NBA Africa and Evosport, a subsidiary of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), launched, Friday January 24 in Paris, an initiative in favor of the practice of Basketball among young people in Morocco
According to a press release from UM6P, the collaboration between these institutions provides for the launch of the first NBA basketball school in Morocco and four Jr. NBA leagues, noting that this is the “largest basketball development program in young people never set up by the League in the country. »
The signing ceremony for this collaboration took place at UM6P France in Paris, the European branch of the university, in the presence of the President of UM6P, Hicham El Habti, the Deputy Commissioner and Director of Operations of the NBA , Mark Tatum, the general director of the NBA Africa, Clare Akamanzi, and the President of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), Amadou Gallo Fall.
Launch of Morocco’s first NBA basketball school
This collaboration between NBA Africa and UM6P will be implemented by Evosport, in collaboration with Act4Community, an entity of the OCP Group ecosystem. Together, specifies the same source, they will launch four Jr. NBA leagues which will benefit each year nearly 2,000 boys and girls aged under 18 in Khouribga, Gantour, Laayoune and El Jadida. At the same time, Morocco’s first NBA basketball school will be created in these four locations. More than 200 local coaches will access specialized training programs.
Quoted in the press release, Mr. Akamanzi stressed that previous initiatives in Morocco “allowed us to see that there is an incredible passion for basketball throughout the country”, noting that in collaboration with the UM6P and before the first matches of the African Basketball League in Morocco in April, “we look forward to significantly strengthening our basketball development efforts in the country and providing thousands of young Moroccans with the opportunity to learn and play basketball. »
For his part, Mr. El Habti, President of UM6P said he was “excited to work with NBA Africa to introduce this innovative youth basketball program to Morocco,” emphasizing that at UM6P, “we believe in the power of sport to inspire and develop young minds.”
Sport, a springboard to excellence
This collaboration, he added, “fits perfectly with our mission to promote innovation and contribute to the socio-economic development of Africa”, explaining that thanks to Evosport, “we are committed to creating opportunities for young athletes so that they can flourish and reach their full potential.”
According to the press release, UM6P, as a key element of the OCP Group ecosystem, has contributed significantly to the Group’s long-standing commitment to the development of sport in Morocco.
-The collaboration with NBA Africa supports young people targeted by the Act4Community program and demonstrates the efforts made by the OCP Group to sustainably and concretely improve the standard of living of populations through job creation, entrepreneurship, culture and sport.
This project, notes the press release, is a continuation of the collaboration between NBA Africa and the OCP Group, which set up Jr. NBA leagues in the cities of Benguerir and Khouribga.
To date, NBA Africa has already benefited more than 100,000 Moroccan young people and coaches from its basketball development programs, notes the same source.
UM6P, a cutting-edge Moroccan university, is dedicated to the development of innovative solutions addressing the specific challenges of Africa and, more broadly, global issues. It is committed to economic and human development and places innovation at the forefront of African growth.
In accordance with this vision, UM6P launched Evosport, its subsidiary dedicated to the development of sport, with the ambition of contributing to the creation of a dynamic and sustainable Moroccan and African sports ecosystem, recalls the same source.
Par The editorial staffEditorial Committee – Casablanca
