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ExxonMobil and NBA Africa (https:\/\/www.NBA.com<\/a>) on Saturday launched a new Jr. NBA league in Maputo, Mozambique that will be operated by the Clarisse Machanguana Foundation (CMF), an organization founded by former WNBA player and Mozambique basketball legend Clarisse Machanguana that empowers Mozambiquan youth through sport, education and health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The new Jr. NBA league, which features 30 boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 teams for youth ages 16 and under, tipped off its inaugural season on Saturday at Escola Portuguesa de Mo\u00e7ambique in Maputo, with Machanguana and 2009 NBA champion Trevor Ariza in attendance.\u00a0The league, which will reach more than 8,000 students this year, will play regular-season games through August and culminate with the playoffs and finals in September. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The league will also include all-girls basketball clinics as part of the NBA\u2019s Her Time to Play program, which provides opportunities for girls and women to play basketball and pursue careers in coaching and athletic leadership, as well as educational STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) sessions for boys and girls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cExxonMobil is committed to the advancement and development of kids through STEM education,\u201d said General Manager for ExxonMobil Mozambique, Arne Gibbs. \u201cThis program will bring together passion for sports while promoting health and the importance of STEM education to empower our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding on the success of our community programs, we are delighted to work with NBA Africa and ExxonMobil for the advancement of youth through basketball, life skills and STEM,\u201d said Machanguana. \u201cThis program is an opportunity to create inspiring champions, to become an agent of change, empowered to make healthy and informed decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to collaborate with ExxonMobil and the Clarisse Machanguana Foundation to teach basketball and life skills that will help youth in Mozambique develop as players and leaders,\u201d said NBA Africa Head of Basketball Operations Franck Traore.\u00a0\u201cThis new Jr. NBA league will build on Mozambique\u2019s proud basketball tradition and make the game more accessible to youth in the local community.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Photo<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3wga1Co<\/a>\u00a0ExxonMobil and NBA Africa tipped off a new Jr. NBA league <\/em>in Mozambique with youth basketball games at<\/em> Escola Portuguesa de Mo\u00e7ambique in Maputo on Saturday<\/em><\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).<\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/strong>
\nLecticia Sepulveda\u00a0
\nExxonMobil\u00a0
lecticia.sepulveda@exxonmobil.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Pawel Weszka\u00a0
\nNBA Africa Communications
pweszka@nba.com<\/a>
\n+27 10 0072666<\/p>\n

Carlos Tomo
\nCMF Communications
Comms.fcm@gmail.com<\/a>
\n+258 845202106<\/p>\n

About ExxonMobil:<\/strong>
\nExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world\u2019s growing energy needs.\u00a0The ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States. \u00a0The Foundation engages in a range of philanthropic initiatives in areas where the company operates around the world, with a strategic focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.<\/p>\n

In Mozambique, ExxonMobil holds a 25 percent indirect interest in Area 4 and will lead the construction and operation of future natural gas liquefaction facilities.\u00a0Please visit: www.Exxonmobil.co.mz<\/a> or like us on Facebook at https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4dhD4Gm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About NBA Africa:<\/strong>
\nNBA Africa is an affiliate of the National Basketball Association (NBA), a global sports and media organization with the mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power of basketball.\u00a0 NBA Africa conducts the league\u2019s business in Africa, including the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and has opened subsidiary offices in Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya.\u00a0 The NBA has a long history in Africa and opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2010.\u00a0 The league\u2019s efforts on the continent have focused on increasing access to basketball and the NBA through youth and elite development, social responsibility, media distribution, corporate partnerships, NBA Africa Games, NBA Stores, the BAL, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NBA games and programming are available in all 54 African countries, and the NBA has hosted three sold-out exhibition games on the continent since 2015.\u00a0 The BAL, a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and NBA Africa, is a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa that tipped off its fourth season in March 2024.\u00a0 Fans can follow @NBA_Africa and @theBAL on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.<\/p>\n

About Clarisse Machanguana Foundation:<\/strong>
\nClarisse Machanguana Foundation (CMF) is a Mozambican organization with U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit with charitable status. \u00a0It seeks to create and inspire a generation of confident and capable women leaders through education, sports and community.<\/p>\n

CMF works throughout Mozambique to create educational programs grounded in sports for development and leadership to advance youth by offering them a safe space to play and learn, develop life skills, and engage in healthy activities. \u00a0Through education and sports, youth attain skills that enable them to make choices that benefit them, their families and their communities.\u00a0<\/p>

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