Sixteen players from six countries who have participated over the first three seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) are featured on national team rosters for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia from Friday, Aug. 25 – Sunday, Sept. 10. Six of the 32 participating teams, including all five national teams from Africa - Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Cape Verde and South Sudan - feature at least one player with BAL experience.
Eleven of the 16 players with BAL experience on national team rosters participated in the 2023 BAL season that concluded in May. Four of the record-tying five African countries in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 have had their domestic league’s national champion participate over the first three seasons of the BAL (Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt and South Sudan).
New this year, the NBA App and NBA.com will carry FIBA’s digital platform, “Courtside 1891,” allowing fans in 20 countries and territories, including Angola, Cape Verde and Cote D’Ivoire, to purchase the FIBA World Cup Pass and watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. Beginning with the opening games on Aug. 25 and continuing through the Final on Sept. 10, Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass will offer fans access to live and on-demand games, extended highlights and top plays. Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass is available for purchase at (https://apo-opa.info/452mF3W), and the complete game schedule is available at (https://apo-opa.info/47rEN9e). For the complete FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 broadcast information, visit (https://apo-opa.info/45NE9kN).
Additional BAL, NBA Academy Africa and Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa stats and storylines for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 include:
A total of 80 national teams across four regions - Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia (which includes Oceania) - competed in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
The following is a complete list of the 16 players with BAL experience on FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 rosters*:
National Team | Name | BAL Experience |
Angola | Gerson Domingos | 2021-2023 (Petro de Luanda) |
Angola | Childe Dundao | 2021-2023 (Petro de Luanda) |
Angola | Gerson Lukeny Goncalves | 2021-2023 (Petro de Luanda) |
Angola | Leonel Paulo | 2021-2022 (Petro de Luanda) |
Cape Verde | Joel Almeida | 2022 (Forces Armées et Police Basketball) |
Cape Verde | Anderson Correira | 2022 (Petro de Luanda) |
Cote d’Ivoire | Souleyman Diabate | 2021 (Zamalek), 2022 (US Monastir), 2023 (Petro de Luanda) |
Cote d’Ivoire | Mike Fofana | 2023 (Abidjan Basket Club) |
Egypt | Amr Sherif El Gendy | 2023 (Al Ahly) |
Egypt | Omar Hesham Hussein | 2023 (Zamalek) |
Egypt | Anas Osama Mahmoud | 2021-2022 (Zamalek) |
Egypt | Omar Tarek Oraby | 2023 (Al Ahly) |
Egypt | Ehab Amin | 2023 (Al Ahly) |
Egypt | Amr Ibrahim Zahran | 2023 (Al Ahly) |
Lebanon | Wael Arakji | 2021 (US Monastir) |
South Sudan | Khaman Maluach | 2022 (Cobra Sport via BAL Elevate) and 2023 (AS Douanes via BAL Elevate) |
South Sudan | Anunwa “Nuni” Omot | 2023 (Al Ahly) |
*As of August 24, 2023 (all rosters subject to change)
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Contact:
Edwin Eselem
Basketball Africa League
+221 786 154 287
eeselem@thebal.com
About the BAL:
The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA, is a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa that completed its third season in May 2023. Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, the BAL builds on the foundation of club competitions FIBA Africa has organized across the continent and marks the NBA’s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America. Fans can follow the BAL (@theBAL) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube and register their interest in receiving more information at BAL.NBA.com.
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