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17-year-old Angolan basketball player is ‘Player of the Week’ in the USA. WNBA doors may open soon

Her name is Priscila Varela, she is only 17 years old, but she is already prominent in the world of American basketball. Although she only acts in the High School Championship, of high school, the Angolan was elected 'Player of the Week' and the prospects for the future could not be better. Is this the first Angolan to compete in the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)?

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Playing in Mesquite Horn, Arizona, Priscila won 1560 votes in the 'Player of the Week' election, out of a total of 2382, the equivalent of 65.49 percent. The runner-up had just 9 percent of the vote. The election had 32 candidates.

The Angolan, with 1.72 meters, was highlighted last week, in an exhibition in front of the Saguaro team, where she scored 22 points, won four rebounds, made two assists and two steals.

This game earned the basketball player, who plays the base position, the nomination for the prize, which she won on Monday night, says Angop.

Listed among the best in the High School championship, Priscila sees good prospects in terms of contracts at the level of US universities, finishing high school.

It is known that the Angolan is already in talks with some NCAA universities, in order to be able to compete in the university championship. They are Fort Lewis Women's Basketball, Texas A&M International University and New Mexico State. The athlete will have received offers from several teams such as Western Wyoming Comminity College, Saint Benedict College, Crown College, South Mountain Comminity College and South Sound Comminity College.

At this moment, the base occupies the 20th position in the Top 100 of the best players in the state of Arizona, and could become the first Angolan to evolve in the NCAA and try to reach the 'top of career' in the well-known WNBA.

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