BAL Ubuntu Award
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The Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Award is an annual Basketball Africa League (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 and Bantu languages, symbolizes essential human virtues, such as compassion, respect and humanity.[1]
Along with giving out the individual award, the BAL donates $5,000 to a social organisation of choice by the winning player.[1]
Winners
[edit | edit source]| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Merit | Nominees | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hicham Benayad-Cherif |  Algeria
|
GS Pétroliers
|
Benayad-Cherif founded the Elite Student Athlete Academy in Algeria, where he has developed basketball camps and training programs for 800 children since 2018. | — | [1] |
| 2022 | Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza |  Rwanda
|
REG
|
At Club Rafiki, Jean Jacques helped children and young adults to integrate into society through developmental basketball programming and competitions. | Gerson Gonçalves Brice Eyaga Bidias |
[2] |
| 2023 | Tonny Drileba |  Uganda
|
City Oilers
|
As an assistant coach for Angels Basketball Club – a professional women’s team that competes in the Ugandan Basketball League – Drileba participated in the club’s community outreach projects across the country, including youth clinics and life-skills seminars at Nakivale Refugee Camp in Western Uganda. | Stéphane Konaté Ehab Amin Ibrahima Kalil Fofana |
[3] |
| 2024 | Alkaly Ndour |  Senegal
|
AS Douanes
|
Ndour is recognized for founding a basketball tournament in his Dakar neighborhood of Bopp, involving nearly 250 amateur players. He also conducts youth basketball camps and supports the unemployed, promoting community engagement and peace. | – | [4] |
References
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