Mactabene Amachree
Nigerian basketball player
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Born | (1978-01-30) 30 January 1978 (age 46) Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 179 lb (81 kg) |
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College | Abilene Christian |
Playing career | 2001–present |
Position | Forward |
Career history | |
2001 | New York Liberty |
2003 | Seattle Storm |
2005 | Washington Mystics |
Mactabene Amachree (born 30 January 1978 in Port Harcourt) is a former Nigerian professional basketball player.[1] In 2001, she became the first Nigerian to play in the WNBA.[2] Amachree played on the Nigeria women's national basketball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She is also the princess of the Ojuka Clan of the Kalabari people in Nigeria.[2]
Notes
- ^ WNBA Player Bio Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b (28 July 2005), Nigerian Finds Home in Washington, DC Women's Pro Basketball Team Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, VOA News. Retrieved 03-06-2009.
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Nigeria squad – 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
- 4 Adibeli
- 5 Chukwuma
- 6 Akiode
- 7 Okorie
- 8 Ojelabi
- 9 Mohammed
- 10 Apiafi
- 11 Udoka
- 12 Sadiq
- 13 Amachree
- 14 Udeaja
- 15 Oha
- Coach: Sam Vincent
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