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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter 

FOLLOWING the Bulawayo Basketball Association (BBA) Annual General Meeting held at the weekend, it was resolved that the new league season will commence on October 7.

The pre-season tournament, which serves as the league opener, will be played on September 23.

BBA secretary general Francis Dube said the association had managed to add to the number of teams that will be part of the league this season.

“The AGM went on very well, we have a huge influx of teams that have joined our leagues. The men’s league will have three leagues A, B and C. The Ladies will have two leagues, A and B. We are happy that our game is growing and we are privileged to have NASH and NAPH working with us as these are a feeder into our league system and even the national teams,” said Dube.

Nash president Arthur Maphosa

New teams to join the league will include MSU from midlands, Gwanda Rebels, Golden State, Bulawayo City Towers, Ostrich ,Catch Them Young and CBC. The new members are joining the assembly and will also get a vote on the BBA council. 

One of the major deliberations at the for BBA was to push the growth of 3×3 basketball in the country. The 3×3 basketball is a new version of the game played by three players a-side and scoring in one basketball hoop. Each game is 15 minutes long or ends when one team reaches 21 points, whichever comes first.

With the discipline recently becoming an Olympic sport and being adopted by the African Games, its basketball 3×3 commission president. Two years ago, the game suffered a blow when Bulawayo failed to host the Africa 3×3 basketball tournament in December due to lockdown restrictions after Zimbabwe had confirmed participation in the tournament. — @innocentskizoe