{"id":17243,"date":"2019-05-29T05:08:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T10:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17243"},"modified":"2019-05-29T05:08:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T10:08:30","slug":"the-nba-names-amadou-gallo-fall-president-of-the-basketball-africa-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=17243","title":{"rendered":"The NBA names Amadou Gallo Fall President of The Basketball Africa League"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"NBA notes: Amadou Gallo Fall is named president of Basketball Africa League<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Basketball Africa League<\/strong><\/caption>\n
Sport<\/strong><\/th>\nBasketball<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/strong><\/th>\n2019<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inaugural season<\/strong><\/th>\n2020 <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No. of teams<\/strong><\/th>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Countries<\/strong><\/th>\nAngola<\/a>, Egypt<\/a>, Kenya<\/a>, Morocco<\/a>, Nigeria<\/a>, Rwanda<\/a>, Senegal<\/a>, South Africa<\/a> and Tunisia<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is a proposed 12-team men’s basketball<\/a> league scheduled to begin play in January 2020.<\/sup> The planned format is to be similar to the UEFA Champions League<\/a> and Africa Basketball League<\/a>. The league will be a joint effort between the National Basketball Association<\/a> and FIBA<\/a> with sponsorship from the Jordan Brand<\/a> and Pepsi<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

@NBA_Africa<\/b><\/span> <\/a><\/h2>\n

History<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

On February 16, 2019 the National Basketball Association<\/a> and FIBA<\/a> announced plans to establish a continental<\/a> professional basketball league. During a press conference at the 2019 NBA All-Star weekend<\/a> NBA commissioner Adam Silver<\/a> elaborated on plans to establish the league. Stating the league will feature 12 teams after qualification tournaments late in 2019. Countries announced that could possibly host a team include; Angola<\/a>, Egypt<\/a>, Kenya<\/a>, Morocco<\/a>, Nigeria<\/a>, Rwanda<\/a>, Senegal<\/a>, South Africa<\/a> and Tunisia<\/a>. Silver<\/a> also hinted at the involvement of former U.S. president<\/a> Barack Obama<\/a> in an unspecified\/still unknown role.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The NBA has selected Amadou Gallo Fall as president of the Basketball Africa League, it was announced Tuesday. Amadou Gallo Fall has been with the NBA since January 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I am extremely excited about the opportunity,” Fall said. “I am grateful for the trust that NBA commissioner Adam Silver and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum have given me to lead this new initiative for the NBA in Africa that is also affiliated with FIBA. We’re looking forward to getting it off the ground. We’re working closely with FIBA to build a compelling property. There is tremendous opportunity to grow the game of basketball in Africa, which is why we opened our office in 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“In the close to 10 years that we’ve been on the ground, we’ve made a lot of progress. We have a robust grassroots infrastructure.”<\/strong><\/p>\n