BAL: Two Senegalese join Ghanaian and Ugandan clubs
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senego
Senegalese players Makhtar Gueye and Papa Ndiaye have joined Uganda’s Nam Blazers and Ghana’s Spintex Knights for the 2027 Basketball Africa League qualifiers. The qualifying phase will take place from 21 to 25 October 2026, while the two clubs will play in separate groups, according to wiwsport.com and Basket 221.
Two Senegalese basketball players have joined clubs involved in the 2027 Basketball Africa League (BAL) qualifiers: Papa Ndiaye will play for Ghana’s Spintex Knights and Makhtar Gueye for Uganda’s Nam Blazers, Senego reports.
The Nam Blazers, Uganda’s champions, will compete in Group D, organised in Uganda from 21 to 25 October 2026, according to wiwsport.com. They will face, among others, Urunani, Ushundzi Basket, COSPN and Sudan’s Patriots. Gueye had already played in the BAL in 2025 after his spell with ASC Ville de Dakar.
Ndiaye, who previously played for AS Douanes, joined his new team-mates in Ghana on Sunday and took part in a training session on arrival, according to Basket 221. The Spintex Knights are three-time Ghanaian champions.
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