Phillipina Kyei

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Phillipina Kyei (born October 5, 2003) is a Ghanaian Canadian college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference and the Canada women's national basketball team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

She competed at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [8]

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References

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