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  Weekly Wrap-Up | 2 October 2026 02.10.2026 5хв

  The NBA closes its only elite academy in Africa, a player eligibility dispute shakes Rwanda’s women’s game, and Cameroon’s champions discover that winning the league and affording the Road to BAL are two very different things.Here are three African basketball stories you need to know before the weekend.Sources:NBA closes sole training academy in Africa in blow to young players — Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/sports/nba-closes-sole-training-academy-africa-blow-young-players-2026-10-01/The Hoops withdraw from Rwanda Cup after dispute over Feza Ebengo’s eligibility — Umunotahttps://umunota.com/en/the-hoops-withdraw-from-rwanda-cup-after-dispute-over-feza-ebengos-eligibility/APR W BBC win 2026 Rwanda Cup — Umunotahttps://umunota.com/en/apr-w-bbc-win-2026-rwanda-cup/Basketball: Uwitonze Justin yiyambajwe n’ikipe yo muri Ghana mu rugendo rujya muri BAL 2027 — Umunotahttps://umunota.com/basketball-uwitonze-justin-yiyambajwe-nikipe-yo-muri-ghana-mu-rugendo-rujya-muri-bal-2027/Road to BAL 2027: FAP représentera le 237 — Cameroon Tribunehttps://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/article.html/81125/fr.html/road-bal-2027-fap-representera-le
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  Build a Basketball Federation in 8 Minutes 01.10.2026 7хв

  For this week’s Basketball Economics, I’m building a fictional African basketball federation from scratch. Staff, national teams, grassroots, TV rights and more. How much is this actually going to cost us?Femi from Finance is already concerned.
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  The Great South African Basketball Bake Off 30.09.2026 6хв

  South Africa can do sport. So why hasn’t that success translated to basketball?I look at decades without an AfroBasket medal, the NBA and BAL’s investment in South Africa, the problems facing the domestic game, and the governance failures that have left the country rebuilding its basketball system.South Africans, I know you’ve got something to say about this one, so join the conversation.
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  Is Africa Missing the Women’s Basketball Boom? 29.09.2026 5хв

  Women’s basketball is booming globally, but how much of that growth is reaching Africa?I look at the money, visibility and investment flowing into the women’s game, what professional basketball actually looks like for women across different African countries, and whether the WBLA can grow alongside the global boom.What do you think: is African women’s basketball keeping pace, or are we being left behind? Let me know in the comments.
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  Three to Know | 28 September 2026 28.09.2026 4хв

  Nairobi City Thunder give us another reason to keep an eye on Kenya, I check in on some of the standout performances from African internationals playing abroad, and RSSB Tigers wrap up their Intercontinental Cup campaign in Beijing.
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  Weekly Wrap-Up | 26 September 2026 25.09.2026 5хв

  This week on the Afro Playbook Daily:RSSB Tigers: A 19-point comeback sends the BAL champions into the Intercontinental Cup semi-finals.Rivers Hoopers: Nigerian champions again and heading back to the BAL.Kenya x NBA: President William Ruto meets NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum as basketball development and BAL franchises enter the conversation.This is Basket: European basketball is now streaming free to fans across Africa and Asia.Four stories. One quick catch-up before the weekend.
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  The Real Cost of Road to BAL 24.09.2026 8хв

  What does it actually cost to chase a place in the BAL?I created a completely fictional Madagascan champion, the Island Boys, and sent them through the Road to BAL to find out just how expensive that journey could become.
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  Can RSSB Tigers Bounce Back? 23.09.2026 4хв

  Africa's BAL champions have started their Intercontinental Cup campaign with a 107–89 loss to Rytas Vilnius, but the final score doesn't tell the whole story.I break down where the game changed, what impressed me about RSSB Tigers and what needs to improve before they face the Shanghai Sharks today.Can the Tigers respond?
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  The Future of Road to BAL 22.09.2026 5хв

  The BAL says Road to BAL will survive the move towards permanent franchises. But what will qualification actually look like when some teams are guaranteed a place every year?OG looks at what we know, what we don’t, and why the answer could reshape African club basketball.
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  Mali Will Win Women’s AfroBasket 2027 21.09.2026 5хв

  You heard it here first...Mali will win Women’s AfroBasket 2027, and here is why.
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  Welcome to The Afro Playbook Daily 20.09.2026

  I’m OG, and welcome to The Afro Playbook Daily. If you love African basketball or want to discover it, this is your new weekday home. Five minutes of African basketball, five days a week.