The Basketball Africa League officially announced the 12 teams that will compete in its inaugural season.

The teams include: Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers (Algeria), Petro de Luanda (Angola), Forces Armées et Police (Cameroon), Zamalek (Egypt), Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club (Madagascar), AS Police (Mali), AS Salé (Morocco), Ferroviàrio de Maputo (Mozambique), Rivers Hoopers BC (Nigeria), Patriots BC (Rwanda), AS Douanes (Senegal) and Union Sportive Monastirienne (Tunisia).

The season tips off in Dakar on March 13th.

Nike and Jordan Brand are set to supply the uniforms for the season.

"I think it's really important because there's a lot of special talent that the world doesn't know about. If you look at the guys in the league who have been able to make it, there's probably somebody better than me or has the potential to be better than me in the future. So I think it's a great initiative," said Joel Embiid of the new league. 

The Chinese Basketball Association will resume games on April 1st, sources told Sportando.

The league indefinitely postponed games on January 30th due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.

There are approximately 40 American-born players in the CBA.