Coached by NBA legend Luol Deng, South Sudan become just the ninth African nation to reach the World Cup, joining Algeria, Central African Republic, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal ...

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NAIROBI: Refugee turned NBA star, Luol Deng (pic) has worked tirelessly throughout his career to develop basketball in his troubled homeland South Sudan, as federation president, patron and ...

Luol Deng invited Maluach to a basketball camp ... At just 16 years old, he earned a spot on South Sudan’s FIBA World Cup team last summer, helping the Bright Stars secure their first-ever ...