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Toronto Raptors president Ujiri pushes for sports infrastructure in Africa

Toronto Raptors president Ujiri pushes for sports infrastructure in Africa

The Toronto Raptors Vice Chairman and President, Masai Ujiri believes that Africa can achieve a lot when Nigeria moves in the right direction in all things, especially in the field of sports development. Ujiri, the co-founder of the famous Giants of Africa, believes Nigeria and Africa can be better than average in sports if those in charge of administration and leadership push more investments towards the...

Al Ahly secure record 11th CAF Champions League crown

Al Ahly: How Egyptian giants are dominating sports in Africa

Al Ahly Sporting Club are dominantly known for their exploits in football but the Egyptian giants are making waves in other sporting events with triumphs in continental events. Al Ahly SC is an established sports franchise based in the Egyptian capital city of Cairo with teams in Football, Volleyball, Handball, Hockey, Table-Tennis and Basketball. The Red Devils are not just ruling Egypt, but they are stamping...

BAL: Review of Kalahari Conference debut as rising tide hits the Nile

BAL: Review of Kalahari Conference debut as rising tide hits the Nile

The Nile Conference of the 2024 Baseketball Africa League jumps ball on April 19 at the Hassan Mostafa Indoor Arena in Cairo, Egypt with City Oilers of Uganda, Libya’s Al Ahly LY, Bangui Sports Club of Central Africa Republic and Egyptian champion Al Ahly set to battle for a place in the playoffs set to take place in Kigali. It promises to be yet another breathtaking...

2024 Basketball Africa League: All there is to know about BAL’s fourth season

BAL: FIBA suspend Burundi for Dynamo’s withdrawal from Kalahari Conference

The world basketball governing body, FIBA has sanctioned the Burundian Basketball Federation (FEBABU) with an indefinite suspension for backing Dynamo's withdrawal from the 2024 Basketball Africa League. Dynamo forfeited all their matches in the Kalahari Conference in March. As a result, they were disqualified from the tournament after refusing to wear jerseys that had the 'Visit Rwanda' logo. The Burundian champions protested against wearing the sponsored...

D’Tigers captain Metu gives reason for Nigeria’s failure in FIBA Olympics pre-qualifiers

Nigeria withdraw from AfroBasket qualifiers due to lack of funds

Nigeria men’s basketball team, D’Tigers have forfeited their participation in the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to lack of funds from the government. D’Tigers were scheduled to begin their quest for qualification against Libya, Uganda and Cape Verde from February 23-25 in Tunisia. A brief statement from the Nigeria Basketball Federation confirmed that players who represented the country at the 2020 Olympic Games were ready to stage...