Meiya Tireira (born 15 April 1986) is a Malian women's

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player for

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in the Spanish Women's League. A member of the

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, Tireira competed in all 5 of Mali's matches at the

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, scoring a total of 16 points and grabbing 19 rebounds.

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* * 1986 births Living people African Games gold medalists for Mali African Games medalists in basketball Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2015 African Games Forwards (basketball) G.D. Interclube women's basketball players Malian expatriate basketball people in Angola Malian expatriate basketball people in Spain Malian expatriate basketball people in Tunisia Malian women's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Mali Sportspeople from Bamako 21st-century Malian people {{Mali-basketball-bio-stub