Harouna Chases BAL glory after five straight seasons

Abdoulaye Harouna’s name has become synonymous with the Basketball Africa League. One of the few players to appear in all five editions of the tournament, the Nigerien forward is now a household name on the continent — a remarkable journey from relative anonymity just a few years ago.

“In Africa, before the BAL, I wasn’t known,” Harouna says. “Yet I spent most of my career in the United States. Unfortunately, since I didn’t…