The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has announced the appointment of Rena Wakama as the head coach of the D’Tigress FC.
The D’Tigress have been without a coach since Otis Hughley resigned her appointment from the post in 2022.
The former national team player will now quit her role as an assistant coach at the Stony Brooks University in the United States of America.
She played professional basketball in the United Kingdom.
According to the NBBF, the choice of Wakama was well-thought-out as she will bring her wealth of experience, having previously represented Nigeria as a national team player.
“Wakama was a 4-year letterman at the University of Western Carolina and played professional basketball in the United Kingdom, in addition to playing for the Senior Nigerian National Team.
“Wakama received a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Western Carolina in 2014 and an MBA from Manhattan in 2019.” the NBBF wrote.
Currently serving as an Assistant Coach at Stony Brooks University in the United States, she has honed her coaching skills while contributing to developing young talents in the basketball powerhouse.
The newly appointed D’Tigress Head Coach, who hails from Rivers State. South-South, Nigeria, holds a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation from Western Carolina, which she obtained in 2014, and an MBA from Manhattan, completed in 2019.
Wakama’s contract with D’Tigress’ runs till 2025.