D’Tigress
Centre, Evelyn Akhator says qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
is a lifelong dream that must come through.
Speaking from her base in Salamanca, Spain where she plies her trade with CB Avenida, the 2019 FIBA Afrobasket winner said Olympics qualification and an outstanding performance is the height of any professional sports man in the national colors.
“It is really
important that we qualify. It is the big deal because it is the biggest in the
world. It is a big deal for me being my first Olympics. I will love to go and
experience it. It will be a huge achievement to go to the Olympics, not just
going there but going there to make history”.
When prodded
about her preferred OQT venue, Evelyn said Belgium or France would be her
destination of choice while remaining optimistic about the team’s chances of
picking one of the 10 tickets on offer from the OQT.
“With respect
to all the 16 teams, I will possibly love to meet Great Britain, Serbia, maybe
Belgium, Spain, Sweden, China and Mozambique in the qualifiers which I believe
could brighten our chances of qualification.”
She took out
time to appreciate Nigerians who have continued to support the National Team.
The member
of the D’Tigress team to the 2018 FIBA Women World Cup in Spain where they
finished 8th in the world stressed that, “There is no women’s basketball without the fans. It is really
great to have people supporting us all the way.
“I see that
basketball family keeps growing daily and I really appreciate the fans for
supporting us all the way. It is a great energy for us to want to push and see
that people are watching women’s basketball”, she concluded.
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