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Mar 4, 2022 · 4 March 2022. FIBA. Liz Mills will lead Moroccans AS Sale at the 2022 Basketball African League. Liz Mills says more must be done to encourage female coaches into basketball as she gets set...
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Dr. Houda Jorio, spokesperson for Moroccan BAL team AS Salé, describes the BAL as “the greatest opportunity a Moroccan team has ever seen.” Reflecting on the team’s rise to prominence, she attributes the turning point to the team’s first taste of international competition in Dubai over a decade ago. Despite only getting into that tournament after a...
The passion and buzz surrounding the league extends well beyond the confines of basketball. Pabi Gueye, coach of Senegal’s BAL team AS Douanes, describes the BAL as “an important vector of development,” and in a powerful acknowledgement of the league’s potential for impact, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has been announcedas an officia...
Discussion of the African sports sector’s developmental impact must also take into account the economic growth and employment potential, which make the sector ripe for investment. The global sports industry has surpassed $500 billion annually, according to a report by Research and Markets, and emerging markets lead the sector’s robust growth. With ...
The developmental and economic draws of the BAL are also complemented by an opportunity to build people-to-people ties through sport, both between African countries and between Africa and the United States. The BAL itself is effectively a product of US-Africa basketball linkages and the culmination of growing engagement, including the NBA Academy A...
While the league’s potential and merits are clear, it is worth stressing that the ecosystem will not change overnight. Progress will be step by step, according to stakeholders, and key areas for growth remain. A recent surveyby the African Sports & Creative Institute found that a vast majority of industry stakeholders noted the sector as “underdeve...
So while the BAL cannot be expected to revolutionize Africa’s sports ecosystem all at once, it can be a jolt that elevates African basketball, offers a developmental success story, and convinces investors of the vibrancy of African sports and creative industries. But a jolt is good for nothing if momentum is not maintained. Thus, it is telling that...
Image: Action between Rwanda's Patriots Basketball Club and Madagascar's GNBC in the Basketball Africa League qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda in December 2019. (Flickr/Paul Kagame).
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Get ready to witness the rise! 🔥 The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), is a new professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa. The BAL builds on the foundation of club competitions FIBA has organized in Africa ...
May 14, 2021 · 14 May 2021. What does having an NBA-backed tournament, Basketball Africa League, mean for the continent? Delayed by Covid for over a year, the continent's new pan-African basketball league...
Jul 1, 2022 · BAL is a joint project between the NBA and Fiba, basketball’s world governing body, that hopes to tap into a market with a huge, tech-savvy and youthful population, while also giving...
Mar 4, 2020 · LEEDS ( Julio Chitunda's African Message) - Whether or not the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) will take place this year, the excitement about the competition seen by many as the game-changer in Africa, remains very much alive.
