Promoting Africa
Toronto Raptors star Serge Ibaka, brought the 2019 NBA championship trophy to his home country, the Republic of the Congo. Ibaka shared a video, on his social media accounts, of him, eating a full meal at a restaurant he used to visit to beg for leftovers some 15 years ago. He returned to eat a…
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The National Basketball Association opened a new training centre in Saly, Senegal, on Monday November 26, where it hopes to develop a new generation of African players. The “elite training center” in Africa in Senegal will train the continent’s most promising youngsters. The center ”will be the primary training location for NBA Academy Africa prospects from…
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The NBA Academy Africa recently took its first trip ever to Europe for a series of competitive games intended to continue the development process of 14 players from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin and Central African Republic. After opening its doors in Senegal only seven months ago, the NBA Academy Africa,…
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