The truth behind Liz Cambage’s exit

Former Opals captain Jenna O'Hea has revealed the details behind the comment that forced Liz Cambage to leave the basketball team. 

Cambage pulled out of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics after citing mental health reasons which allegedly occurred during training. 

She had also allegedly told Nigerian players to “go back to their third world country” following a fight in July last year.

Speaking to Offsiders host Kellie Underwood, O’Hea confirmed the exact details that occurred which saw Cambage leave. 

“That is all 100 per cent correct,” O’Hea confirmed. 

However, O’Hea asked the media to focus on the players who are dedicating their effort to represent Australia. 

“Everyone has done more than enough (to try and keep Cambage playing for Australia). We have sacrificed a lot to try and keep her in the program. You know, she doesn’t want to be here anymore and that’s her choice and we need to move on without her.”

She concluded that Cambage would not play for Australia ever again and said she tried to show her the support she needed. 

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Following O’Hea revelations, Cambage responded by tweeting: “The truth will always come to light, and it ain’t even dawn yet.”

After allegedly making the comment last year, Cambage made an Instagram video calling out the “fake news and the lies”.

“I’m pretty annoyed at all the fake news and the lies I’m seeing floating around in news articles and being shown and being asked about,” she said.

“Yeah, things got heated in the Nigeria game. There was a physical altercation and there were words exchanged but I’m hearing things that aren’t true at all, flying around from people in Australia and America which is crazy.

“Everything that happened and everything that was said is on film. I know what happened and I do not appreciate the lies and people constantly trying to tear me down. Hating on me won’t bring you love, at all.”

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