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NBA expands Juniors’ Basketball Programme

To further boost the spread of basketball in Africa, National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a , multiyear partnership with the OCP Group (OCP), a world-leader in the phosphate industry.

Under the arrangement, new basketball courts will be built in Khouribga and Benguerir, Morocco and in the Rwandan capital of Kigali with the aim of using the transformative power of basketball to empower Moroccan and Rwandan youth and their communities.

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The announcement was made during the opening ceremony on the newly built basketball court at Ennahda in Khouribga, Morocco in the presence of OCP Chairman and CEO, Mostafa Terrab; NBA Africa Managing Director and Basketball Africa League President, Amadou Gallo Fall and 10-time NBA All-Star, Ray Allen.

The Jr. NBA Benguerir League was launched at Salle Omnisport in Benguerir on September 10, and the Jr. NBA Kigali League will tip-off at Integrated Polytechnic Regional Center in Kigali, Rwanda on Sep. 21.

“The partnership with the NBA is part of the Act4Community initiative, carried out by OCP volunteers, with one of its major objectives being development through sport,” said Terrab.

“The young people here are full of talent and energy and the goal of this project is to provide them with a framework where they can develop their potential through a spirit of sports excellence and coaching focused on leadership and personal development.  We are very happy to be launching this great project with the NBA in Khouribga and Benguerir”.

“We are thrilled to partner with OCP Group to expand our Jr. NBA programming in Morocco and Rwanda,” said Fall.  “As we continue to push the boundaries of accessibility to our game, this authentic partnership will contribute tremendously to inspire more boys and girls to play the game of basketball and grow with its core values while also empowering coaches and program administrators as role models for the youth in their communities.”

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The Jr. NBA programmes in both countries will feature 30 boys and 30 girls school teams competing for their respective leagues’ championship.  Each school team will represent one of the 30 NBA teams in each league and will receive corresponding NBA team-branded jerseys for their games.

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