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Arike Ogunbowale teams up with USWNT in Texas, shows off football skills.
Nigerian-American professional basketball player Arike Ogunbowale teamed up with the United States of America women's national soccer team (USWNT).
The 25-year-old Ogunbowale teamed up with the USWNT as they are in Texas for the invitational women's football tournament SheBelieves Cup.
Ogunbowale a star with the Dallas Wings based in Texas visited the USWNT team camp on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
The All-WNBA guard met up with the USWNT stars such as former world women's footballer of the year Megan Rapinoe.
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Arike Ogunbowale teams up with USWNT
Ogunbowlae played soccer in high school and won Four State Cup championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The WNBA superstar however chose a career in basketball rather than football but still has superb skills.
Ogunbowale showed off her football skills by juggling the ball to applause from members of the USWNT.
She presented a Dallas wings city edition jersey to USWNT midfielder Rose Lavelle. Ogunbowale also received an official USWNT kit from Lavelle.
Lavelle and Ogunbowale have a special connection that goes as far back as their time in Wisconsin.
Lavelle attended the University of Wisconsin with Ogunbowale’s older brother, Dare Ogunbowale who is a running back with NFL franchise in Houston Texas.
The visit of Ogunbowlae comes ahead of the USWNT final group game of the SheBelieves Cup against Brazil.
Ogunbowale is expected to support the USWNT against Brazil to determine the winner of the SheBelieves Cup in the early hours of Thursday, February 23, 2023.
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Despite being born in the United States, Ogunbowale is still eligible to play for Nigeria's senior women's basketball team known as D'Tigress.
After the SheBelieves Cup, Ogunbowale returns to action with the Dallas Wings as they take in the Atlanta Dream in their first WNBA game of the new season.
The Dallas Wings take on the Atalanta Dream on their homecourt at College Park Arena in Arlington scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 2023.
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