Linda Ogugua

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Linda Ogugua (born 12 April 1978) is a Nigerian women's basketball Center. Ogugua attended Biola University in California, United States and played with the Nigeria women's national basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Ogugua was born to Caroline Chinwe and John Brown Ogugua in Anambra State, Nigeria on 12 April 1978. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Linda Ogugua". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Linda Ogugua Archived 2007-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Biola University profile