The Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Award is an annual
Basketball Africa League
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the league was established and is co-organized by NBA Africa and the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
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(BAL) award that recognises a player who participated in the BAL and who best represents the league through his efforts in the community.
The name "Ubuntu" is taken from the word in the
Nguni Nguni may refer to:
*Nguni languages
*Nguni cattle
*Nguni people
*Nguni sheep, which divide into the Tsonga sheep, Tsonga, Ngoni (sheep), Ngoni, and Swazi sheep, Swazi types
*Nguni stick-fighting
* Nguni shield
* Nguni homestead
*Nguni (surname: Hl ...
and
Bantu
Bantu may refer to:
*Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages
*Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language
* Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle
*Black Association for National ...
languages, symbolizes essential human virtues, such as compassion, respect and humanity.
Along with giving out the individual award, the BAL donates $5,000 to a social organisation of choice by the winning player.
Winners
References
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Sportsmanship Award