The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have announced to dunk off the first professional Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2020.
BAL will feature 12 club teams from across Africa and will launch next
Former US president Barack Obama, USA an avid basketball fan has threw weight behind the league.
Qualification process
The NBA and FIBA said they plan to conduct qualification tournaments later this year to identify the 12 teams that would represent several African countries, including Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia.
No more than two teams from the same country will play in the league.
More than 80 current and former players from Africa or with direct family ties to the continent, including Hall of Famers Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) and Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of Congo), have competed in the NBA.
Reported by AP and Reuters
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