The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that the league is unveiling six newly refurbished basketball courts in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal in support of NBA Africa’s commitment to build or renovate 1,000 courts across the continent over the next decade. Collectively, the courts are expected to reach thousands of youth and community members annually. The first two courts were unveiled Sept.
30 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, in collaboration with Senegalese national oil and gas company Société des Pétroles du Senegal (PETROSEN), and Oct. 3 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, in collaboration with Wave Côte d’Ivoire. Additional courts will be unveiled through December in Dakar, Senegal, in collaboration with Ville de Dakar; in Joal, Senegal in collaboration with Woodside Energy; and in Guédiawaye, Senegal, and Owerri, Nigeria, in collaboration with Qatar Foundation.
Each court features upgraded playing surfaces, spectator seating and new basketball stanchions, with select sites also featuring modernized changing rooms, sanitation facilities, and lighting. Also Read: NBA Africa And Future Concerns Announce Multiyear Collaboration To Launch NBA REC In Nigeria “These newly refurbished courts reflect our commitment to investing in communities and making the game more accessible to young people across Africa,” said BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall.
“Together with our partners, we are creating spaces where the next generation of African basketball players, fans, and changemakers can grow, connect and thrive.” The indoor court in Saint-Louis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was unveiled at Université Gaston Berger (UGB), one of Senegal’s leading academic institutions, and will provide UGB students and the broader Saint-Louis community with a modern space for basketball and community programming.
At Groupe Scolaire Lac in Koumassi, the renovated court is expected to serve nearly 3,000 players every week, including 2,500 students, and host a basketball development program for 300 girls ages 18 and under from