D'Tigress star Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah is at the peak of her powers after a third straight AfroBasket triumph with Nigeria and the Foreign MVP award in Italy's Lega Basket Femminile, but her next mission is a championship with new team Derthona Basket Scrivia.

The 28-year-old centre/power forward won a league title in Belgium with Namur-Capitale in 2020-21. That, however, is the only league title the former Northwestern Wildcats player has to her name in her professional career. Kunaiyi-Akpanah has yet to win the top-flight trophy in Italy despite a host of individual awards.

She reached the league semi-finals last season with Magnolia Basket Campobasso after a third-place finish in the regular season. By her own account, she was thrilled with the setup there. However, the ambition of Der

See Full Page