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Brian Kavakure Dynamo
July 4, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Kavakure carrying a mix of emotions ahead of VBL finals

ANOTHER epic chapter between two of Burundi’s oldest clubs opens on Saturday when Urunani and Dynamo duel in a seven-game series to decide which of...

Gannouni Club Africain
June 27, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Gannouni, LeFriki setting a higher bar in the coming season

CLUB Africain, in late May, flipped the script in Tunisia’s Championnat Pro A championship, winning a fifth title in the Tunis-based club’s history. What made...

Victor Muzadi Angola Content
June 24, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Angolan legend Muzadi shooting his shots behind the camera lens

WHEN former Angolan hooper Victor Muzadi speaks about his playing career, intensity and passion fill his eyes. The same intensity and passion appear on his...

Malick Ngenzahayo, Urunani
June 19, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Ngenzahayo, Urunani chase VBL title No18 and BAL dream

URUNANI BC is a behemoth in Burundi’s basketball scene. They have the most domestic championship titles and attract some of the best talents in the...

Al Ahli Tripoli BAL Champions
June 15, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Marathon journey ends with first BAL title for Al Ahli Tripoli

AL AHLI Tripoli’s epic journey in the BAL culminated in them winning Season 5 of the continental competition. The Libyan club, led from the Road...

Solo Diabate Petro de Luanda
June 13, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Diabate hungry for BAL title and the ring of victory

SOLO Diabate certainly has to be one of the greatest stories to come from the BAL, which is now in its fifth season. The mercurial...

Assem Marei Al Ahli Tripoli
June 10, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Strong family ties and hardwork put Marei in position for success

EGYPTIAN baller Assem Marei says family is one of the elements that has kept him grounded since he started playing basketball. His father, mother and...

Hugo Salgado coach of Kriol Star
June 8, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Salgado, Kriol Star putting Cape Verde on the map in the BAL

KRIOL Star coach Hugo Salgado had taken time off from basketball for family reasons, but an SOS call from the team owner and player Joel...

Stephane Konate JCA Ligue d'Or
June 3, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Konaté itches for more success after historic season with JCA

DURING his illustrious playing career, El Jefe (The Chef) used to cook many an opponent on the basketball courts of Côte d’Ivoire and the rest...

May 27, 2025 — By Manyehlisa Lehohla

Putney to bring intensity for Hoopers in playoffs homecoming

THE gruelling conference stages of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are done and dusted, and the teams to battle it out in the playoffs in...

Sam Vincent MBB Basketball Africa League
May 27, 2025 — By Sindiswa Mabunda

Vincent and Prinsloo get real about reason for MBB’s failures

SOUTH African basketball is rich in potential but trapped in a cycle of dysfunction. Despite having excellent infrastructure, South Africa lags due to deep-rooted leadership...

Teafal Lenard iTeam Yase Dladleni MBB
May 23, 2025 — By Sindiswa Mabunda

iTeam Yase Dladleni closing in on a playoff spot

(Kigali) MBB is beginning to find its rhythm in the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Nile Conference, after registering a stunning upset over APR inside a...

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