Kenya to take part in Giants for Africa Basketball festival

Kenya will be among 16 countries that will take part in the inaugural Giants of Africa Youth Basketball Festival from August 13th to 19th in Kigali, Rwanda. The Festival will bring together more than 250 youth from 16 countries, 16 of them from Kenya, in celebration of Giants of Africa’s 20th anniversary.

Giants of Africa, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of African youth through sports. Co-founder Masai Ujiri, the Vice-Chairman and President of the Toronto Raptors, today announced the exceptional talent set to perform during the festival in Rwanda.

“The Giants of Africa Festival represents a momentous milestone for our organization – we will celebrate 20 years of empowering youth and we will honor the incredible communities that have welcomed us. Through this Festival, we aim to inspire and encourage youth, while acknowledging their immense potential and the collective effort to create positive change,” said Masai Ujiri. “We are honored to have artists including Davido, Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz and more join us for the opening ceremony celebration and closing concert, as we believe their performances will further ignite the spirit of the Festival and uplift the aspirations of the local youth in attendance.”

With key themes including basketball, education, culture, and entertainment, the Festival strives to unite and celebrate the next generation of leaders across Africa. Youth campers will represent Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Somalia, Uganda, Botswana, Ghana, South Sudan, Morocco, Cameroon and Mali.

Three events taking place at BK Arena will be open for the public to attend: the opening ceremony celebration (August 13th) and closing concert (August 19th), and the Boys Championship Game, Girls Championship Game, and All-Star Game (August 18th).