Ivan and Joel Almeida started Kriol Star as a social development programme in Cape Verde in 2015, and it was only converted into a professional basketball outfit in 2023. They recorded their first ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- Two days after Cape Verdean side Kriol Star's shock win over Basketball Africa League Sahara Conference hosts ASC Ville de Dakar, Tunisia's US Monastir brought them crashing back ...

When Cape Verde's Kriol Star take to the court in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Sahara Conference in Dakar on April 26, against defending champions Petro de Luanda, they will make history.

Team Kriol Star (Cape Verde) have arrived in Dakar, Senegal for Season 5 of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) games as they prepare for their competition in the Sahara Conference. Ivan Almeida ...

DAKAR, Senegal -- Defending Basketball Africa League (BAL) champions Petro de Luanda got their 2025 campaign off to a strong start on Saturday with a comfortable 103-74 win over debutants Kriol Star.

Joel Almeida played for Cameroon's FAP in the BAL in 2022. This year he will be playing for his own team, Kriol Star, and says his focus will be entirely on the court despite being a team owner ...