NBA Africa's head of Basketball Operations Franck Traore has called for more collaborations aimed at building the capacity of young African players as well as coaches, as a way to develop the game on the continent.

He was speaking on the sidelines of an all-girls three-day FIBA Africa camp held from 26 to 28 September at BK Arena. He highlighted the role played by the partnership between FIBA and the NBA in developing the game, not only by training the players but also expanding the coaching pool in Africa.

"Alongside the players that get the opportunity to gain experience in these camps, we also make sure to involve young coaches who get trained by the instructors we have here," he said.

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"When these coaches go back to their countries, we expect that they will continue working with the youth there. So far we are happy with the results. The talents on display keep on improving from the inaugural edition and we can only get better," he added.

For him, such collaborations (between FIBA Africa and NBA), are what the continent needs to spur the development of the sport.

"Different experts are coming together to share resources and ideas on how to improve the game. We are proud of this partnership and we hope to keep growing it," he noted.

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The all-girls&039; camp brought together 45 young girls (U16) from 15 countries and followed similar successful events in 2021 and 2022.

"Women's basketball is very important for FIBA and NBA and together we created programmes and platforms for young ladies from across Africa to showcase their talent," Traore said