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The NBA Africa and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have unveiled a newly refurbished basketball court at the Campos Stadium in Lagos, as part of the Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience programme.
Following the court unveiling, NBA Africa & AFD hosted a Jr. NBA clinic for 70 boys and girls to celebrate the newly refurbished court.
He said: “We are thrilled to witness the opening of Lagos’ first basketball court as part of the Basketball Experience program, made possible through our joint efforts with the NBA and Lagos State Sports Commission to promote social inclusion, sustainable development, and gender equality.
NBA Africa VP and Country Head of NBA Nigeria, Gbemisola Abudu said the unveiling of the newly refurbished court in partnership with AFD is a testament to the continued efforts to use the power of sport to positively impact African youth.
The Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience program is part of AFD and NBA Africa’s larger collaboration to support youth development through basketball across the continent and builds on the inaugural Jr. NBA & AFD Basketball Experience launched in Zenata, Morocco in 2019.
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