Protecting the game: Fighting piracy to keep African football alive
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 8, 2025/ — On the evening of 21 December 2025, a football match will kick off between Morocco and Comoros in Rabat. It will be the opening game of the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF African Cup of Nations (TotalEnergies CAF AFCON) tournament. The game will have an audience of millions.
National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Announces Five Prize-Winning Startups at its Second Accelerator Demo Day
PRESS RELEASE KIGALI, Rwanda, December 5, 2025/ — NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced the five prize-winning startup companies from the second edition of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator (https://TripleDoubleAccelerator.NBA.com), which the league launched last year to support the continent’s technology ecosystem and the next generation of African entrepreneurs.
Volunteer recruitment begins for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
PRESS RELEASE DAKAR, Senegal, December 2, 2025/ — As excitement continues to build ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) (https://apo-opa.co/4p76mwQ), the Organising Committee has opened applications for its volunteer programme, inviting people from Senegal and beyond to contribute to the delivery of the first Olympic sporting event to be held in Africa. KEY
Basketball Africa League and Wave Côte d’Ivoire unveil newly renovated basketball court in Abidjan
PRESS RELEASE DAKAR, Senegal, November 29, 2025/ — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, today unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the Yopougon district of Abidjan. The renovated court is part of the BAL and Wave’s collaboration to bring
National Basketball Association (NBA) Africa Announces 10 Finalists for Second Triple-Double Accelerator Demo Day
PRESS RELEASE JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 26, 2025/ — NBA Africa (www.NBA.com) today announced the 10 startup companies from five African countries that have been selected as finalists as part of the second edition of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator (https://apo-opa.co/48kJsem), which the league launched last year to support the continent’s technology ecosystem and the next generation



