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BAL 2023: Kwara Falcons fall to REG in opening game

BAL 2023: Kwara Falcons star Wilson Jr demands response after opening loss

Following the Kwara Falcons' loss to Rwanda Energy Group in the Basketball Africa League on Sunday, power forward Anthony Wilson Jr. has reiterated the need for an immediate victory in their next game. The American, who only managed seven points for the Nigerian champions in the 64-48 defeat, called for teamwork and togetherness as they continue to navigate their way through the tournament. “One game doesn’t...

BAL 2023: US Monastir launch title defence with win over Stade Malien

BAL 2023: US Monastir launch title defence with win over Stade Malien

Basketball Africa League defending champions US Monastir of Tunisia began their title defence the way they left off from the 2022 edition with a resounding 78-68 win over Mali’s Stade Malien at the Dakar Arena on Sunday. The seven-time Tunisian League champions exerted their superiority early on with a 23-15 win in the first quarter to make their intentions known from the beginning. Though Malien crawled...

BAL 2023: Fall urges African basketball teams to build value around talent

BAL 2023: Fall urges African basketball teams to build value around talent

President of Basketball Africa League (BAL), Amadou Gallo Fall, has called on basketball teams in Africa to build value around the emerging talents in their ranks rather than for the sole purpose of trading them off to more developed leagues abroad with the aim of profit-making. Such has been common practice across different sports in Africa which has left the continent lacking local talent that it...

CAFCC: Marumo Gallants down USM Alger in Soweto

CAFCC: Marumo Gallants down USM Alger in Soweto

Marumo Gallants continued their phenomenal run in their CAF Confederation Cup debut as they saw off USM Alger of Algeria 2-0 at the Dobsonville Stadium to move to the top of Group A. The South African side lost for the first time in the group in the reverse fixture in Algiers but readjusted this time with Nku Lesiba and Letsie Koapeng getting their names on the...