KIGALI, Rwanda — Petro de Luanda has competed in the Basketball Africa League since its start in 2021. The Angolan basketball team has played in every BAL Finals, never leaving with the title, until now. Petro de Luanda defeated Libya’s…
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From drums to dancing, BAL fans bring passion to finals
KIGALI, Rwanda — All throughout the championship game of the Basketball Africa League, fans banged on drums while others danced and chanted along — bringing the BK Arena to life. Step into the atmosphere of the crowd, that combined African…
Five things to know about the Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League started in 2021 and has become the premier continental basketball league in Africa. From how to qualify for the finals to a women’s program to promote female success in the sports industry, here are five things…
Basketball in Africa
For “NBA Africa,” ten student reporters from The Shirley Povich Center for Sport Journalism are reporting from Africa on efforts of the National Basketball Association to grow interest in the league and to develop talent across the world’s second largest and second most populous continent.
Five Things to Know About Sports in Rwanda
The healing powers of soccer and the Road Cycling World Championships in 2025. Here are Five Things to know about Sports in Rwanda.
Five Things to Know About Kigali
Motorbikes everywhere – and at every intersection a traffic-light countdown. Here are Five Things for newcomers to know about coming to Kigali.
Baltimore to Angola: Nick Faust’s Basketball Journey
KIGALI, Rwanda –Nick Faust was a high school basketball star in Baltimore 13 years ago. On Saturday, he scored a team-leading 24 points in a championship game over 7,000 miles from his hometown Baltimore neighborhood. Faust led the pro team…
For elite youth basketball players, leaving Africa isn’t the only option anymore
KIGALI, Rwanda – Not many years ago, elite youth basketball players across Africa left their homes and moved to the United States. If they hoped to get the best coaching and training as high school prospects, moving was the only…
Mahomes, Chiefs outlast 49ers to claim back-to-back Super Bowls
Four times during regulation play, the Kansas City Chiefs had worked their way inside the 49ers’ 20-yard line but on those drives had scored just nine points.
Youth Tackle Football: Balancing risks and rewards depends on race and place
Youth participation in tackle football has been declining for years as medical studies have linked the sport with brain injury and long-term behavioral issues. But not all parents balance risks versus rewards the same way.