Di partnership between di Basketball Africa League and mobile money service Wave reach Abidjan Koumassi area on 3 October 2026 wit di inauguration of one renovated basketball court for Grand Lac school, di second kain facility for di Ivorian capital afta Yopougon last November.
Dem start am for Dakar two years ago, di BAL-Wave initiative wan create opportunities for African youth through sport. Di Koumassi court dey used by pass 2,500 pupils and 300 young girls from di local community, dem design am to support both sport and wider development.
BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall, Wave Côte d'Ivoire director general Katier Bamba, and Ivorian Basketball Federation president Moussa Diarra attend di ceremony, alongside local customary authorities.
Di BAL and im strategic partners, including Wave, wan make near 1,000 basketball courts operational across African continent for di next 10 years. Wave dey operate for Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Based for Senegal and born from partnership between FIBA and NBA Africa, di BAL na professional league wey dey group 12 club teams from across Africa.
