Maxuelle Lisowa-Mbaka

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Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka (born 14 May 2001) is a Belgian basketball player, and 3x3 basketball player. [1] She plays small forward for the Belgium women's national basketball team. [2]

Career

She represented Belgium at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Europe Cup. She competed at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [3] [4] She took part in the EuroBasket Women 2023 with Belgium who won their first title.

She played for Elizur Landco Ramla, and plays for Le Mura Lucca. [5] [6] [7]

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References

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  4. "Belgium's Maxuella Lisowa Mbaka drives at the basket under pressure..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  5. Eurobasket. "Maxuella Lisowa-Mbaka, Basketball Player, News, Stats - asia-basket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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