Kenya is among 16 countries that have been selected to participate in the initial Giants of Africa Youth Basketball Festival scheduled for August 13-19, 2023 in Rwanda’s capital Kigali.

More than 250 youth from 16 countries, 16 of them from Kenya, are expected to converge in Kigali to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Giants of Africa.

Giants of Africa is a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to empowering the youth in Africa through sports.

Giants of Africa co-founder Masai Ujiri, who is also the Vice-Chairman and President of the Toronto Raptors, has unveiled the brilliant talent slated to perform during the big festival.

“Through this Festival, we aim to inspire and encourage youth, while acknowledging their immense potential and the collective effort to create positive change,” stated Ujiri.

He added, “We are honored to have artists including Davido, Tiwa Savage, Diamond Platnumz and more join us for the opening ceremony celebration and closing concert, as we believe their performances will further ignite the spirit of the Festival and uplift the aspirations of the local youth in attendance.”

Masai Ujiri. PHOTO/GOA

Among the key themes during the festival are basketball, education, entertainment and culture with the event striving to unite and celebrate the next generation of Africa’s leaders.

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.


The public will be able to access three events taking place at BK Arena: the opening ceremony on August 13 and closing concert on August 19, as well as the Boys Championship Game, Girls Championship Game, and All-Star Game on August 18.

The tickets for the Giants of Africa Festival public events are scheduled to go on sale from Thursday June 22 at 10:00am, Central Africa Time.