Embiid, Bosh, Brogdon, Deng and Dieng headline Basketball Without Borders Africa 2019 in Senegal

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa)/MIES (Switzerland)/NEW YORK (U.S) - The National Basketball Association (NBA), the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the Senegalese Basketball Federation today announced the top 60 boys and girls ages 17 and under from 29 African countries who will participate in the 17th edition of Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa when the camp returns to Senegal.

BWB, the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball development and community outreach program, will be held at The NBA Academy Africa in Saly on July 28 and at Dakar Arena from July 29-31, with NIKE serving as the official partner.

The campers will be coached by former and current NBA players, including two-time NBA All-Star Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2011), two-time NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medallist Chris Bosh (U.S.), 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon (Indiana Pacers; U.S.), two-time NBA All-Star Luol Deng (most recently with the Minnesota Timberwolves; South Sudan), Ed Davis (most recently with the Brooklyn Nets; U.S.), Gorgui Dieng (Timberwolves; Senegal; BWB Africa 2009, FIBA World Cup 2014), Luc Mbah a Moute (most recently with the LA Clippers; Cameroon; BWB Africa 2003), Tacko Fall (Boston Celtics; Senegal),  Makhtar Ndiaye (former NBA player; Senegal), Boniface Ndong (former NBA player; Senegal) and NBA Global Ambassador Dikembe Mutombo (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Joining the NBA players will be 2003 WNBA Champion and NBA Academy Africa Associate Technical Director, Astou Ndiaye (Senegal); Mozambique basketball legend and former WNBA player, Clarisse Machanguana (Mozambique); former NBA player and Philadelphia 76ers General Manager, Elton Brand (U.S.); former NBA player and Capital City Go-Go General Manager, Pops Mensah-Bonsu (UK/Ghana); and former NBA player and 76ers Technical Scout, Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (Cameroon).

NBA head coaches Kenny Atkinson (Nets), Doc Rivers (Clippers) and David Fizdale (New York Knicks), and current NBA assistant coaches DeSagana Diop (Utah Jazz; Senegal), B.J. Johnson (Houston Rockets), Vince Legarza (Jazz), Patrick Mutombo (Toronto Raptors) and Miles Simon (LA Lakers), will also serve as BWB Africa 2019 coaches.  Raptors President Masai Ujiri (Nigeria) and World Association of Basketball Coaches President and FIBA Technical Commission Chair Patrick Hunt (Australia) will be the camp directors. A number of NBA front office personnel will also participate.

Players and coaches will lead the campers through a variety of activities, including movement efficiency, positional skill development, shooting and skills competitions, 5-on-5 games, and daily life skills seminars focusing on health, leadership and communication. One boy and one girl will be named BWB Africa Camp Most Valuable Players at the conclusion of the camp.

NIKE, a global partner of BWB since 2002, will outfit the campers and coaches with NIKE apparel and footwear. 

The NBA and FIBA have staged 59 BWB camps in 38 cities in 30 countries on six continents.  BWB has hosted more than 3,500 participants from 129 countries and territories. More than 290 current and former NBA and WNBA players have joined more than 240 NBA team personnel from all 30 NBA teams, with 68 former BWB campers drafted into the NBA or signed as free agents. 

The following is a complete list of players participating in the 17^th BWB Africa Camp:

GIRLS ROSTER:

Last Name	First Name	Country
Goncalves	Tcheuzia	Angola
Delgado	Paula	Cape Verde
Essome Amana	Karel Vanessa	Cameroon
Lukusa Enkawa	Mabelle	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nasr	Zeina	Egypt
Edan Aworet	Ilris	Gabon
Touré	Khadija	Ivory Coast
Desiree Konan	Affoue Emmanuella	Ivory Coast
Matshine	Doris	Mozambique
Tamele	Tania	Mozambique
Fredricks	Victory	Nigeria
Funke Zaccheaus	Oluwatunmise	Nigeria
Oladipupo	Opeyemi Balkis	Nigeria
Sifa	Ineza	Rwanda
Tal	Aminata	Senegal
Dieng	Fatou	Senegal
Diop	Mareme	Senegal
Diatta	Bineta	Senegal
Apoudjak	Yasmine	Togo
Aharh	Nougan Reana	Togo

 

BOYS ROSTER:

Last Name	First Name	Country
Anis	Ghouar Mohamed	Algeria
Seibou Aborney-Calavi	Arzika Meyaki	Benin
Zoungrana	Ezzedine Steve Makieti	Burkina Faso
Simo	Ngoufanke Anthony	Cameroon
Herve Junior	Dzukam Kenmou	Cameroon
Ngopot	Jerry Dieu Beni	Central African Republic
Outmane	Oumar Abakar	Chad
Numbi	Mike Matunga	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ngalamulume	Jonathan Kalonji	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abdelaty Abdalatib	Mohab Yasser	Egypt
Ehab	Yehya	Egypt
Abdalaty Abdallatif	Mohab Yasser	Egypt
Ndoh Mapangou	Andy Paul Darel	Gabon
Adamu	Muazibini Jabal	Ghana
Sylla	Thierno Mamoudou	Guinea
Doua	Christ	Ivory Coast
Okeyo	Ricky Omondi	Kenya
Heritiana	Safidy	Madagascar
Diop	Mamoudou	Mali
Hamza	Ghoulial	Morocco
Magagule	Mucombo Samuel	Mozambique
Ojianwuna	Joshua	Nigeria
Ariybi	Oluwatobi Samuel	Nigeria
Abodunrin	Olusola John	Nigeria
Okpene	Emmanuel Eneji	Nigeria
Shabakuru	David	Rwanda
Faye	Babacar	Senegal
Dieng	Khadim	Senegal
Mboup	Moustapha	Senegal
Sow	Cheick	Senegal
Lombie	Henry Tilima James	Sierra Leone
Ozabor	Joshua Eromosele	South Africa
Oelofse	Jan-Cloete	South Africa
Deng	Deng Dhieu Kuac	South Sudan
Jok	Alier Kuol Alier	South Sudan
Dielic	Marial Mayom Malek	South Sudan
Maiga	Daudi Zabion	Tanzania
Ben Zakour	Ahmed Rayen	Tunisia
Medini	Mohamed Youssef	Tunisia
Gumbo	Nyasha Joseph	Zimbabwe

 

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