Turkish basketball player joins French team

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish female basketball player Cansu Koksal joined France's USO Mondeville on Tuesday.

The team posted a video on Facebook to welcome the new forward and said she will play overseas for the first time after deciding to pack her bags to be a part of USO Mondeville.

Koksal, 25, last played for BOTAS in Turkey's Herbalife Nutrition Women's Basketball Super Lig.

She also played for Turkish basketball heavyweights, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.

USO Mondeville is currently competing in France's second division, "Ligue Feminine 2 (LF2)."

Mondeville is the club's hometown near Caen in France's northwest.