WNBA’s Nurse and Achonwa to lead Canada at FIBA women’s World Cup
TORONTO — WNBA stars Kia Nurse and Natalie Achonwa headline Canada’s roster for the FIBA women’s basketball World Cup.
Head coach Lisa Thomaidis named her 12-player roster Wednesday ahead of two exhibition games this weekend against Japan and the United States. The women’s World Cup is Sept. 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain.
“After a very competitive training camp, we have a roster that we’re really excited about,” Thomaidis said in a statement.
The 15 players in camp, which culminated Tuesday, had made for tough decisions, she’d said a day earlier.