Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. From August 12th to 24th, 2025, the eyes of the basketball world will turn ...

Qualifying is set to begin for four of the major international basketball tournaments. EuroBasket, AfroBasket, the AmeriCup and the AsiaCup will all begin their first scheduling window of qualifiers ...

Qualifying for FIBA AfroBasket 2025 resumes on Friday, Feb. 21, with 20 teams set for action. Teams will compete in a round-robin within their group, with each squad playing two games in three days.

Year 2026 presents an array of exciting basketball events on the continent, with Basketball Africa League (BAL) expected to live up to the billing once again. Weekend Sport presents a preview of some ...

Ask anyone what defines a great basketball player, and the answer is almost always height. In a sport built on size and reach, it’s usually the towering figures who dominate the headlines. Yet at the ...

The team clinched a 77-62 victory over Cape Verde in their final Group B qualification match, powered by a dominant fourth-quarter display. Cape Verde edged the first quarter 26-22, but D’Tigers ...

Nigeria’s senior men’s team, D’Tigers, have been knocked out of the ongoing 2025 FIBA AfroBasket championship, following a 91-75 defeat to Senegal in their quarter-final encounter at the Pavilhao ...

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga reportedly doesn’t plan on participating in FIBA AfroBasket 2025 — a move that underscores the tension of his ongoing contract stalemate with the team.

AfroBasket champion Oderah Chidom has quit the Nigeria Women's basketball team, citing a "lack of professionalism" from the Nigeria Basketball Federation. Last month, the federation named Rena Wakama ...