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Cameroon have the right tools to qualify for World Cup
In recent years, Cameroon has developed and trained some of Africa’s top basketball talent, producing players such as Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam, Yves Missi, and Ulrich Chomche, who have made significant strides, including reaching the NBA. Cameroon’s challenge is to prove that their basketball talent pool can lead the country to sustained success.
Is Mali’s new crop ready for the next step?
IN recent years, Mali has developed an impressive basketball program that stands out in Africa. The country has consistently produced teams capable of competing at high levels on the continental stage, with a strong focus on nurturing young talent and ensuring continuity within the senior program.
Senegal, South Sudan eye Olympic qualification
THE road to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics begins in Guadalajara, Mexico, for Senegal and South Sudan, who will compete in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2026 from 17–23 August.
Ditsheko back home to share his hoops knowledge
KHAMAN Maluach, Ulrich Chomche, Thierry Serge Darlan and Rueben Chinyelu are names synonymous with the once-famed NBA Academy in Saly, Senegal. Those players, moulded and shaped by the academy, went on to carve out names for themselves on various courts in the United States on platforms such as the NBA, the G League and the college circuit.
Mothiba reflects on the careers of legends Slimane and Morais
AFRICAN basketball had recently said goodbye to two of its most enduring legends. Radhouane Slimane, the Tunisian forward who captained US Monastir to the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL) championship and won three AfroBasket gold medals, announced his retirement in July 2026 at the age of 45.
Kamoras: A celebration of a generational talent
MY introduction to African basketball came much later than my introduction to the global game. Like many people discovering the sport, I knew the NBA, EuroLeague storylines and many of basketball’s biggest stars before I began reporting across the continent.
Sekka set the bar high in African hoops
NOT many athletes’ careers span two decades or even close in on a third (decade), and fewer are laden with success during that time. So when the name Radhouane Slimane or Sekka is mentioned in conversations by African basketball aficionados, you have to take notice, as it’s a name that illuminates success.
Swanepoel banks on basketball to open new doors
FROM the moment Marloe Swanepoel picked up a basketball in 2020, it was love at first bounce, and when he started high school, he was already clear in his mind that whichever school he went to, it had to have his newfound love.
Kra reflects on marathon season with the Kings
JCA Kings are living up to the latter part of their name after yet another dominant season. The Kings retained two of their domestic crowns this season and added another (the Super Cup), reaffirming their basketball dominance in Côte d’Ivoire for another year.
Craig ready to spread his wings with Black Dragons
AFTER two seasons in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and a stint in Germany, Johannesburg centre David Craig has landed with the Vanta Black Dragons. The Big Tip Off takes a closer look at his journey and the expectations surrounding the 7-foot-3 South African ahead of the Asian Tournament.
Can Africa’s team’s rise in Czechia
In a couple of days, the African nations of Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire will head to Brno, Czechia, for the FIBA U17 Women’s Basketball World Cup (July 11–19). While Egypt are familiar with the tournament and will look to make inroads, Côte d’Ivoire are making a first appearance and will arrive in Eastern Europe as an unknown quantity.
Masiyano: A rising star in Malawi’s basketball scene
VINCENT Masiyano has been a burgeoning talent in his country’s basketball scene, and when you follow his progress, he looks to be on a path to fulfilling the promise of his abilities.
Can Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon show out on world stage
THE FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup are fast approaching, with two African nations preparing to take on the world’s best young talent. Taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye (June 27–July 5), the tournament will allow Africa’s rising stars to test themselves against some of basketball’s most established nations.
ZBF Finals: A weekend of destiny waits
The wait is almost over. This weekend, the heartbeat of Zambian basketball will echo through the Castle Lite Arena in Lusaka as the country’s finest teams collide in the Zambia Basketball Federation (ZBF) National Championship Finals.
RSSB’s BAL title win masks Rwanda’s basketball reality
THE BAL celebration confetti that poured as the Rwandan club RSSB Tigers hoisted the trophy on Sunday has cleared. Fans will be back to their daily routines after the crazy Sunday night celebration. And the ending of this BAL 2026 season is the resumption of the next.
RSSB overcome adversity to be crowned BAL champs
The 2026 Basketball Africa League season ended the only way it could, with a moment no one fully saw coming when the season tipped off at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa: The RSSB Tigers of Rwanda are BAL champions.
Meet our All BAL team
THE 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season is now in its final stage, with the semifinals concluded and attention shifting to Sunday’s final and third-place game.
Our top defensive players for BAL Season Six
WHEN Aliou Diarra patrolled the paint last season, the question of defensive supremacy in the Basketball Africa League felt almost predetermined. His absence in 2026 has opened up the race for a new name to claim the Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year trophy.
