Di Basketball Africa League don open di first renovated courts of one new programme phase for Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, and oda sites go still open for Senegal and Nigeria before December.
On 30 September, dem open one covered court for Université Gaston Berger for Saint-Louis, Senegal, wit PETROSEN as partner. Di facility go be for students and pipo wey dey di area. Dem open di second court on 3 October for Groupe scolaire Lac de Koumassi for Abidjan, wia Wave Côte d'Ivoire support di project. Organisers talk say di site go host around 3,000 players every week, including 2,500 pupils, and e go serve one basketball development programme wey fit take up to 300 girls wey dey 18 and below from eight schools. Na di second court for Abidjan under di BAL-Wave partnership, afta di first one for November 2025.
For Senegal, dem open di third court on 7 October for Joal-Fadiouth for di Petite Côte, wia 100 boys and girls wey dey 16 or below take part for one basketball clinic wey dem dey use introduce di game to dem. Di fourth opening follow on 9 October for Dakar, and di ceremony end wit di BAL City Run finals wey involve 12 local teams.
Two more projects dey scheduled before di year end. One BAL4HER site for Guédiawaye, Senegal, go open on 30 October, while dem plan second BAL4HER court for Owerri for Imo State of Nigeria for December, wia WNBA All-Star and BAL ambassador Chiney Ogwumike and her non-profit Queens of di Continent dey support am. Di court for Owerri already get more than 300 participants, and renovation work dey focus on changing rooms, sanitation, lighting and drainage. Di infrastructure programme fall under NBA Africa statement say dem wan build or renovate 1,000 courts across di continent for di next ten years.
