Basketball Africa League add top brewer to its growing sponsor roster
Brewing powerhouse, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is adding some fizz to Basketball Africa League (BAL), announcing its sponsorship of the fast-growing sports league as it expands a marketing partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Seth Onyango, bird story agency
Africa’s...
Nigeria baskeball’s Kida bemoans continued absence of national Premier League
Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) president, Musa Kida has bemoaned the continued absence of a robust Premier League for men over the past three years due to a legal challenge.
Kida said that a country with such a huge potential in...
Durant ‘scary’ after long injury layoff
Kevin Durant's smooth-as-silk NBA return is "kind of scary for the rest of the league," Steve Kerr, his former coach at the Golden State Warriors, has said.
Kerr coached Durant through two NBA Championship runs with the Warriors and had...
Legendary basketballer Reggie Moore dies in Angola ahead of FIBA’s AfroCan
The African basketball community is grieving the passing of Reggie Moore, a naturalized Angolan basketball player. The country will host the FIBA AfroCan tournament in July, with qualified African teams already preparing for the event.
by Silalei Shani, bird story...
NBA Africa-Africell collaboration points to the growing influence of private sector in Africa sport
Private sector collaborations in basketball are fostering the growth of Africa's sports ecosystem.
Bonface Orucho, bird story agency
The recent unveiling of a new indoor basketball court by NBA Africa and Angolan telecoms company Africell is another example of how private...
Top level scouts eye Africa’s U-18 basketball talent
Scouts from the NBA and other top-level leagues are keeping a careful eye on emerging talent at the tournament that yielded Serge Ibaka and Khalifa Diop. Another talent showcase, this time in Malawi, aims to raise regional interest in...
Obekpa, Crawford spark SLAC to 2-2 with a game left in Sahara Conference
Obekpa finished 13 points and 11 rebounds, Marcus Crawford, who finished the opening quarter without contributing a single point, owned the following quarter
When a traditionally defensive player like Chris Obekpa finishes 3-for-3 from the behind arc it tells the...
bird interview with: The producers of Jumping for Change
As African basketball presenter and correspondent Silaei Shani found out, Jumping for Change is far more than a basketball film. Against the backdrop of Kenya's Maasai community, it delivers a strong message about societal norms and embracing change, while...
bird basketball roundup: Safaricom, NBA Africa partner up, Uganda dominates FIBA U-18, Petro de...
Safaricom and NBA Africa sign a multi-year collaboration towards youth development. Uganda’s boys’ and girls’ teams claim gold at the FIBA U-18 Afrobasket qualifiers. Petro de Luanda oust Al Ahly Libya to win the 2024 Basketball Africa League Championship.
Silalei...
bird’s African Basketball Wrap: Kenya upsets Egypt at the FIBA Africa Cup 3×3 games,...
Kenya wins at the buzzer against Africa Cup’s reigning champion, Egypt; five-time NBA champion Ron Harper visits Africa for the first time as he participates in a Jr. NBA clinic and NBA Africa's Kenya office launch; and an Afrobasket...