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Monique Akoa Makani
Akoa Makani with the Phoenix Mercury in 2025
No. 8 – Phoenix Mercury
PositionPoint guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 24)
Bafang, Cameroon
NationalityCameroonian / French
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Career history
2018–2021ASVEL Féminin
2021–2022CSP Nantes-Rezé [fr]
2022–2025Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud
2025–presentPhoenix Mercury
2025–presentTango Bourges Basket
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Monique Akoa Makani (born 4 February 2001) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Tango Bourges Basket of the La Boulangère Wonderligue.

Early life

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Akoa Makani was born on 4 February 2001, in Bafang, Cameroon.[1] She grew up there before moving with her family to France at age nine.[2][3] She grew up playing football before trying out basketball in school, afterwards joining the local club Basket Charpennes Croix-Luizet.[2] She played there for a year before joining the club ASVEL Féminin.[2] She was a member of the ASVEL training centre for nine years.[4]

Professional career

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France

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Akoa Makani was promoted to ASVEL's first-team towards the end of the 2018–19 season, appearing in four games while averaging 2.8 points and helping them win the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) title.[2][5] She saw limited playing time for the club across the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[5] For the 2021–22 season, she played with CSP Nantes-Rezé [fr] in Ligue 2, averaging 12.8 points per game.[5]

Akoa Makani moved to Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in 2022–23 and averaged 6.8 points while helping the club win the league title and a promotion to the LFB.[5][6] In the LFB, she averaged 12.5 points for Charnay in 2023–24 and 14.7 points in 2024–25.[5]

Akoa Makani signed with Tango Bourges Basket for the 2025–26 season.[7]

WNBA

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Phoenix Mercury (2025–present)

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On 25 March 2025, Akoa Makani signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[8] She made the team's final roster.[9]

International career

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Akoa Makani has competed for the Cameroon women's national basketball team, participating at the 2023 Women's AfroBasket and in qualifiers for the 2024 AfroBasket.[10]

Career statistics

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WNBA

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Regular season

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Stats current through game on July 10, 2025

WNBA regular season statistics[11]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2025 Phoenix 20 20 20.8 .455 .424 1.000 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.4 8.6
Career 1 year, 1 team 20 20 20.8 .455 .424 1.000 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.1 1.4 8.6

References

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  1. ^ "Monique Akoa-Makani". ESPN.
  2. ^ a b c d Lacoste, Alexandre (17 April 2025). "Monique Akoa-Makani, dire non à l'Olympique Lyonnais pour devenir la révélation de la Wonderligue" [Monique Akoa-Makani, saying no to Olympique Lyonnais to become the revelation of the Wonder League]. BeBasket.fr (in French).
  3. ^ Brohan, Simon (3 September 2021). "Basket-ball. Les Déferlantes et Makani vont s'évaluer" [Basketball. The Déferlantes and Makani will assess each other]. Ouest-France (in French).
  4. ^ Bonnet, Norbert (7 May 2025). "Monique Akoa Makani, de Charpennes-Croix-Luizet à la WNBA". Le Progrès.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Monique Akoa Makani". Proballers.com.
  6. ^ "Monique Akoa-Makani, l'heure des adieux à Charnay basket" [Monique Akoa-Makani, Time to Say Goodbye to Charnay Basketball]. MagVille (in French). 9 April 2025 – via archive.today.
  7. ^ "Bourges officialise quatre recrues, ses ambitions et son budget pour 2025-2026" [Bourges announces four new recruits, its ambitions and its budget for 2025-2026]. BeBasket (in French). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  8. ^ Welleng, Dillon (13 March 2025). "Basketball : Monique Makani Nears WNBA". Cameroon Tribune.
  9. ^ Ortiz, Jenna (15 May 2025). "Phoenix Mercury deliver a surprising cut for 2025 opening night roster". The Arizona Republic.
  10. ^ "PHOENIX MERCURY SIGN MONIQUE AKOA MAKANI, SHYLA HEAL AND ALEXIS PRINCE TO TRAINING CAMP CONTRACTS". Phoenix Mercury. 25 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Monique Akoa Makani WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
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