Safaricom, NBA Africa launch U-16 basketball tournaments
Derek Lamar Fisher, an American professional basketball coach and former Los Angeles Laker point and shooting guard conducts a coaching clinic at SABIS International School in Nairobi on October 9, 2024.
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Derek Lamar Fisher, an American professional basketball coach and former Los Angeles Laker point and shooting guard, took the 40 girls and a similar number of boys through their first clinic.
To foresee the launch were NBA Deputy Commissioner, Mark Tatum, NBA Africa Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Clare Akamanzi, and Safaricom Chief Financial Service, Esther Waititu.
Close to 10,000 youth in four regions in the country are set to benefit from Safaricom and National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa regional under-16 tournaments scheduled to start in January 2025
NBA Africa and Safaricom laid the groundwork when they launched clinics featuring 80 children and coaching development as well as basketball development programmes at Sabis International School in Runda, Nairobi on Wednesday.
