Ball Affects Lives, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering youths through sports, education, and life skills development in Dallas, Texas, USA has announced the appointment of Oluwafemi Adefeso as its new vice president and board member. The organisation said the new appointment is part of efforts to support the development of basketball in Nigeria.
Adefeso, a renowned Nigerian sports media personality, youth advocate, and social entrepreneur, brings a wealth of experience to the role. The new vice president, who is also the founder and executive director of Balls Activating Literacy and Leadership (BALL), which has empowered over 2,000 young people across Africa by providing sports equipment, literacy programmes, and leadership training.

With a career spanning prestigious organisations like ESPN Africa, BBC Sport, NBA Africa, and FIBA Media, Adefeso is a respected figure in global sports media.

He made history as the first African journalist to interview NBA all-time scoring leader LeBron James and contributed to NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon’s biography, DREAM.

Speaking on the appointment, Adefeso said: “It’s not everyday you connect with an organization in another part of the world who perfectly shares your ideology and objectives for empowering youth in underserved communities using sports as its vehicle. My goal is to continue to use sports as an enabler for transforming the lives of African youths.”

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