NBA Africa: Where every shot counts

Mamadou Lamine Diop of Senegal’s AS Douanes attempts to score against GS Petroliers of Algeria during the second Basketball Africa League (BAL) match on May 17, 2021.

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On a late May evening of 2021, inside Kigali’s BK Arena, French President Emmanuel Marcon and Rwandan’s Paul Kagame witnessed a historic event.

Egypt’s Zamalek SC triumphantly hoisted their newly acquired golden trophy, having been crowned the champions of the first-ever Basketball Africa League (BAL) after defeating Tunisian rivals US Monastir 76-63.