Maria Gakdeng Showing Up On World Stage For South Sudan

Posted Aug 6, 2025
Representing South Sudan at the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket hosted by Côte d'Ivoire, Maria Gakdeng helped lead the country's women's team to new heights as the world's newest country came away with a bronze medal at the event for its first on a national stage. "It's a surreal feeling. It hasn't settled that we made history and made it to this point." (GoHeels.com)

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