The highly anticipated 2023 edition of the African Basketball Festival has been officially launched and is expected to commence from the 15th to the 17th of December, 2023.
The event will see an increase in participating teams from previous 4 to 8 teams in 2023. Countries such as Liberia, Togo and the UK, and another nation yet to be confirmed will join last year’s participants France, the United States of America (USA), Ghana, and Nigeria as they battle it out to see who wins the bragging rights in this year’s African Basketball Championship.
During the launch of this year’s event at Delish Restaurant located in Okponglo-Accra, project lead of the Africa Basketball Festival, Mr. Yaw Sakyi Afari gave an insight and schedule of how the three-day event will take place.
“All participating countries will be welcomed into the country on the 15th of December as a Women’s Basketball tournament will be held on the day of arrival. The games will be played on the 16th of December to decide the winners between the African Side and the International side where they face off in the final game. There will be an E-sports tournament to climax the event which will be followed by the much-anticipated game between Accra Technical University and the University of Ghana to serve as a curtain-raiser for the final game between the African Side and the International Side.”
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Univers Sports, Mr. Sakyi Afari indicated how the championship has been improving over the years since its inception; he explained that the target of the project is to blend basketball with Music and Fashion is on course.
“This year, we came back with four countries. We need to add more if we want to do good. We just want more countries to come to Ghana to play basketball, exhibit fashion trends and enjoy some good music. Our target is to ensure that people are not only going to enjoy music but have a taste of basketball together with music and fashion. We are excited that some scouts have put this on their calendar meaning they will be available every December to scout players.”
The 2023 African Basketball Championship is expected to be held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra.
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Story by: David Kwaku Dzaku | univers.ug.edu.gh
