NBA to launch an African basketball league and Morocco is part of it

The National Basketball Association (NBA), a men's professional basketball league in North America, has announced that it is launching a basketball league in Africa in 2020, reports CNN.

Collaborating with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), NBA’s new African basketball league will include 12 teams from the continent, including Morocco, Tunisia, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa.

In a statement made public by the same source, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said that «the Basketball Africa League is an important next step in our continued development of the game of basketball in Africa».

This announcement was welcomed by former US President Barack Obama who tweeted : «I’ve always loved basketball because it’s about building a team that’s equal to more than the sum of its parts. Glad to see this expansion into Africa because for a rising continent, this can be about a lot more than what happens on the court».

I’ve always loved basketball because it’s about building a team that’s equal to more than the sum of its parts. Glad to see this expansion into Africa because for a rising continent, this can be about a lot more than what happens on the court. https://t.co/lghcLaUN9a

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) 16 février 2019