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 ...

PRETORIA, South Africa -- Kriol Star overcame multiple defecits to claim a 91-88 win over FUS Rabat on Friday, to clinch the seventh seed at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs.

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 ...

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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 ...

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