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Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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2025 Basketball Africa League Season to Feature Record Six New Teams

Each conference will play a 12-game group phase during which each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice

– 12 BAL Teams Include First-Ever Participants from Cape Verde and Kenya, Previous Champions from Angola and Tunisia –  – BAL’s Milestone Fifth Season Tips Off on April 5 in Rabat with First-Ever BAL Games in Morocco; Tickets on Sale Now via Guichet –  The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com)…

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NBA Africa and Safaricom’s M-Pesa Launch League’s Most Expansive Youth Development Program in East Africa to Date

Series of Regional M-PESA Jr. NBA Tournaments Will Reach More Than 10,000 Boys and Girls in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu

NBA Africa and Safaricom (NSE: SCOM- https://apo-opa.co/4gKHaas), the region’s leading technology company, on Saturday launched the M-PESA Jr. NBA program that will provide basketball development and financial literacy programming to more than 10,000 boys and girls in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Kisumu, marking the league’s most expansive youth development program…

National Basketball Association (NBA)

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Creates Annual Dikembe Mutombo Humanitarian Award

The announcement was made at the 10th annual NBA Africa All-Star Luncheon in San Francisco, Calif. as part of NBA All-Star 2025

New Award Will be Given Out Annually to Individuals and Organizations Making Exceptional Contributions to Humanitarian Efforts  NBA Africa Will Donate 55 Basketball Courts to Communities on the Continent in Honor of Mutombo and His Iconic Jersey Number  NBA Commissioner Adam Silver today announced the creation of the NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) Dikembe…

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Two-Time Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star and Basketball Analyst Chiney Ogwumike Named Basketball Africa League Ambassador

Ogwumike is a passionate advocate for gender equity in sports and the sustainable development of basketball

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) today named two-time WNBA All-Star and ESPN analyst, Chiney Ogwumike as the First Female BAL Ambassador. The announcement was made by BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall during the Africa Luncheon at All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. Ogwumike is a passionate advocate for gender equity…

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Liberia: President Boakai Congratulates Champions of the 2024/2025 National County Sports Meet

On Sunday evening, the victorious teams from Lofa and Grand Bassa visited the President to present their trophies

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the champions and participants of the 2024/2025 National County Sports Meet. The tournament, which concluded yesterday, February 2, showcased outstanding talent, determination, and sportsmanship across multiple athletic disciplines. Lofa County emerged as the football and basketball champions, while Grand…

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and University Mohammed VI Polytechnic Launch New Youth Basketball Initiative in Morocco, Through EVOSPORT

Collaboration Will Feature Launch of the First NBA Basketball School in Morocco and Four Jr. NBA Leagues, Marking League’s Most Expansive Youth Basketball Development Programming Ever in the Country

NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), through its subsidiary EVOSPORT, today announced a new collaboration to support youth basketball in Morocco. The collaboration marks the league’s most expansive youth basketball development programming ever in Morocco and makes UM6P an official partner of NBA Africa. UM6P is a…

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CORRECTION: 2025 Basketball Africa League Combine to be Held January 10-12 in Rabat, Morocco

More Than 30 Aspiring Players from Africa, Europe, the U.S. and Around the World to Attend BAL Combine

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12. The three-day scouting event, which will be held at the Ibn Yassine Omnisports Hall, will feature more than 30 aspiring players from Africa, Europe, the U.S.…

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2025 Basketball Africa League Combine to be Held January 10-12 in Rabat, Morocco

More Than 30 Aspiring Players from Africa, Europe, the U.S. and Around the World to Attend BAL Combine

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (BAL.NBA.com/) will host a Combine in Rabat for a second consecutive year from Friday, Jan. 10 – Sunday, Jan. 12.  The three-day scouting event, which will be held at the Ibn Yassine Omnisports Hall, will feature more than 30 aspiring players from Africa, Europe, the…

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Former Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Player Sylvia Fowles Attends Inaugural Exxonmobil Jr. NBA League Finals in Luanda

Instituto Medio de Administração Gestão (Boston Celtics) were crowned the inaugural champions in both the girls’ and boys’ divisions, respectively, following seven months of competition

The inaugural ExxonMobil Jr. NBA League Angola Finals (www.NBA.com) took place on Saturday, December 14, at the Pavilhão Dream Space in Luanda, Angola, with two-time WNBA champion and eight-time All-Star Sylvia Fowles in attendance.  Instituto Medio de Administração Gestão (Boston Celtics) were crowned the inaugural champions in both the girls’…

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Basketball Africa League and Hennessy to Host Second “BAL IN” Accra, Ghana ahead of 2025 Season Tipping off April 5

“BAL IN” Accra, presented by Hennessy, will celebrate the continent’s culture and creativity while converging basketball, fashion, music, art, design, and entertainment

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) and Hennessy, the world-renowned cognac brand and the Official Spirit of the BAL, will host the second basketball, lifestyle, and entertainment event “BAL IN” Accra at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Friday, Dec. 27.  “BAL IN” Accra, presented by Hennessy, will celebrate the continent’s…

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