The Afro Playbook Daily

A crucial weekend for Central African basketball, a South Sudanese prospect making waves in the NBA preseason, and a fierce battle unfolding in North Africa.Here are your three things to know this Monday.

Good news for Senegal's Aminata Seck, big performances from African players in Europe, and an unbeaten run in Ghana.I cover these stories and more in this week's Wrap-Up.

A Cameroonian basketball club signs a superstar, but can it make money selling his $70 jersey? I investigate African manufacturing, player royalties and the real cost of turning fans into customers.

What turns a basketball team into an institution? I look at US Monastir, Al Ahly and Rivers Hoopers to explore tickets, merchandise, membership and the one thing fan culture can’t exist without: continuity.Can African basketball build clubs that fans organise their lives around?

What does the word academy actually mean in African basketball?I look at basketball academies across the continent, from weekend programmes and private training academies to SEED Academy and the former NBA Academy Africa, to understand what players are actually getting, who gets access and where these so-called pathways are supposed to lead.Because calling something an academy is easy. Building a pathway is something else entirely.Show NotesSEED AcademyNBA Academy AfricaKigali Basketball AcademyMarksmen Basketball AcademyPlatinum Club Basketball AcademyJohannesburg Basketball Academy