Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League

Name: Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League
Director: Tebogo Malope
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-09-06

2025 · 113 min · Documentary

Showcases the importance of sports to the African continent's future as well as the complex relationship between America and Africa and how The BAL is a bridge between the two.

Directed by Tebogo Malope · Written by Richard Brown

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