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Basketball

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Stoglin leads AS Salé past Beira

Stoglin had game-highs 34 points and 8 assists to help the Moroccan champions beat Ferroviário da Beira 95-84 on Wednesday night at Dakar Arena in Senegal Terrel Stoglin had his second highest Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.nba.com) scoring performance on the day...

Kennedy powers Beira over host DUC

The Mozambican champions stepped on the floor reminding everyone that they were on a mission and a 6-0 run to start the game reflected their intentions in a game that registered seven lead changes DUC Head Coach Parfait Adjivon remained...

Basketball Africa League Unveils Sahara Conference Rosters Ahead of Expanded 2022 Season

Each of the Sahara Conference’s six teams, which come from six African countries, will have up to 13 players, at least eight of whom are citizens of their respective team’s home country DAKAR, Senegal, March 6, 2022/ -- Six Sahara Conference...

Basketball Africa League Announces Roster of Broadcast Partners for Expanded 2022 Season Tipping off...

https://twitter.com/theBAL/status/1498270758107234306?s=20&t=_41TWrSWLiNQgWRmaqq4bQ  2022 BAL Season Will Reach Fans in 215 Countries and Territories in 14 Languages Through Free-to-Air and Paid TV Broadcast Partnerships with Canal+, ESPN, NBA TV, Tencent Sports, TSN, American Forces Network and Voice of America; All 38 BAL Games...

D’Tigers begin Afrobasket hunt against Kenya, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire

D'Tigers will face Kenya, Mali and Cote d'Ivoire in group C of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket to be hosted by Rwanda.  At a brief ceremony held on Friday, the 2015 Afrobasket champions landed in group C for the tournament to...

Kida bags ECOWAS recognition

The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr Musa Kida has been appointed as the Honorary Patron of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Youth Parliament. In a letter signed by EYP Speaker, Dr.  Fadinad Dambabe the appointment is...

Rivers Hoopers record first win at the Basketball Africa League

Taren Sullivan scored a game-high 19 points to help Rivers Hoopers record their first-ever win in the Basketball Africa League, beating GNBC 80-69 in their last group game played in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday (May 22). The KingsMen got the...

Nigerian media spotlight turns to Rivers Hoopers, drawn in Group A of Basketball Africa...

The gaze of Nigerian basketball supporters is moving eastwards, towards tiny Rwanda, following Nigerian team Rivers Hoopers, who have have been drawn in Group A of the BAL. The Basketball Africa League made public the draw in an official announcement...

Committing future international career to Nigeria is easy – Okonkwo

Dallas Wings forward Amy Okonkwo has revealed that being invited to camp with the Nigerian national side, D’Tigress, in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics is a dream come true for her. The 25-year-old said it had always been her intention...

FIBA, NBBF launch mentorship programme for retired basketball professionals

The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) is to organize a three-step Mentorship program for individuals across Nigeria. The webinar training held in conjunction with the Nigerian Basketball Federation hopes to improve life-skills education among professional basketball players while supporting...