Basketball: Volcanic Warriors’ Achiri earns national call

The captain of Volcanic Warriors Ladies Buea, Achiri Fri Hedris, has been called up to join the basketball lionesses who are preparing for the upcoming Francophonie games and the Africa Basketball championship in September 2017.

According to the Warriors’ Coach, Ifose Emile Mbella, the promising Buea-based basketball player arrived in Yaoundé on Sunday, for the camp which had to begin on Thursday last week.

Achiri Fri, a Catholic University of Buea student started her basketball career with the Volcanic Warriors in 2007, in Yaounde before rejoining its Fako base.

Fri standing 4th from left

She helped the University of Buea win a silver medal at the 2014 Varsity Games in Douala. She holds a FIBA Young Coaches Certificate, and apart from leading Volcanic Warriors ladies, she is the Assistant cCoach of the men’s team.

According to a communiqué signed by the Secretary General of Cameroon’s Basketball Federation, Camille Njoh Ekitti, on 27^th June, 2017, the following players have been called up:

Cendra Weledji-USA

Nelly Marianne Tchasi -USA

Donmeeza Manuella-USA

Assena Marie-Laure -USA

Nyinkeu Sabeya Carole-FAP

Mfoula Marie-Ange -France (Le Havre)

Abenkou Rose Marie -France (Perpignan)

Achiri Ade -Spain (GDKO BIZKAIA)

Takoudjou Flaure Cameroon -(FAP)

Fankam Dulcy -BEAC (Yaounde)

Amwa Njoya Fred -Guyane (ASC Tours)

Ebogo Fabo Aman -Cameroon (FAP)

Fotso Hellen -Cameroon (ONYX)

Ngukoug Carine -Nzui Manto of Bangante

The players are between 18 and 25 years old.

The supervisory technical team comprises of head coach Moudio Guy assisted by Steffano Bizozzi. Goukouni Henri is the fitness coach while Doctor Temgoua Serge is the medical officer.

The 8^th Francophonie games will take place from the 21^st to 28tht of July 2017 in Abidjan.