The Basketball Africa League #BAL and the Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion Touristique (ASPT)), Senegal’s #Tourism Promotion Board, today announced a partnership that makes Destination #Senegal, the country’s marketing and tourism initiative, the Host Partner of the BAL’s Sahara Conference group phase underway now at the Dakar Arena and an official partner of the BAL’s expanded second season. As part of the partnership, Air Sénégal S.A the country’s national carrier, will also serve as an official partner of the BAL.
“By hosting the BAL, #Senegal has demonstrated its attractiveness in the organization of events, particularly sporting events,” said ASPT CEO Pape Mahawa Diouf. “Our partnership with the BAL will help facilitate Senegal’s positioning in the Afro-American market, particularly in the tourism sector. It is an opportunity for Senegal to be part of the top five African destinations in the #MICE industry by 2025.”
“We are excited to welcome Destination Senegal and Air Sénégal S.A as official partners of our expanded second season,” said BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall. “The pathway to creating an economic growth engine across #Africa is inextricably linked to showcasing our rich and diverse #tourism industry. Through this partnership, we are excited to be able to invite fans to see Dakar’s most historic sites and look forward to working together to create memorable experiences for fans coming to all three BAL host cities.”
Destination Senegal and Air Senegal join the BAL’s roster of world-class marketing partners, which include Foundational Partners New Fortress Energy, Air Sénégal S.A, Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Nike, Jordan Brand and Wilson Sporting Goods Co., and official partners Flutterwave and Hennessy.
The 2022 BAL season will feature a total of 38 games taking place in #Dakar; #Cairo, Egypt; and #Kigali, Rwanda over the next three months.
The BAL is reaching fans in 215 countries and territories in 14 languages through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships with CANAL+ Group, ESPN, National Basketball Association (NBA) TV, Tencent Sports, TSN – The Sports Network – Canada, American Forces Network (AFN) and Voice of America (VOA), and livestreaming on the NBA App, #NBA.com and NBA.com/BAL.
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