{"id":59456,"date":"2023-11-30T16:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/nba-africa-opens-new-office-in-kenya"},"modified":"2023-11-30T17:04:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T17:04:09","slug":"nba-africa-opens-new-office-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/nba-africa-opens-new-office-in-kenya","title":{"rendered":"NBA Africa opens new office in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>NBA Africa has announced that a new subsidiary has been established in Kenya, with an office located in Westlands, Nairobi.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA Kenya office will support all of the league\u2019s business and basketball development initiatives in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Nairobi becomes NBA Africa\u2019s fifth office on the continent joining Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa, and Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Inaugurating the new office, the first of its kind in East Africa, NBA Africa held a Junior NBA clinic for 70 boys and girls ages 16 and under in Nairobi, in the presence of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper, NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams, BAL president Amadou Gallo Fall and NBA Kenya boss Finley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe launch of our office in Nairobi reflects the enormous potential for basketball and the NBA in Kenya and across East Africa,\u201d said Williams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasketball is one of the most popular team sports among Kenyan youth, and having a year-round presence on the ground will allow us to work more closely with local stakeholders to further grow the game here and make it more accessible to fans and players across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finley assumes office<\/p>\n<p>Michael Finley, U.S. native, was appointed to head the NBA Kenya as office\u2019s Senior Director and Country Operations.<\/p>\n<p>Finley has served as NBA Africa Director of Basketball Business Development for the past five years. 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NBA Africa has announced that a new subsidiary has been established in Kenya, with an office located in Westlands, Nairobi. The NBA Kenya office will support all of the league\u2019s business and basketball development initiatives in the country. 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