RECAP: African basketball fans may no longer have to look solely to the US for fandom. A new African basketball league, which will feature 12 teams, is due for tip-off in January 2020.
African basketball fans may no longer have to look solely to the United States for fandom. A new African basketball league which will feature 12 teams is due for tip-off in January 2020.
The new professional league will feature 12 club teams from all over Africa, building on current Fiba-organised club competitions. The NBA and Fiba will conduct qualification tournaments later this year to identify the 12 teams that will represent the participating African countries, which will include Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.
The two organisations have additional plans to contribute financially as well as with other resources towards the development of basketball in Africa, including training for players, coaches and referees as well as infrastructure development. With South Africa’s Basketball National League being a sorry excuse for a professional league and missing Basketball South Africa millions as well as being ranked well outside the top 100 in the world, South Africa has little chance of being part of the BAL in 2020.
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