NBA holds basketball camp in Ghana

WNBA Champion Astou Ndiaye Leads Clinic and Life Skills Seminar for 60 Girls from the Local Community at Event Held in Conjunction with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff's First Visit to Ghana.

NBA Africa hosted the first all-girls Jr. NBA clinic in Ghana, which was held at Trust Sports Emporium in Accra in conjunction with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff’s first visit to the country this week.

In addition to Second Gentleman Emhoff, Ghana's Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Mustapha Ussif, Ghana Basketball Association President Ato Van-Ess and NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams.

Others include NBA Africa Head of Basketball Operations Franck Traore, and Basketball Africa League Head of Strategy and Operations John Manyo-Plange, the event included a basketball clinic for 60 girls ages 18 and under and a life skills seminar led by 2003 WNBA champion Astou Ndiaye.

Williams said, “We are thrilled to be back in Accra to host the first all-girls Jr. NBA clinic in Ghana as part of NBA Africa’s broader efforts to make the game of basketball more accessible across the continent.

“We are thankful to Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Ghana’s Minister of Youth and Sports Hon. Mustapha Ussif for their support and look forward to bringing more events to Ghana in the near future.”

NBA Africa has previously held basketball camps and clinics in Ghana, where current and former NBA players have participated, including Gorgui Dieng (San Antonio Spurs; Senegal), Chris Bosh (two-time NBA champion).

Others include Luol Deng (two-time NBA All-Star; South Sudan), and 2019 NBA Champion Serge Ibaka. (most recently with the Milwaukee Bucks; the Republic of the Congo).

In an effort to develop and enhance the youth basketball experience for players, coaches, and parents, the Jr. NBA, is the league's international youth basketball program for boys and girls.

It teaches the fundamental skills as well as the core values of the game - teamwork, respect, determination, and community. Jr. NBA programming has directly reached tens of thousands of youth in 16 African countries.