Olowokandi, Mutombo storms Africa Other players lined up for the trip include Cleveland Cavaliers team-mates Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (Cameroon) and DeSagana Diop (Senegal), San Antonio Spurs In addition, NBA coaching and team personnel from 10 different NBA teams including Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars, Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Alex English and Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Donnie Nelson will coach at the camp. The camp’s directors Nigeriasports.com gathered include Dallas Mavericks Director of Scouting Amadou Fall, a native of Senegal, and Sam Vincent, head coach of the Nigeria national team, who headed last year’s edition.
The camp is being sponsored by NBA, FIBA and Basketball South Africa; it is aimed at bringing African youth players’ together through basketball Instruction, Community Outreach and NBA Legacy Project in South Africa. The programmes would feature extensive community outreach and incorporates educational seminars addressing important social issues such as HIV/AIDS prevention and education for the young players from more than 20 African countries including Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Lesotho, Mozambique, Senegal and Nigeria.
The players were selected for their basketball skills, leadership abilities and dedication to the sport of basketball by FIBA, in conjunction with Participating basketball federations. The NBA and FIBA will donate products, such as basketballs, rims and nets to local basketball federations. “We are very grateful to the individuals and entities such as BSA, South African Airways, NOCSA and all the sponsors who have met the challenge to realize this camp once again with Basketball without Borders Africa,” said FIBA International Relations and Development Manager Anicet Lavodrama.
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