Madina Okot: ‘I want to be a player that young girls can look up to’ - BBC Africa

Four visa denials later - and having picked up a basketball just six years ago - Madina Okot has made history as the first Kenyan to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft, joining the Atlanta Dream. She spoke to the BBC’s Anita Nkonge about her journey - the highs, the lows, and her hopes for herself and other young women like her. Edited by Brian Khisa Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/