N'diaye crowned MVP of Mali's Women National Championship
BAMAKO - Malian international Djeneba N’diaye can’t stop winning individual awards.
BAMAKO - Malian international Djeneba N’diaye can’t stop winning individual awards.
Two years after being crowned Africa’s best player at U18 Championship for Women 2014, in which Mali won the continental title, the Djoliba Athletic Club ace is back in the limelight again, and the local media was there to witness the award-winning ceremony.
Mali Basket Awards : Djénéba Ndiaye et Papa Tandina élus respectivement reine et roi (MVP) de la saison 2015-2016via @anteksiler
— Basket Malien (@BasketMalien) October 30, 2016
During a ceremony held by the Malian Basketball Federation last Friday in the capital Bamako, the 19-year-old guard was named the Mali’s National League 2015-16 Most Valuable Player.
Described as one of the best home-based players, N’diaye has long been tipped as a future star to the national team.
Fier de Djeneba Ndiaye, Jeune basketteuse, talentueuse du Djoliba AC #30Jours30Femmes #8Mars https://t.co/GWcMwHSqhj pic.twitter.com/eMasV13uob
— U.S. Embassy Bamako (@USEmbassyMali) March 29, 2016
And by the time she made her national team debut at FIBA AfroBasket Women 2015, at the age of 18, the 1.69m guard responded in style.
In a Group A 57-52 victory over Mozambique, N’diaye came off the bench to make 3 of Mali's 4 three-pointers to finish with valuable 15 points.
During the award-winning ceremony, attended by a number of the basketball shareholders, the Malian Basketball Federation named Papa Tandina as the best male player in the country.
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