Basketball Africa League aims to expand footprint and player development [Video]

The Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) progress can be described as a success given its evolution over the years. The BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall lauded the progress of basketball in Africa as inspirational, especially to the upcoming youthful players who want to join the league.  

“I think it’s something that’s been thought about for a long time and is the culmination of many decades of work on the continent. Partnerships between the NBA and FIBA ultimately culminated in the creation of the Basketball Africa League,” Amadou told Africanews. He added, “We’ve done a lot of work together focusing on grassroots efforts to raise the profile of basketball on the continent.”  

BAL has put up several programs over the years that led to the creation of the League. “The success we’ve achieved in such a short period comes from the extensive groundwork we’ve laid and also from relying on the NBA’s …