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Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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    • Alahli Tripoli celebrates after winning the 2025 BAL Championship against Petro de Luanda on June 14, 2025 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa (Credit: BAL/Getty Images)
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Basketball Africa League to Tip Off Sixth Season on March 27 in South Africa

The 2026 BAL season will feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing 42 games in Pretoria; Rabat, Morocco; and Kigali

BAL Will Return to Morocco for Group Phase and Rwanda for Playoffs and Finals Fans Can Visit https://BAL.NBA.com to Register Their Interest in Tickets  The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) today announced that the league’s sixth season will tip off on Friday, March 27 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South…

National Basketball Association (NBA)

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    • (Left to right) HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and NBA Legend Mark Jackson alongside local participants at a youth basketball development event in Abu Dhabi as part of the largest Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA week to date (Credit: NBAE/Getty Images)
    • (Left to right) HE Saood Abdulaziz Al Hosani, Undersecretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, Commissioner Silver, HE Al Mubarak and NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum (Credit: NBAE/Getty Images)
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National Basketball Association (NBA) and Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi Announce Long-Term Renewal to Bring More NBA Games and Activities to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Extension Will Feature Preseason NBA Global Games, Launch of NBA Global Academy, Additional Youth Development and Fan Programming, and Expanded Experience Abu Dhabi Sponsorship

The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com) and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced an extension of their existing collaboration that will feature preseason NBA Global Games, expanded marketing activities, and the launch of an NBA Global Academy in the UAE capital. The long-term extension…

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    • (Left to right) Senyorita Chief Operating Officer Sherif El Nokaly and Head of NBA Egypt Mohamed Motaleb-Abdel Soliman at the announcement of NBA Africa and Senyorita’s collaboration in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 (Credit: NBA Africa)
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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa and Senyorita to Launch NBA’s First University Basketball Tournament on the Continent and Largest Jr. NBA/Jr. Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Tournament Ever in Egypt

Lion joins existing partners Allianz and Maven Developments as Official Partners of the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA tournament in Egypt, which this year will expand to include nearly 150 boys’ and girls’ teams

NBA REC University Tournament Will Feature Men’s and Women’s Teams from 40 Public and Private Universities Across Five Cities in Egypt Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA Tournament Will Expand to Include Nearly 150 Boys’ and Girls’ Teams from More than 50 Private Schools in Alexandria and Cairo NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) and Senyorita For Food…

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NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World Basketball Day

WNBA and NBA Basketball School programs that reach tens of millions of youth and coaches worldwide each year will have access to a playbook with exclusive basketball training and education content

19 Coaches from the “Africa Coaches Program” Will Conduct Coaching Clinics in 13 African Countries, Reaching More Than 600 Basketball Coaches from Across the Continent NBA and YMCA Announce Year-Long Collaboration in Recognition of YMCA’s 175th Anniversary by Supporting Millions of Youth and Families NBA’s Social and Digital Channels Will…

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Uganda Parliament teams dominate opponents in volleyball, netball, basketball

Uganda’s women basketballers also outclassed Kenya 40 - 20 at Lugogo Indoor Arena, winning all four quarters through superior teamwork and defense

Parliament of Uganda teams delivered a dominant display at the ongoing EAC inter - Parliamentary Games, securing emphatic victories across volleyball, netball and basketball on Sunday, 7 December 2025. At the MTN Arena Lugogo, Uganda’s volleyball sides won their opening matches in straight sets. The women’s team, captained by Hon.…

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    • (Left to right) OpenAI Africa Lead Emmanuel Lubanzadio, ALX Ventures Africa Lead Nour Abdelghaffar, ServiceNow Head of Strategy & Operations Nikki van Gasse, Carnegie Mellon University Africa Director Dr. Conrad Tucker, NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi, ServiceNow Africa Vice President & Managing Director Cheick Camara, and NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator winners Adaobi Orajaiku (Atsur), Melody Nehemiah (Songdis), Hani Youssef Hafez (Athlon Technology), Omar El Gebali (Fitclan) and Youssef Maaroufi (Reborn) (Credit: NBA Africa)
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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Announces Five Prize-Winning Startups at its Second Accelerator Demo Day

The 10 finalists, which were selected from more than 700 applicants across 32 African countries, pitched their products to a panel of international industry leaders

Reborn (Morocco), Fitclan (Egypt), Athlon Technology (Egypt), Atsur (Nigeria) and Songdis (Nigeria) Win Top Prizes, Including Financial Support and Opportunity to Join Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Business Incubation Program OpenAI Joins as Official Partner of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator Demo Day NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced the five prize-winning startup…

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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    • On the picture (from left to right) : - Katier Bamba, Wave Côte d’Ivoire, Managing Director - Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, BAL, Director of Operations
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Basketball Africa League and Wave Côte d’Ivoire unveil newly renovated basketball court in Abidjan

Renovated Court Supports NBA Africa Commitment to Build or Renovate 1,000 Basketball Courts on the Continent Over the Next Decade

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, today unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the Yopougon district of Abidjan.  The renovated court is part of the BAL and Wave’s collaboration to bring communities in Côte…

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Announces 10 Finalists for Second Triple-Double Accelerator Demo Day

The 10 finalists will pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders at a Demo Day at Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, Dec. 5

10 Finalists From Five African Countries Will Pitch Their Products to International Industry Leaders on Dec. 5 in Kigali Carnegie Mellon University Africa Joins as Official Partner of the Program NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced the 10 startup companies from five African countries that have been selected as finalists as part…

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National Basketball Association (NBA) Rosters Feature Record 135 International Players from Record-Tying 43 Countries across Six Continents

Opening-night rosters feature at least 120 international players for the fifth consecutive season and at least 100 international players for the 12th straight season

Opening-Night Rosters Feature More Than 55 Players Who Were Either Born in Africa or Have at Least One Parent from Africa Fifth Consecutive Season with at Least 120 International Players and 12th Straight Season with at Least 100 International Players All 30 Teams Feature at Least One International Player Atlanta…

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    • Africell CEO, president and founder Ziad Dalloul (left) and NBA Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer Mark Tatum sign the expanded agreement at the NBA’s global headquarters in New York City on 23 September 2025
    • A team of young players during the opening of an Africell x NBA Africa-branded basketball court in Luanda, Angola, in April 2024
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Africell Expands Multi-year Collaboration with National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa

The leaders of Africell and the National Basketball Association signed an agreement in New York that will see the existing Angola-focused brand collaboration extend to the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia and Sierra Leone

The brand collaboration between Africell, Africa’s only U.S.-owned mobile network operator, and NBA Africa (https://Africa.NBA.com/) in Angola has taken a leap forward with the widening of its scope to include all four of Africell’s African operating markets with the addition of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Gambia…