[7][8] Wakama's love for basketball was inspired by her cousin; Onimisi Aiyede at a young age.
Immediately she left college, she joined the D'Tigress where she played for the team at the 2015 Women's Afrobasket tournament in Cameroon where Nigeria finished third.
[9] She also represented Nigeria's First Bank at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women during her career as a player.
For her first two years at Manhattan College, she served as the director of women's basketball operations, she became an assistant coach in her third year where she kept on developing talents while serving as the team's academics and community service liaison.
[14][15] She was awarded the Best Coach of the tournament by FIBA for guiding the Nigerian team to a historic outing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.