Alexander Nwora is a Nigerian

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coach of the Nigerian national team

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, which he coached at the

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. He also been the head men's basketball coach at the

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since 1999.

Early life

He was born in the Eastern part of Nigeria. He started out as a basketball player.

Professional career

Cape Verde National team

He was once a coach of the Cape Verde National Basketball side. He coached the side for about six years, he led the team to the 2013 Afrobasket tournament where they defeated the

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by 79 to 76 points.

Nigerian national basketball team

He led the

to the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament, after he was appointed as head coach of the male national basketball team

by the

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Personal life

Nwora is married to Amy, an American who is a Professor of Occupational Therapy. They have four kids who play basketball. During the 2018 FIBA World Cup qualifiers that took place in Lagos, Alex and his son

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became the first Nigerian father and son to represent a National team side at the same time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nwora, Alexander Nigerian basketball coaches Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Owerri Sportspeople from Imo State