This was as
the inaugural BAL season got underway at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda,
with 12 teams from across Africa competing in the new professional league that
would round up on Sunday, May 30.
The Chief
Commercial Officer, Flutterwave,
Ifeoluwa Orioke, in a statement on Monday expressed her excitement that
Flutterwave was able to team up with BAL
in its inaugural season.
Nigeria’s
Flutterwave named “Pioneer” on TIME’s 2021 list
“As a
lifelong Basketball fan, I am excited that we are able to team up with the BAL
as it tips off its inaugural season.
“There’s
progress going on in Africa and this is the time to tap into the enthusiasm of
young people to unite the continent and open doors for young Africans through
sports,” she said.
The BAL
President, Amadou Gallo, noted that technology played an important role in
basketball.
“Technology
plays an important role in basketball; it enhances our ability to make our
content and products accessible and convenient for fans to consume.
“This partnership
also reflects our ambition to play a role in the industries that will shape the
continent’s economic growth, facilitate entrepreneurship and strengthen the
continent’s position on the global stage,” he said
The
partnership will leverage their shared commitment to driving economic growth
across the continent through the launch of a digital campaign that will provide
select African entrepreneurs and small businesses with the opportunity to
travel, connect and engage with other African markets.
Champions
from the national leagues of Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and
Tunisia earned their participation in the inaugural season.
The
remaining six teams from Algeria, Cameroon, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique and
Rwanda, on the other hand, secured their participation through BAL’s qualifying
tournaments conducted across the continent in late 2019, by the Africa Regional
Office of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Flutterwave is a payments technology
company that helps businesses all over the world expand their operations in
Africa and other emerging markets, through a platform that enables cross-border
transactions.
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