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NBA closes sole Africa training academy in blow to young players
NBA says its focus is on new global academy opening in Abu Dhabi as Africa, Mexico and Australia hit by closures.
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NBA says its focus is on new global academy opening in Abu Dhabi as Africa, Mexico and Australia hit by closures. The NBA has closed its only elite training academy in Africa, less than a decade after it was launched in Senegal to prepare promising young African players for professional leagues in the United States and elsewhere.
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