Author: Sindiswa Mabunda
Avid fan of basketball. Former Wits University basketball player and contributor on The Big Tip Off.
All to play for in the Kalahari Conference
WITH three game days remaining, the BAL Kalahari Conference has begun to separate, but not entirely settle. Through the opening stretch, identities have taken shape,...
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Sky is the limit for Zouzoua and DarCity
THE Kalahari Conference has highlighted the BAL’s depth of talent across every position. However, based on the opening stretch of games, Nisre Zouzoua has already...
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Mpoyo, Tigers set on keeping BAL trophy in Rwanda
THE last time Axel Mpoyo stepped onto the floor at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, he delivered one of the defining performances of Season...
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The evolution of floor general Dundão
OVER the past two years, you cannot speak about Angolan basketball without mentioning Childe Dundão. During this period, he has become a key figure in...
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Can Senegal emerge from the shadows in Puerto Rico?
SENEGAL women’s national basketball team – commonly known as the Lionesses – have qualified for eight FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup tournaments. Ahead of their...
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Can Bright Starlets defy the odds at the World Cup qualifiers?
SOUTH Sudan’s Bright Starlets have been a surprise in African basketball. The East African nation got a wildcard entry to AfroBasket 2025, marking their debut...
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A look at Group D of the FIBA World Cup Africa Qualifiers
THE FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa Qualifiers are set resume with Group D action taking place in Cairo, Egypt and the Pharaohs will welcome 2025...
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A dissection of World Cup African Qualifiers Group B
GROUP B of the Basketball World Cup Africa Qualifiers will tip off in Dakar, Senegal, with the host nation welcoming Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo and...
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Preview of Group A of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers Africa
GROUP A of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifier sees strong nations Cameroon, Cape Verde and South Sudan and minnows Libya, trying to make headway...
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A review of Group C of the 2027 World Cup Africa Qualifiers
THE opening round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa Qualifiers begins Thursday in Rades, Tunisia, where the host nation will join Nigeria, Rwanda,...
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