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.
Akoa Makani was born on 4 February 2001, in Edéa, Cameroon. She grew up there before moving with her family to France at age nine. She grew up playing football before trying out basketball in school, afterwards joining the local club Basket Charpennes Croix-Luizet. She played there for a year before joining the club ASVEL Féminin. She was a member of the ASVEL training centre for nine years.
Akoa Makani was promoted to ASVEL's first-team towards the end of the 2018âÂÂ19 season, appearing in four games while averaging 2.8 points and helping them win the Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB) title. She saw limited playing time for the club across the 2019âÂÂ20 and 2020âÂÂ21 seasons. For the 2021âÂÂ22 season, she played with in Ligue 2, averaging 12.8 points per game.
Akoa Makani moved to Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud in 2022âÂÂ23 and averaged 6.8 points while helping the club win the league title and a promotion to the LFB. In the LFB, she averaged 12.5 points for Charnay in 2023âÂÂ24 and 14.7 points in 2024âÂÂ25.
Akoa Makani signed with Tango Bourges Basket for the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
On 25 March 2025, Akoa Makani signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She made the team's final roster.
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.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025 | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 41 || 40 || 21.5 || .430 || .398 || .927 || 2.2 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 7.7 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 1 year, 1 team | 41 || 40 || 21.5 || .430 || .398 || .927 || 2.2 || 2.7 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 1.3 || 7.7
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025 | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 11 || 11 || 24.4 || .356 || .333 || .933 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 6.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| 1 year, 1 team | 11 || 11 || 24.4 || .356 || .333 || .933 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.5 || 6.9