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08/09/2024

Why do I feel like the two semi-finals were too much of an epic!!! 🏀🔥

I just hope we're not being set up for a boring one-sided Finals.🤔

08/04/2024

By: Richard L. Smith A Newark native showcased an incredible display of talent, leading world No. 12 Nigeria to a memorable victory over Australia in women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics today.

08/04/2024

The 🇺🇸 for the Olympics lost to the WNBA All-Stars in 2021 with Arike Ogunbowale as the MVP and also in 2024, again, with Arike Ogunbowale as the MVP

08/04/2024

The USA female basketball team matched against the Nigerian D'Tigress 🇳🇬 in the quarter-finals of the Olympics Women's Basketball Championship

08/04/2024

08/04/2024

Big Congratulations to the Nigerian U18 basketball team as they secured a spot in the Final Round of the biennial FIBA U18 African Championships scheduled for South Africa in late August.We are so proud of one of our own,the MVP of the just concluded 2024 Dreams Basketball Tournament in Ibadan and also the team captain of the Nigerian U18 basketball team @ Azeez Sulaimon Olaitan for his outstanding performances 🏀

08/04/2024

First ever African team (Men or Women) to ever play in Quarter-Finals:

It's Nigeria! 🇳🇬

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07/29/2024

Biggest upset of the Olympics so far? 🤯

Nigeria 🇳🇬 take down Australia 🇦🇺 for a massive debut!

07/27/2024

07/19/2024

Masai Ujiri talks ‘big plans’ for Africa’s sports economy

The President of Toronto Raptors Masai Ujiri, has reiterated the financial benefits of investing in sports in Africa.

Ujiri who is also the co- founder of Giants of Africa describe financial benefits of investing in sports in Africa potential as “a lucrative venture.”

Ujiri, says Africa continues to produce some of the biggest talents for the NBA, from former Raptors and Nigerian star Hakeem Olajuwon to Philadelphia 76ers and Cameroon center Joel Embiid, and many more in between.

And as the game becomes more popular globally than ever, Ujiri sees potential for a bigger play; using basketball to accelerate economic development on the continent.

“Maybe the best thing I ever discovered that helped me in my career was the confidence in the continent and the confidence in the talent in the continent,” he said in the latest episode of Power Players.

“And if we grow the game, the spotlight will start to come to this continent.”

Ujiri’s main tool is the Giants of Africa, which he created in 2003 as a series of camps for boys and girls in various African countries.

The initiative has since evolved into a platform for community education, and organization, as well as development.

In 2023, Ujiri presided over the 20th anniversary of the Giants of Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, convening teams from across the continent for a week-long festival.

Also present for most of the festivities was President Paul Kagame.

INFRASTRUCTURE AT HEART

Infrastructure is critical to Ujiri’s vision. Just as he oversaw the construction of a state-of-the-art practice facility in suburban Toronto for the Raptors, Ujiri is building neighborhood basketball courts across Africa, including Rwanda and Nigeria.

Through a separate company, he’s also a partner in the upcoming Kigali-based Zaria Courts, a series of real estate developments to sit alongside sports facilities like BK Arena.

The NBA has benefited tremendously from its global expansion, most notably through top-tier players. For the past six seasons, the league’s most valuable player has been foreign-born, including two with African roots (Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo).

In his day job at the Raptors, Ujiri leans into the team’s stature as the only international NBA franchise. In the past few years, its roster has featured African players including Pascal Siakam and Precious Achiuwa, both of whom Ujiri met through youth camps in Africa.

Using basketball as a tool for development has led Ujiri to advocate at the highest levels, building friendships with global figures like former US President Barack Obama, among others.

Ujiri says he sees those relationships as part of a broader network that includes players, campers, and local leaders—access that comes with a mandate.

“God has blessed me with this—to be from this continent, to have this opportunity to know all these world leaders, all these people, to have incredible friends, whether it’s in communities or anywhere,” Ujiri says.

“Somehow I have to bring people together.”

07/18/2024

WELCOME ON BOARD!
MAKING TEAM NIGERIA🇳🇬 Chicago Sky forward Michaela Onyenwere is heading to as part of the women's basketball roster.

“It is such an honour to represent Nigeria. I am just so proud to be Nigerian, and I never let anyone forget it," she said in another show on YouTube, 'On Her Mark'. "I make sure I let people know I am Nigerian because it is a big part of who I am, and the Nigerian community has completely embraced me.

"From Draft Night, I was getting messages from young Nigerian kids who are in Nigeria, saying you are an inspiration. You don't really think those things until you see those messages. Like, I am influencing people in a different continent. They've supported me from day one and I am grateful and appreciative of the support I have received from the Nigerian community."

07/08/2024

After standing out at the 2024 Basketball Africa League season with Nigeria’s Rivers Hoopers, forward Devine Eke has joined the Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Summer League 👏

Eke is the cousin of the WNBA’s Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike.

06/27/2024

Adem Bona from Nigeria 🇳🇬 is selected 41st overall by the in the 2024 .

06/20/2024

Season 7 of the Aminu Good Work Foundation Elite Camp kicks off today

06/18/2024

The Boston Celtics are the 2023-24 NBA Champions! 🏆☘️

06/02/2024

What tyme is it! Showtyme

06/02/2024

Y’all already know what time it is!

06/02/2024

It’s Showtyme

06/01/2024

We present to you the 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Champions

06/01/2024

05/31/2024

🥉 Third place secured for the Rivers Hoopers! 🇳🇬
Join us in congratulating the Kings Men on a fantastic BAL journey!

05/31/2024

The 2024 BAL Coach of the Year award goes to the Rivers Hoopers mentor, Ogoh Odaudu 🇳🇬

Following an impressive showing at the Sahara Conference, the Rivers coach guided his side to a third-place finish. 🥉

05/30/2024

05/25/2024

Hoping to see Temi Fagbenle bumped into starting role soon...She's clearly more athletic and experienced and gels well with Caitlin Clark...Her outstanding performance off the bench with a game-high 18 PTS & 6 REB proved just that.

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