Kenya is among 16 countries enlisted for the inaugural Giants of Africa Youth Basketball Festival between August 13 and 19 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Kenya will be represented by a team of 16 with more than 250 players expected. The event will serve as part of Giants of Africa's 20th anniversary.
Giants of Africa co-founder Masai Ujiri, the vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, said: "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."
"We are honoured to have artists including Davido, Tiwa Savage and Diamond Platnumz join us for the opening and closing ceremonies. We believe their performances will further ignite the spirit of the Festival and uplift the aspirations of the local youth in attendance," Ujiri added.
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 13) and closing concert (August 19) as well as the Boys' Championship Game, Girls' Championship Game and an All-Star Game (August 18).
