82 top prospects from across the continent announced for 19th BWB Africa Camp

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced 82 of the top high-school-age prospects from across Africa who will participate in the 19th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa, which will be held from July 28 to 31 at the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ) in South Africa.

BWB Africa 2023 will bring together 82 boys and girls from more than 25 African countries to learn directly from current and former NBA, WNBA and international players, legends and coaches and compete alongside their peers from across the continent. The campers will be coached by two-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat; U.S.), 2022 NBA champion Jonathan Kuminga (Golden State Warriors; Democratic Republic of the Congo), 2022 NBA All-Star Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers; U.S.) and Jalen Suggs (Orlando Magic; U.S.).

Five current and former NBA head coaches will also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches: Cavaliers head coach J.B. Bickerstaff; two-time NBA Coach of the Year, Nigeria Men’s National Team head coach and Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown; 2018 NBA Coach of the Year Dwane Casey (most recently with the Detroit Pistons); Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham; and veteran NBA coach Dave Joerger (most recently with the Philadelphia 76ers).

Several former NBA and WNBA players will also serve as BWB Africa 2023 coaches, including 2015 FIBA AfroBasket champion Olumide Oyedeji (Nigeria), 2011 NBA champion Ian Mahinmi (France), former NBA player and Basketball Africa League Head of League Operations Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (Cameroon), former NBA player Tacko Fall (Senegal), 2003 WNBA champion Astou Ndiaye (Senegal), two-time WNBA champion Taj McWilliams-Franklin, four-time WNBA champion Sheryl Swoopes and Mozambique basketball legend Clarisse Machanguana. Toronto Raptors Vice-Chairman, Team President and Alternate NBA Governor Masai Ujiri; New Orleans Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin; and Portland Trail Blazers Assistant General Manager Mike Schmitz will serve as camp directors, while David Crewe and Frank Adams (Phoenix Suns) will serve as the camp’s athletic trainers.

The players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency drills, offensive and defensive skill stations, three-point contests, 5-on-5 games, and life skills and leadership development sessions. A ceremony on the final day of the camp will award the Kim Bohuny Camp MVP, the Patrick Baumann Sportsmanship Award, the B.J. Johnson Most Improved Player Award, the Three-Point Champion and the Defensive MVP to the boys and girls who distinguish themselves on the court and as leaders.

As part of the camp, players and coaches will also participate in a number of community outreach initiatives around Johannesburg, including a court unveiling in the Alexandra Township. In addition, BWB Africa 2023 coaches will lead a development clinic for local coaches at AISJ on July 30.   

BWB Africa 2023 will be supported by Nike, a global partner of BWB since 2002, which will outfit participants with Nike apparel and footwear, and Gatorade, which will keep players and coaches hydrated throughout the camp.

BWB has reached more than 4,000 participants from 136 countries and territories since 2001, with 111 former campers advancing to the NBA or WNBA.  The NBA and FIBA have staged 70 BWB camps in 47 cities across 32 countries on six continents.

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 19th BWB Africa camp (rosters subject to change):

Girls Roster
Ines Belhamer, Algeria
Filomena Luis, Angola
Sadia Guigma, Burkina Faso
Gisele Kipo, Cameroon
Hannah Dibadjou, Cameroon
Salma Khedr Hassan, Egypt
Leila El Sanadily, Egypt
Aisha Hassan, Egypt
Lucie Mounganga, Gabon
Fatoumata Sylla, Guinea
Emily Musosi, Kenya
Mashar Ooko, Kenya
Harena Randriamasimanana, Madagascar
Fitahiana Ratsimason, Madagascar
Joanie Rakotonanahary, Madagascar
Fatoumata Samake, Mali
Oumou Soumare, Mali
Aya El Kallali, Morocco
Albertina Matsinhe, Mozambique
Bata Lurdes, Mozambique
Shanaya Matusse, Mozambique
Joy Biribebe, Nigeria
Jane Dusabe, Rwanda
Fatou Sima, Senegal
Marie Diouf, Senegal
Ndickou Matar Diop, Senegal
Tacko Sy, Senegal
Sheriffa Rahman, Sierra Leone
Onnetse Molokwame, South Africa
Reneilwe Motebele, South Africa
Suzannah Jane Whall, South Africa
Asunta Ring, South Sudan
Nawasa Lazaro Lukumay, Tanzania
Badjuna Ibouanga Moussounda, Togo
Arwa Ghorbel, Tunisia
Eya Nasri, Tunisia
Afef Bengoula, Tunisia
Christine Namyalo, Uganda
Immaculate Adongpiny, Uganda

Boys Roster
Aginaldo Neto, Angola
Manuel Camboma, Angola
Inacio Anatoli Da Silva, Angola
Claudino Capangala, Angola
Sansao Wika, Angola
Philippe Ntungicimpaye, Burundi
Arnold Eyadi Kenfack, Cameroon
Hermann Bel Gassina, Cameroon
Chris Naguidebe, Central African Republic
Tahir Doungous, Chad
Zie Cheikh Conde, Côte d’Ivoire
Tarek Khairy, Egypt
Ahmed Nedale, Egypt
Karim El Gizawi, Egypt
Kenneth Agyekumhene, Ghana
Zie Cheikh Hassan Conde, Ivory Coast
Kiggundu Austin Omondi, Kenya
Chouhaybou Keita, Mali
Mahamadou Konate, Mali
Hamza Bechchar, Morocco
Bolaji  Oderinlo, Nigeria
Daubuna-Chule  Dan-Mutum, Nigeria
Ezekiel Obe, Nigeria
Myles Hosten, Nigeria
Ohiozoje Blake Owinje, Nigeria
Sultan Baruwa, Nigeria
Ezekiel Obe, Nigeria
Andre Bonazebi, Republic of Congo
Jude Fred Nkouka Silaho, Republic of Congo
Khadim Mboup, Senegal
Assane Mandian, Senegal
Yakhya Diop, Senegal
Amar Diop, Senegal
Mouhamed Camara, Senegal
Jordyne Sutherland, South Africa
Zenzo Madlala, South Africa
Siyanda Radeba, South Africa
Storm Gilchrist, South Africa
Khaman Maluach, South Sudan
Moses Marial Mandiria, South Sudan
Bol Wieu Mou Thet, South Sudan
Lual Deng Lual Aguek, South Sudan
Rayen Rouissi, Tunisia
Amen Hammi, Tunisia
Liberty Fusire, Zimbabwe

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