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Chinei OgvuMike in Camp Day 1 of Camp Bal4her Kotc
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When Chinei Ogvumike He returned to Lagos, Nigeria, this week, it wasn’t just another trip home; It was the beginning of something bigger. Double Weather VNBA All-Star, ESPN Analyst and First Woman Ambassador from Basketball Africa League (BAL) He chose Nigeria to host the first Camp Queen (KOTC) on the African soil.
From 29. to 31. August, Nagwiks and her Kotc Foundation are a partnership with Bal4her to provide three days programming that combine the excitement of basketball with a long-term influence of mentoring, networking and development of mentoring.
“This is home, this is what I know,” Ogvumike said Forbes.com. “It’s a cross section of my identity and everything is in connection with the next generation.”
First for the Kings of the Continent
Chiney Ogvumike during the BAL is time to play camp in Morocco
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Launched more than a year ago, Kotc was born from Ogvumike’s desire for young women and girls to set up in the center of the sports movement. Camp Lagos means the first activation of the Foundation on the Continent, making it a landmark for women’s basketball and empowering young people in Nigeria.
The weekend began on August 29, and the exclusive networking event that gathered leaders and advocates in the industry. 30. August, BAL4HER U23 camp presented the 20 best young talents of Nigeria, while the program will conclude with a clinic for a 60 younger girl under 16 years of age.
For egregiots, the camp should never be just about basketball drills.
“It was even more likely to be more important than basketball,” she explained. “Only a small percentage of athletes ever before. But there are so many ways to be part of sports, whether it is training, a team possession, or even start events. We want to see it in order to see it in every spaceship.”
From Morocco to Lagos
Chinei Ogvumike During the Workshop for Leadership Bal4her
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Earlier this year, the eggs joined Bal4her panels in Morocco, experience that described as transformative. The initiative is designed to reinforce opportunities for women in basketball and business, inspired it to return the Kotca in Nigeria.
“What I learned in Morocco is that we have to do it in Nigeria,” she said. “The nursing I experienced there was strong and finally bring it to my home country, it feels like it’s better than never.”
Morocco pointed out that the intentional investment in women can create momentum for sports. But for the Naghumic, the Nigerian cultural influence and the success of her female national team, five-minute aphrobascask champions, made Lagos perfect Launchpad.
Partnership and purpose
Jersey Bal4her Kotc
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Like the first female ambassador, Ogvumike sees its double role in KOTC and Bal4her as a way to build sustainable growth.
“It gives those young women and girls seat at the table,” she said. “Women are not always priorities when it comes to development. I know it as a VNA player, our league has launched later (from the NBA) and it should really understand its value. But look where we are now. Every metric is possible.
By pairing activities in court with networking opportunities, the camp is designed to show both sides of the game: competition and community. The leaders of the thought, cultural change makers and business advocates join the program to show participants that sports can open the door in each direction.
Global movement
Camp Participants Bal4her Kotc
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Although Lagos hosts the first African camp, Nagwike is clear that Kotc is not limited to one city or country. Born and raised in Houston according to Nigerian parents, she sees the foundation as a bridge between Africa and the diaspora.
In 2023. Kotc cooperated with Houston’s missiles for Nigerian Nigerian, and the Negovums of Renewed Courts in Kueens College in Lagos, Mothers Alma Mater, to give young girls to play a place to play. Both efforts reflect how deeply the personal project for her is.
“The queen of the continent is globally because the diaspora is global,” she said. “The goal is to create winning opportunities for young women and girls, not just in Africa, but also around the world.”
Switching to classes
Kotc Bal4her Campers
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In the heart of Kotca, the skin is the desire to give young women to what she did not always have.
“The advice I liked I received was to authentically stand in my truth and be proud of who I am,” she affected. “I was a tall, nigerian, American and I had my own style. But people wanted to fit in this girls is: Punch mold, push your dreams and dare to be great.”
It believes that these are when girls empowered through sports, advantages, as well as the impact extended far beyond the court. “When investing in a young girl’s self-confidence, you invest in her health, her resilience, her friendship, her future. It’s so bigger than sports.”
Success measurement
Bal Ambassador Chinei Ogvumike Courtide with Pops Mensah-Bons during the Call Kalahari conference
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We are looking forward to, Ogvumike defines success in several ways. For one, it means seeing participants from such camps to represent national teams, play in VNA or competes in elite leagues abroad. It also means building infrastructure, more courts and more facilities that allow young athletes to indicate their talent completely.
And perhaps the most important thing, it means that it will cause movement among men and women. “It’s the queen of the continent, but we need allies and advocates,” she said. “This is about showing the power of the sport to take you on more than someone could expect.”
Construction of future champions
Bal4her Kotc Camp 1. Day
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As Camp Lagos takes place, OgvuMike’s vision is already inserted in practice. Network sessions open the door, camps give young athletes platform, and conversations are reframing what leadership can look like.
“I’m delighted because it’s for a greater purpose,” she said. “This is about building future champions and future leaders.”
With one day, the first round for Kotz in Africa already makes its grade. And for the Nags, this is just the beginning.
