Nigerian-born female basketball ace, Nnemkadi Chinwe Victoria Ogwumike (aka Nneka) is happy to rejoin Los Angeles Spark of USA, where she made her best marks in the first 12 seasons of her professional career.
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Sports247 recalls that Ogwumike’s first tenure at the Los Angeles-based team in USA’s Women’s National Basketball (WNBA) came after she was drafted in as their number one pick in 2012 but left in 2023 for a career overseas.
She is now heading back after starring for five different clubs – CCC Polkowice, Guangdong Vermilion Birds, Dynamo Kursk, Guangdong Vermilion Birds and Seattle Storm – in an itinerary that took her to Russia and China, then back to USA.
Ogwumike, who is the most popular of four basketball playing sisters in USA’s top-flight, emerged as the WNBA’s most valuable player (MVP) in 2016, the same year she helped LA Spark win the championship title.
The 35-year-old Nigerian-born forward posted on social media a 45-second video in which she was seen gleefully celebrating her return to The Sparks, which her agent confirmed was accurate, though they cannot formally sign until Saturday.
“It was always see you later, now I’ll see you soon…” said Ogwumike, the eldest of sisters who also play basketball – Chiney of Los Angeles Sparks as well as Erica and Olivia of Rice University Owls – born to Nigerian parents in Cypress, Texas.
Sports247 gathered further that Ogwumike averaged 18.3 points and 7.0 rebounds last season with Seattle Storm, which was also her second with the team, but she has been busy with off-court issues mostly since the season ended.
She spent the better part of the off-season leading agitations and negotiations for NWBA players, who she represents as president of the union and helped get a new deal that saw average salaries rise nearly four-times.
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