MOHAMMED Aisha

Date of Birth: 21 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.93/6'3''

Place of birth: LAGOS

Birth Country:

Nigeria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Basketball	Women NGR Nigeria	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #10 NGR Nigeria 72 USA United States 81	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #23 FRA France 87 NGR Nigeria 62	Finished
	Saitama Super Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group B #33 NGR Nigeria 83 JPN Japan 102	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Women	2004	Athens, GRE

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2018	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ESP
16	Women	2006	Brazil

African Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Women	2019	Dakar, SEN
1	Women	2017	Bamako, MLI

Occupation:

Anthropology - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Languages spoken:

CD Zamarat [Zamora, ESP] since 2019/20

Otis Hughley [national], USA

Position style:

Centre, Forward (basketball.eurobasket.com, 01 Jan 2020; Facebook page, 08 Feb 2020)

She tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in her left knee in a game against Senegal at the 2006 World Championship in Brazil. (Facebook page, 18 Apr 2020)

National league:

Liga Femenina [ESP] (afrobasket.com, 09 Jan 2020)

She became interested in basketball after watching NBA and WNBA games on television. "I was like, 'Oh my god'. The guys playing were really tall and the girls were too. I said, 'One day I'm going to be like [US basketball player] Lisa Leslie'." (Facebook page, 18 Apr 2020)

US basketball player Lisa Leslie. (Facebook page, 18 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
She says she plans to retire from the sport after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "I have been playing since 2002. I will call it a day after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I need to have a family. My children will carry on playing basketball." (busybuddiesng.com, 11 Aug 2019)

HERITAGE
She was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to the United States of America at age 18. She holds dual citizenship of Nigeria and the United States of America. "My background and experience in Nigeria make me who I am today." (Facebook page, 18 Apr 2020; afrobasket.com, 09 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Aisha-Mohammed-10150124615485246

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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