BAXI Manresa has announced the arrival of Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, who has penned a one-year contract.

Manresa signs Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu

[BAXI Manresa](https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/teams/baxi-manresa/man/) has announced the arrival of Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, who has penned a one-year contract.

Akobundu-Ehiogu (2.08 meters, 25 years old) spent last season with Varese, where he averaged 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in 30 Italian League appearances. He has never played in the BKT EuroCup before.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ca" dir="ltr">🔏 𝙁𝙄𝙏𝙓𝘼𝙏𝙂𝙀 𝙀𝙓𝙋𝙇𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙐!<br>💣 El pivot nigerià Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu jugarà la propera temporada al BAXI <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manresa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Manresa</a>!<br>🤩 Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manresa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Manresa</a>, Kao!<br><br> 💥Pivot 📏 2,08m <br>🇳🇬 NIG 🪪 25 anys 🛬 <a href="https://twitter.com/PallVarese?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PallVarese</a> <br>🔗 <a href="https://t.co/PhX5WdExXD">https://t.co/PhX5WdExXD</a> <a href="https://t.co/FrEHYFtRva">pic.twitter.com/FrEHYFtRva</a></p>&mdash; BAXI Manresa (@BasquetManresa) <a href="https://twitter.com/BasquetManresa/status/1945940303506002219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The Nigeria international's first year as a professional came in 2023-24 as he played 10 times for Tuebingen in the German top flight, posting 5.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks.

As Manresa prepares for its first-ever EuroCup season, Akobundu-Ehiogu is the team's sixth addition of the summer.

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The Nigerian center will make his EuroCup debut next season (PHOTO: FIBA)