NBA legends and stars gather at the Africa All-Star Soirée to celebrate African basketball growth and the BAL’s new franchising model.

African basketball organizations are actively seeking financial backers in preparation for a franchise bidding process in the Basketball Africa League, Semafor has learned. The NBA-owned league aims ...

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) says its Future Pros programme is helping grow African basketball by training young professionals, not just players, in countries including South Africa.

Ask anyone what defines a great basketball player, and the answer is almost always height. In a sport built on size and reach, it’s usually the towering figures who dominate the headlines. Yet at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. From August 12th to 24th, 2025, the eyes of the basketball world will turn ...

Boston Celtics assistant coach Sam Cassell told ESPN that African basketball has developed to the point where players from the continent no longer have to mirror his former Houston Rockets teammate, ...

Mali's Maimouna Haidara, left, tries to go around Serbia's Jovana Nogic during their game at the women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) ...

Defending Women basketball champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have sent an early warning to the rest of the teams after a dominant display against Rwanda in their first game of the 2025 FIBA Women ...

Year 2026 presents an array of exciting basketball events on the continent, with Basketball Africa League (BAL) expected to live up to the billing once again. Weekend Sport presents a preview of some ...