{"id":125603,"date":"2023-11-30T04:53:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/nba-opens-5th-african-office-in-nairobi-following-meeting-with-president-ruto\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T04:53:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:53:54","slug":"nba-opens-5th-african-office-in-nairobi-following-meeting-with-president-ruto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/30\/nba-opens-5th-african-office-in-nairobi-following-meeting-with-president-ruto\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Opens 5th African Office in Nairobi Following Meeting with President Ruto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303737\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"544\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nba.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"544\"  \/>The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) has committed to support the development of the sport in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA has announced plans to implement grassroots programmes to nurture talent in the country.<\/p>\n<p>NBA will partner with the Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Education and Kenya Basketball Federation to develop a comprehensive basketball ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this initiative, a Junior NBA clinic is set to engage 70 boys and girls to commemorate the inauguration of the NBA\u2019s fifth African office in Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>This is in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in New York in September between the NBA and the Ministry of Sports in the presence of President William Ruto.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt, Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria are the only other African countries hosting NBA offices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Nairobi \ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea office joins the league\u2019s Johannesburg, Lagos, and Cairo offices and will expand the league\u2019s existing efforts in the African region. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAKenya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAKenya<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAAfrica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBAAfrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/codSzSX9Yx\">pic.twitter.com\/codSzSX9Yx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA Africa (@NBA_Africa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_Africa\/status\/1729786892499955770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At State House Nairobi, President Ruto met NBA officials led by NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams, five-time NBA champion Ron Harper and former NBA player Micheal Finley.<\/p>\n<p>US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman and Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba were also present.<\/p>\n<p>President Ruto described the initiative as a turning point in the development of the sport in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said the move will give Kenyan youth opportunity to pursue professional basketball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProfessional basketball promises to enhance talent commercialisation and transform the lives of our youth,\u201d he said.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303739\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"592\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nbart.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nbart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"894\" height=\"592\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303740\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"576\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nbart1.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-303740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nbart1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"576\"  \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) has committed to support the development of the sport in Kenya. 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