The former player of the French basketball team died suddenly on November 13.
Former French women’s basketball team player Nyedzi Kpokpoya (21 caps) has died at the age of 47. It was through a press release that the French Basketball Federation announced the sad news. According to reports, she died “accidentally”. The precise circumstances of his death are not known at this time.
“KPO”, his nickname, passed through Aix-en-Provence, Rennes, Villeneuve-d’Ascq, had first started his career in Valenciennes. She became a French international in 1994 and had 21 caps under her belt until 1996. She had her best performance, in the Blue jersey, against Japan, during a friendly match, in May 1995 (22 points) .
Her post-career was discreet, she had retrained in finance and worked in a consulting firm in London.