South Africa: Players in the dark as Basketball SA bungles hosting of African Championships

Less than two weeks from the U18 Basketball African Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa has yet to announce the national team, the venues for the matches, or the plans to accommodate teams from 12 countries across the continent, leaving young players across the country in limbo.

The tournament, officially titled the Fiba U18 AfroBasket, will be hosted in Johannesburg from 1-14 September.

Basketball South Africa, the organisers of the tournament, announced training squads for the…