17th Basketball Without Borders Africa Camp Will Bring Together Top 60 Boys and Girls Ages 17 and Under from 29 African Countries
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 19, 2019/ -- The National Basketball Association (NBA) (www.NBA.com), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation today announced the top 60 boys and girls ages 17 and under from 29 African countries who will participate in the 17th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa when the camp returns to Senegal from Sunday, July 28 – Wednesday, July 31.
BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, will be held at The NBA Academy Africa in Saly (https://on.nba.com/2JpIsvf) on July 28 and at Dakar Arena from July 29-31, with NIKE serving as the official partner.
The campers will be coached by former and current NBA players, including two-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), two-time NBA Champion Chris Bosh (U.S.), 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon (Indiana Pacers; U.S.), two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng (most recently with the Minnesota Timberwolves; South Sudan), Ed Davis (most recently with the Brooklyn Nets; U.S.), Gorgui Dieng (Timberwolves; Senegal; BWB Africa 2009), Luc Mbah a Moute (most recently with the LA Clippers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2003), Tacko Fall (Boston Celtics; Senegal), Makhtar Ndiaye (former NBA player; Senegal), Boniface Ndong (former NBA player; Senegal) and NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Joining the NBA players will be 2003 WNBA Champion and NBA Academy Africa Associate Technical Director, Astou Ndiaye (Senegal); Mozambique basketball legend and former WNBA player, Clarisse Machanguana (Mozambique); former NBA player and Philadelphia 76ers General Manager, Elton Brand (U.S.); former NBA player and Capital City Go-Go General Manager, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (UK/Ghana); and former NBA player and 76ers Technical Scout, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (Cameroon).
NBA head coaches Kenny Atkinson (Nets), Doc Rivers (Clippers) and David Fizdale (New York Knicks), and current NBA assistant coaches DeSagana Diop (Utah Jazz; Senegal), B.J. Johnson (Houston Rockets), Vince Legarza (Jazz), Patrick Mutombo (Toronto Raptors) and Miles Simon (LA Lakers), will also serve as BWB Africa 2019 coaches. Raptors President Masai Ujiri (Nigeria) and World Association of Basketball Coaches President and FIBA Technical Commission Chair Patrick Hunt (Australia) will be the camp directors. A number of NBA front office personnel will also participate.
Players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games, and daily life skills seminars focusing on health, leadership and communication. One boy and one girl will be named BWB Africa Camp Most Valuable Players at the conclusion of the camp.
NIKE, a global partner of BWB since 2002, will outfit the campers and coaches with NIKE apparel and footwear.
Through NBA Cares and the Jr. NBA, BWB Africa community outreach efforts in Senegal will use the power of sport to promote cultural understanding while teaching the importance of a healthy, active lifestyle and values of the game like teamwork, integrity and respect. In partnership with BWB Africa’s longstanding partner Hoops 4 Hope, campers, players, and coaches will take part in two interactive life skills seminars designed to teach leadership and communication skills and share information about HIV/AIDS prevention.
Highlighting the week’s community efforts, the NBA and SEED Project will host a dedication ceremony for two newly refurbished courts in the Ndiareme Limamoulaye district of Guediawaye in Dakar on Monday, July 29, as well as basketball clinics for local boys and girls. In addition, a group will visit the S.O.S. Children’s Villages in Dakar to tour the facilities and participate in a variety of activities with children and families living there.
The NBA and FIBA have staged 59 BWB camps in 38 cities in 30 countries on six continents. BWB has hosted more than 3,500 participants from 129 countries and territories. More than 290 current and former NBA and WNBA players have joined more than 240 NBA team personnel from all 30 NBA teams, with 68 former BWB campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents.
The following is a complete list of players participating in the 17th BWB Africa Camp:
GIRLS ROSTER:
Last Name
First Name
Country
Goncalves
Tcheuzia
Angola
Delgado
Paula
Cape Verde
Essome Amana
Karel Vanessa
Cameroon
Lukusa Enkawa
Mabelle
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nasr
Zeina
Egypt
Edan Aworet
Ilris
Gabon
Touré
Khadija
Ivory Coast
Desiree Konan
Affoue Emmanuella
Ivory Coast
Matshine
Doris
Mozambique
Tamele
Tania
Mozambique
Fredricks
Victory
Nigeria
Funke Zaccheaus
Oluwatunmise
Nigeria
Oladipupo
Opeyemi Balkis
Nigeria
Sifa
Ineza
Rwanda
Tal
Aminata
Senegal
Dieng
Fatou
Senegal
Diop
Mareme
Senegal
Diatta
Bineta
Senegal
Apoudjak
Yasmine
Togo
Aharh
Nougan Reana
Togo
BOYS ROSTER:
Last Name
First Name
Country
Anis
Ghouar Mohamed
Algeria
Seibou Aborney-Calavi
Arzika Meyaki
Benin
Zoungrana
Ezzedine Steve Makieti
Burkina Faso
Simo
Ngoufanke Anthony
Cameroon
Herve Junior
Dzukam Kenmou
Cameroon
Ngopot
Jerry Dieu Beni
Central African Republic
Outmane
Oumar Abakar
Chad
Numbi
Mike Matunga
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ngalamulume
Jonathan Kalonji
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abdelaty Abdalatib
Mohab Yasser
Egypt
Ehab
Yehya
Egypt
Abdalaty Abdallatif
Mohab Yasser
Egypt
Ndoh Mapangou
Andy Paul Darel
Gabon
Adamu
Muazibini Jabal
Ghana
Sylla
Thierno Mamoudou
Guinea
Doua
Christ
Ivory Coast
Okeyo
Ricky Omondi
Kenya
Heritiana
Safidy
Madagascar
Diop
Mamoudou
Mali
Hamza
Ghoulial
Morocco
Magagule
Mucombo Samuel
Mozambique
Ojianwuna
Joshua
Nigeria
Ariybi
Oluwatobi Samuel
Nigeria
Abodunrin
Olusola John
Nigeria
Okpene
Emmanuel Eneji
Nigeria
Shabakuru
David
Rwanda
Faye
Babacar
Senegal
Dieng
Khadim
Senegal
Mboup
Moustapha
Senegal
Sow
Cheick
Senegal
Lombie
Henry Tilima James
Sierra Leone
Ozabor
Joshua Eromosele
South Africa
Oelofse
Jan-Cloete
South Africa
Deng
Deng Dhieu Kuac
South Sudan
Jok
Alier Kuol Alier
South Sudan
Dielic
Marial Mayom Malek
South Sudan
Maiga
Daudi Zabion
Tanzania
Ben Zakour
Ahmed Rayen
Tunisia
Medini
Mohamed Youssef
Tunisia
Gumbo
Nyasha Joseph
Zimbabwe
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).
Media Contact:
Pawel Weszka
NBA Africa
+27 10 007 2666
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