History made: Cabo Verde and South Sudan among African Five at Basketball World Cup
The 15-month-long search for five qualifying teams to represent Africa in the FIBA World Cup 2023 has ended with Cabo Verde, South Sudan, Angola, Egypt and Ivory Coast making the list.
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Africa now has its five teams confirmed...
BEATING CORONA – An SPNAfrica series
ONCE UPON A TIME, IN NAIROBI
I first met Victor Muzadi in Nairobi, in 2015. He had come to our studios together with Liz Mills, a basketball coach then living in Zambia, for an interview on BAQE, the show behind...
2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers: Nigeria choose 12
Nigerian basketball has extended an invitation to 12 players for the final camp ahead of the 2021 FIBA Afrobasket qualifiers to be held between Wednesday, 17th of February and Sunday, 21st of February.
With Nigeria sitting comfortably atop group B...
Africa’s basketball talent is being snapped up, causing concern.
With 13 African players in the NBA, African basketball talent is hot property, internationally. That's become cause for concern after a top African-born player swapped nationalities. In other basketball news, two north African U-17 women's teams showed promise at...
This week in How African Basketball is Changing the Game in Africa
South Sudan-born professional basketball player, Wenyen Gabriel received a hero’s welcome from his hometown Juba; Everlyne Kedogo explains how a coaching clinic is changing her life; 3x3 at the Commonwealth Games.
By Silalei Shani
NBA basketball player Wenyen Gabriel gave...
A taste of Victor Muzadi
From BAQE host, Silalei:
"Victor Muzadi is one of those people who will talk up his home team constantly. No surprise when that's one of Africa's best-ever basketball teams - Angola. However, peel back the trash-talking, the blunt honesty and...
South Sudan’s fairytale basketball story shows what’s possible
With the first round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Africa qualifiers concluded, a fairytale story is emerging after South Sudan beat African champions Tunisia not once but twice during the qualifying window.
by Silalei Shani, bird story agency
When...
Former NBA player picked as new Senegal coach, state-of-the-art stadium for Kinshasa
Former NBA player Desagana Diop has been picked as the new Senegal coach, according to a leading sports platform, while the Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a contract for a new, 20,000-seater "Kinshasa Arena" basketball stadium as interest...
NBA uncertain over players salaries due to coronavirus pandemic
NBA players may have their salaries withheld as a result of the coronavirus. A league memo — which was sent on Friday — indicated that the NBA is unsure whether it would start withholding salaries from players starting April...
Victor Williams appointed new NBA Africa CEO
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has named Victor Williams CEO of NBA Africa, effective Aug. 17, 2020, it was announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Williams, an accomplished investment banking executive with extensive experience growing businesses across the...