Awa Gueye
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Awa Gueye is a Senegal
ese women's basketball
player. She plays internationally with the Senegal women's national basketball team
. She competed with Senegal at the 2006
and 2010 FIBA World Championships for Women
as well as at the 2008 World Qualifying Tournament for the Summer Olympics
.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player. She plays internationally with the Senegal women's national basketball team
Senegal women's national basketball team
The Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...
. She competed with Senegal at the 2006
2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation....
and 2010 FIBA World Championships for Women
2010 FIBA World Championship for Women
The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games...
as well as at the 2008 World Qualifying Tournament for the Summer Olympics
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women 2008
The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament....
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