Hope Akello

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Hope Akello
No. 12JKL Dolphins 2017-2024
PositionPower Forward [1]
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Born8 Dec 1997
Kampada District , Uganda
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Hope Akello is a Ugandan basketball player. She is a member of the Uganda women's national basketball team, including at the 2023 Women's Afrobasket. [2] [3]

On club level she plays with Lady Dolphins. [4] She won the 2019 Most Valuable Basketball Player Award. [5]

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References

  1. Eurobasket. "Hope Akello, Basketball Player, News, Stats - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. "Hope Akello". Afrobasket. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  3. "Hope Akello: We have to limit our turnovers". pulsesports.ug. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  4. "Why Akello deserves to lead NBL best five". monitor.co.ug. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  5. "Okello, Akello Scoop 2019 Most Valuable Basketball Player Awards". ugandaradionetwork.net. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 2024-03-18.