D’Tigress superstar Murjanatu Musa has joined French side Basket Landes after recently winning the Women’s Afrobasket Championship with Nigeria.
The 25-year-old, who had a stint with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA, starred for Tarbes last season in EuroCup Women and La Boulangère Wonderligue, earning Best Five honours.
Basket Landes head coach Julie Barennes has expressed delight at signing the Nigerian forward on a one-year deal.
Musa arrives as a replacement for injured German centre Marie Gülich, who faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
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During the 2024/25 campaign, Musa averaged 14.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists in the French league, shooting 53% from the field.
Murjanatu Musa in action for Nigeria’s D’tigress. Photo Credit: X
She also impressed in EuroCup Women competition with 15.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, earning a place in the La Boulangère Wonderligue’s starting five of the season.
Barennes said:
“We are very happy to have been able to sign Murjanatu at this time because it is never easy to replace an injured player, even in the off-season when the deal has already been made.
With her signing, we are ensuring we have a player who really performed in La Boulangère Wonderligue last season and who will bring us her energy and dynamism, perfectly suited to the basketball we want to develop at Basket Landes.”
The Nigerian international is expected to join up with her new team around 1 September, subject to completion of administrative formalities.
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Basket Landes will be aiming to improve on last season’s campaign in both domestic competition and EuroCup Women, with Musa set to strengthen their inside game.
