Rwanda Energy Group (REG) women's basketball team has successfully acquired the services of another Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star player in Tiffany Mitchell on a short-term deal which will see her play for the club at the forthcoming 2023 FIBA Africa Women's Basketball Africa League (AWBL) due in Cairo, Egypt, from December 11-19.

Mitchell, 29, is a versatile combo guard who currently plays for the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She also featured for Galatasaray in the Euro Cup and in the Turkish Basketball League.

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A source from the club confirmed to Times Sport that the player will arrive in Rwanda on Saturday, December 2.

Mitchell’s acquisition follows REG's recent signing of Nia Clouden, a dynamic point guard from the Los Angeles Sparks also from the WNBA.

The duo’s addition comes at a time REG continues to reinforce its roster before the continental showpiece gets underway in December, bringing together various top teams in Africa.

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Mitchell's basketball journey began at the collegiate level with the South Carolina Gamecocks, where she garnered recognition as a two-time SEC Player of the Year.

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She is an experienced player who previously had stints at international leagues in Russia, Turkey, Israel and Australia.