• Davido, Tiwa Savage to open basketball fiesta
Co-founder of Giants of Africa, Masia Ujiri, who is also the vice-chairman and president of Toronto Raptors Basketball Club of Canada, has announced that Nigeria will be joined by Congo DR, Tanzania and Kenya in the inaugural Giants of Africa Youth Basketball Festival scheduled for Kigali, Rwanda from August 13 to 19, 2023.
Other countries listed for the Festival are Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, South Sudan, Morocco, Cameroun and Mali, Ujiri said.
According to Ujiri, the festival will bring together more than 250 youths from 16 countries in celebration of Giants of Africa’s 20th anniversary.
He explained: “The Giants of Africa Festival represents a momentous milestone for our organization. We will celebrate 20 years of empowering youth and also honour the incredible communities that have welcomed us.
“Through this festival, we aim to inspire and encourage youths, while acknowledging their immense potential and the collective effort to create positive change.”
Ujiri said that such celebrated artistes as Davido, Tiwa Savage and Diamond Platnumz, among others, will feature in the opening ceremony and closing concert, adding, “we believe their performances will further ignite the spirit of the Festival and uplift the aspirations of the local youth in attendance.”
He noted that the key themes for the event include education, culture and entertainment, saying that the festival strives to unite and celebrate the next generation of leaders across Africa.
