By Eddah Waithaka This weekend, the M-PESA Jr. NBA tournament will take over Mombasa as 40 teams, made up of 480 boys and girls, compete for the regional title at the Aga Khan Academy. The tournament promises high-energy 5×5 basketball games, with winners in both the boys’ and girls’ categories set to receive smartphones and […]
By Eddah Waithaka St. John’s Junior Secondary School from Korogocho and Olympic Junior Secondary School from Kibera emerged as the champions of the M-PESA Jr. NBA Nairobi edition, capping off an exhilarating two-day tournament at the Sabis International School Basketball Arena. In a thrilling Boys’ final, St. John’s JSS narrowly defeated Olympic JSS 16-13 in […]
By Eddah Waithaka NBA Africa and Safaricom, East Africa’s leading technology company, have teamed up to launch the M-PESA Jr. NBA program. This groundbreaking initiative aims to foster basketball development and enhance financial literacy for over 10,000 boys and girls across Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, and Kisumu. This marks the NBA’s most extensive youth development program […]
