC^[3] and she was named in the 2019 Zenith Women Basketball League season Top 5 players of the Season.^[4] In 2019 December signed at MFM Queens and participated in the 2019 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup where she averaged 13.8 points, 5 rebounds, 4.5 assists.^[5]

In 2022, she played for First Bank BC and later joined the Kenya Ports Authority of Kenya-Premier League, she participated in the 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup^[6] where she averaged 20.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} She also made the 5 player All-Star team Selection of the 8 day Tournament.^[11] She was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Kenyan Basketball Federation (KBF) Premier League in her first Season of the League.^{[12] [13]}

She joined the Tindastóll women's basketball department of the Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll sport club and is based in Sauðárkrókur, Iceland.^{[14] [15]}

National team career

Okoro played 3x3 basketball for the Nigeria 3x3 basketball national team and she won Gold in the 2019 African Games.^{[16] [17] [18]} She also played for the Nigeria women's national basketball team in the 2023 Women's Afrobasket tournament where she averaged 10 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists.^{[19] [20]} She also participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments where she averaged 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.^{[21] [22]}

External links

• Ifunanya Okoro at Eurobasket.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Σ’ ευχαριστούμε Ιφουνάνια! - Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής . 2024-12-04 . Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής - Επίσημο site του ερασιτέχνη Ηρακλή . en-US.
2. Web site: July 28, 2023 . 2023 Women's AfroBasket: D'Tigress open account with impressive win vs DR Congo .
3. News: Nathaniel . Sonnest . First Bank, Air Warriors Win At Zenith Bank Women Basketball League National Final 8 . 14 February 2024 . Channelstv.com . October 21, 2019.
4. News: Igwe . Ignatius . Women Basketball League: Air Warriors Emerge 2019 Champions . 14 February 2024 . Channelstv.com . October 25, 2019.
5. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . fiba.basketball/africawomenschampionscup/2019 . 14 February 2024.
6. News: Olubulu . Timothy . KPA Pick Up Stylish Victory Over Congo's CNSS In Africa Basketball Club Champs . 14 February 2024 . Capitalfm.co.ke . December 13, 2022.
7. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . fiba.basketball/africa/womenschampionscup/2022/ . 14 February 2024.
8. Web site: Nigeria's Ifunaya Okoro a joy to watch at Africa Champions Cup Women . FIBA . 13 February 2024.
9. News: Bajela . Ebenezer . Kenyans bank on Okoro to reach African b'ball semis . 12 February 2024 . Punchng.com.
10. News: Onyango . Washington . KPA thump DR Congo's CNSS to reach FIBA Africa Cup quarters . 14 February 2024 . standardmedia.co.ke . December 13, 2022.
11. Web site: MVP Hagar Amer highlights 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women All-Star Team . FIBA . 14 February 2024.
12. News: Onyango . Washington . Okoro's magical hands that leave fans yearning for more . 14 February 2024 . standardmedia.co.ke . July 7, 2023.
13. Web site: Ifunaya Okoro . basketball24.com . 14 February 2024.
14. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . flash-agency.net . 12 February 2024.
15. Web site: U.M.F. TINDASTOLL . basketball.eurobasket.com . 12 February 2024.
16. Web site: Solaja . Kunle . BASKETBALLNIGERIA'S 3X3 TEAMS SET FOR FIBA AFRICA CUP . sportsvillagesquare.com . 6 November 2019 . 13 February 2024.
17. Web site: Nigeria, Madagascar dominate FIBA 3X3 at All African Games 2019 . fiba.basketball . 13 February 2024.
18. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . play.fiba3x3.com . 8 February 2024.
19. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . fiba.basketball/womensafrobasket . 12 February 2024.
20. News: Adeleye . Adegboyega . 2023 Women's AfroBasket: D'Tigress open account with impressive win vs DR Congo . 14 February 2024 . Vanguardngr.com.
21. Web site: Ifunanya OKORO . fiba.basketball/oqtwomen/belgium/2024/ . 12 February 2024.
22. Web site: Rapheal . 2019-07-28 . All Africa Games: U23 players to feature in 3x3 basketball . 2024-06-12 . The Sun Nigeria . en.