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Teenage Kenyan basketballer drafted into Women’s NBA

Kenyan basketball forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa. [Peter Tauro]

Kenyan basketball forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa has been drafted to the Los Angeles Sparks squad for the 2022 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Olivia, daughter of renowned former Kenya Morans player Sebastian Ododa, was picked 19th overall in the second round of the WNBA draft on Monday by the L.A. Sparks.

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