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    Jean Jacques Boissy (L) of AS Douanes in action against Onyebuchi Vincent Nwaiwu (R) of Rivers’ Hoopers Hoopers during the Basketball Africa League's Sahara Conference match on May 04, 2024.
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    28 May 2024

    Final Phase of Basketball Africa League 2024 Reaches Climax

    Four teams have made it through to the semi-finals, and a new winner will take home the Basketball Africa League trophy for the fourth year in a row.

    A group photo of Dynamo Basketball Club’s players and coaching staff, before Dynamo’s first BAL 2024 game against Cape Town Tigers on March 9, 2024.
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    14 March 2024

    Why did Burundi's Dynamo Club Pull Out of The Basketball Africa League?

    The latest decision stems from a volatile relationship between three East African countries, including Rwanda and DR Congo.

    Usher Komugisha, a Ugandan sports analyst and journalist, wearing a mustard dress and folding her arms.
    Sports
    21 June 2021

    Ugandan Sports Maven Usher Komugisha Is Preparing To Spread Her Wings

    After successfully commentating at the recent Basketball Africa League held in Kigali, award-winning sports journalist and analyst Usher Komughisha is dead set on pursuing a new challenge.

    Where To For African Basketball?
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    27 May 2021

    Where To For African Basketball?

    Maieane Nkhahle, a South African basketball enthusiast and former Universities All-Star and MVP, weighs in on the Basketball Africa League, and why the game of hoops still hasn't reached its full potential in Africa.

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    24 October 2019

    In Con​versation: What You Need to Know About Africa’s First Professional Basketball League, the BAL

    We talked to John Manyo-Plange, Vice President of BAL, the NBA's new league in Africa.

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