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Nigerian Men Love-Struck As Female Basketball Coach Makes Olympic Feat
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Nigerians have fallen in love with the beautiful coach of the female national basketball coach, Rena Wakama, after she led the team to the first ever quarter final Olympic appearance by either male or female African team.
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Nigerians have taken to their social media handles to express heartfelt admiration messages in awe over Coach Wakama who has become a sensation on social media.
Nigerian men are also asking if she is married…. GWG.ng gathered some of the reactions from X:
@BOtunuga said, “Believe u me ds woman is extremely beautiful damn!!! Learning her beautiful aura accompanies our girls to d quarter finals is perhaps most beautiful.”
@Vikturjoe89 asked, “She don marry?”
Akpabio, Kingsley Joseph said, “We’re looking for a female super eagle coach.”
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@Lexis101010 suggested, “NFF should appoint her to coach the men’s soccer team.”
@SopsundayU61249 praised, “My first lady.”
Oluwakemi Idemudia said, “GOD BLESS YOU AMEN.”
Micheal Grey said, ” Damn….. COACH got Fire.”
@Idowuenoch3 said, “She’s a classic 100.”
@gimevibez noted,”Always on green… Mama no dey lose steeze. Love for her.”
GWG.ng gathered that coach Wakama guided D’Tigress to win the women’s Afrobasket championship earlier in 2024.
Other achievements of Coach Wakama:
– She picked up a D’Tigress team in disarray and won Nigeria’s 4peat at the 2023 Afrobasket.
– She became the first female coach to win the Afrobasket title.
– She qualified Nigeria for the Paris Olympics.
– She is the 1st Coach to Lead Nigeria in defeating a Top 3 rated team (Australia) at the Olympics.
– She is the 1st Coach to give D’Tigress a win for the first time in 20 years (since 2004)
– She’s become the FIRST ever coach to lead an AFRICAN TEAM (male or female) to the Quarter Finals of the Olympics.
She did all these in 1 year aged 32 YEARS!!!
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