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Get ready to ball: Basketball Africa League’s 3rd season is here

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 The African Mirror Anibal Manave, FIBA Africa, basketball, Basketball Africa League, NBA

AS the buzz around African basketball intensifies, the third season of BAL promises an unforgettable display of talent and skill. Here are the league details.

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The NBA aims for a slam dunk in Africa after a successful tryout in Senegal, Rwanda

January 31, 2023January 30, 2023 The African Mirror Basketball Africa League, National Basketball Association, NBA

THE National Basketball Association is ramping up engagement in the continent after its charm offensive in Senegal showed proof of concept.

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African basketball: Calls for new narrative in Nigeria, NBA draft action

July 3, 2022 The African Mirror Khalifa Diop, Christian Koloko, Basketball without borders, Toronto Raptors, African basketball, NBA

IN a new weekly African Basketball report, former Kenyan women’s basketball captain, Silalei Shani rounds up African basketball action on and off the continent. This week, she reports on the NBA draft, World Cup qualifiers and calls for a “new narrative” for the continent’s basketball powerhouse, Nigeria.

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Multi-year partnership to advance the Olympic Movement in Africa

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 The African Mirror African Beach Games, Anoca U-23, Union Cycliste International, Team Qhubeka, Getty Picturs, Getty Pictures, Olympafrica Foundation, Anoca, Association of Olympic Committees of Africa, APO Group, Vivian Casaletti, Mustapha Berraf, Pompigne-Mognard, African Games, African Youth Games, Basketball Africa League, FIFA, NBA

The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release

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NBA aims for a slam dunk in Africa

February 5, 2022February 4, 2022 The African Mirror African mobile app market, Barack Obama, National Basketball Association, NBA

AFRICA’S smartphone user base is fast becoming a prime target for multinational entities looking for global expansion. First, it was Netflix, Spotify and TikTok… now it’s the NBA –– and it looks like this is only the beginning.

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NBA aims for a slam dunk in Africa

February 4, 2022February 9, 2022 The African Mirror African mobile app market, Barack Obama, National Basketball Association, NBA

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FIBA holds Youth Camp in Kenya

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 The African Mirror FIBA Africa, Kenya basketball, FIBA Basketball, NBA, NBA Africa

BOITUMELO RANTAO UNDER-18 players from 33 African countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the first International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Africa Youth