Ndour is the founder of a basketball tournament named “Kayelennioufo” which means “Let’s have fun” organized regularly in his neighbourhood of Bopp in Dakar targeting close to 250 amateur basketball players.
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WHO: AS Douanes’ Alkaly Ndour NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi
WHAT: Senegal’s AS Douanes’ guard and team captain Alkaly
Ndour will be presented with the 2024 BAL Ubuntu Trophy during an on-court
ceremony at BK Arena before AS Douanes’ seeding game against Nigeria’s Rivers
Hoopers today at 5:30 p.m. CAT. The
Ubuntu Trophy, which recognizes the BAL player who has made an outstanding
effort and impact in the community during the BAL season, will be awarded to
Alkaly Ndour in recognition of his ongoing efforts to use the game of
basketball to positively impact the lives of youth in his native Senegal.
Ndour is the founder of a basketball tournament named
“Kayelennioufo” which means “Let’s have fun” organized regularly in his
neighbourhood of Bopp in Dakar targeting close to 250 amateur basketball
players. He also organizes basketball
camps for youth in his community and acts of kindness towards the
unemployed. In addition to promoting
basketball, this event aims to raise awareness among participants about
community engagement and building a culture of peace.
During the 2024 BAL regular season, Ndour played in all six
games against the Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR; Rwanda), Rivers Hoopers
(Nigeria) and US Monastir (Tunisia) and helped his team clinch a spot in the
postseason. He is a four-time Senegalese
league champion and three-time Senegalese cup champion with AS Douanes and a
member of the Senegal Men’s National Team.
Previous BAL Ubuntu Trophy winners include Hichem
Benayad-Cherif (Algeria’s Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers; 2021),
Jean-Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza (Rwanda Energy Group Basketball Club; 2022)
and Tonny Drileba (Uganda’s City Oilers; 2023).
WHEN: 4:50
p.m. CAT
WHERE: BK Arena
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