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By Ifeoma Asika, Correspondent Campuses The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SEED Project (Sports for Education and Economic Development), a non-profit organization in Thiès, Senegal that uses basketball as a platform to engage youth in academic, athletic and leadership programs, announced today that two elite female athletes from the NBA Academy Women’s Programme have received scholarships to attend SEED Academy in Thiès. Aminata Tal (Senegal) and Sira Thienou (Mali) – who joined SEED Academy last month – were among top prospects from across the continent to participate in the 2019...