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Manyehlisa Lehohla • August 3, 2025

Can Thienou’s transformative journey bring glory to Mali?

MALI has a rich history in African basketball, especially at the youth level. The exceptionally gifted players produced by Mali’s talent conveyor belt have gone...

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Sindiswa Mabunda • August 2, 2025

Mali, South Sudan renew ties with spot in final at stake

ONE is a continental powerhouse with a history of going deep into tournaments. The other is the breakout story of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket, a...

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Manyehlisa Lehohla • August 2, 2025

African giants Nigeria and Senegal set for epic battle

THE Women’s AfroBasket semi-final battle on Saturday at the Palais de Sports de Treichville pits together two of the greatest to have bounced a basketball...

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Manyehlisa Lehohla • July 31, 2025

Team South Africa ready to show out at Giants Of Africa

SOUTH Africa is among the giants in Rwanda. A team of 16 youngsters (boys and girls) is in the Land of a Thousand Hills for...

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Manyehlisa Lehohla • July 31, 2025

Akello and Uganda to leave it all on the floor at the AfroBasket

TWO years ago in Rwanda, Uganda’s rising Gazelles stunned the basketball world with a historic, unforgettable, and hard-fought victory over the fierce and highly regarded...

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Manyehlisa Lehohla • July 26, 2025

The old guard, a rising force and a darkhorse at play in Group C

SENEGAL last sat on the throne as queens of African basketball in 2015. Fast forward to 2025, can they reclaim the crown? In Group C...

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Sindiswa Mabunda • July 25, 2025

Group B has a mix of the strong, the tested and fresh to the scene

GROUP B of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket features an outright strong Mali team, a competitive Cameroon and new kids on the block South Sudan. In...

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Sindiswa Mabunda • July 25, 2025

Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and Angola have a lot to answer

AFRICA’S premier Women’s national team tournament, the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket, tips off on Saturday in Cote d’Ivoire (26 July – 3 August). Ahead of the...

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Manyehlisa Lehohla • July 18, 2025

Craig putting in the work ahead of the big jump to Germany

DAVID Craig has enjoyed his time in South Africa, and being temporarily out of the bright lights of competitive basketball, but he has not rested...

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