Sarah Ogoke, a practising surgeon and veteran member of Nigeria's national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, has hailed the mental strength and resilience of Nigerian women after the team clinched a historic fifth consecutive FIBA Women's AfroBasket title.
Speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Ogoke credited discipline and resilience as the major factors in how shes been able to combine her medical career and playing basketball.
"I'm built different. Nigerian women are built different. We do amazing things and the impossible. My secret is nothing short of discipline, resilience, determination, hard work, and focus," she said.
The 35-year-old veteran, who specialises in podiatric medicine, the diagnosis and treatment of foot and ankle conditions, was named in the squad months after giving birth and suffering the loss of her father last year. She revealed that she had taken time off her medical duties to join the team for the tournament.
"Absolutely, Im using my vacation days to be here. My job is waiting for me when I go back," she said.