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African Grassroot Hoops is a youth development organization that grows leaders by encouraging them to open their minds to a world of opportunities through basketball.

19/10/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥? 🏀 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 👉

1️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬: coaching, games and good energy on neighbourhood courts. Everyone is welcome to show up and play.
2️⃣ 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: game day with the whole community in the stands.
3️⃣ 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬: young women building skills, confidence and leadership, on the court and beyond.
4️⃣ 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: young people and the community sitting together to talk honestly and listen.
5️⃣ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭? People like you.

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲?
❤️ 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞: help keep our programs running
🙋 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫: give a few hours, change a story
🤝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫: bring your business, school or club on board
𝐆𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝.
https://www.africangrassroothoops.org/get-involved

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭? Tell us in the comments 👇 And share this with someone who'd love to know what we do.

30/07/2026

🏀 𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

As 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 comes to an end, we're reminded that creating change doesn't stop with one day of service—it continues through the communities we build and the lives we impact.

The 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 was a celebration of talent, unity, and opportunity. Reaching this milestone wouldn't have been possible without our incredible players, coaches, volunteers, partners, supporters, and families. Thank you for believing in our vision.

A special thank you to 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 for giving African Grassroot Hoops the opportunity to showcase our tournament across the digital screens at the 𝐕&𝐀 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭. Your support helped us share our story with thousands of visitors and shine a spotlight on grassroots basketball.

As Mandela Month draws to a close, we encourage you to visit 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧'𝐬 platforms and discover the organisations and initiatives they're helping to amplify. Together, we can continue creating meaningful change long after July.

🏀 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐀𝐆𝐇 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?

Registrations and enquiries for upcoming tournaments are now open! Join a growing community that's passionate about developing young talent and growing the game of basketball across South Africa.

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𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 💙

18/07/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐲! ✨

67 minutes is the start, but the work continues. Yesterday we teamed up to use sport, books, and community love to make a difference.

Thank you to 𝐕&𝐀 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭, 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐘𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 for opening doors and allowing us to help drive change through basketball and youth development.

This is what community looks like.
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What are you doing with your 67 minutes? Drop it below and let’s inspire each other 💪

14/07/2026

𝟐 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝟐𝟎 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝟏 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥.

The African Grassroot Hoops Youth Classic Basketball Tournament wasn’t just games. It was pressure. It was growth. It was young athletes fighting for their spot and playing for something bigger than themselves.

We got the highlights 🔥 We got the crowd energy 🏟️ We got a new champion 👑
Most importantly, we got you — the community that made this possible.

To the teams that lifted the trophy: congrats.
To the teams that didn’t make semis: we’re proud of you. Come back stronger.
To everyone who supported: thank you.

𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐖𝐄 𝐆𝐎 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑

Is your team ready for the African Grassroot Hoops Youth Classic Basketball Tournament 2027?
Spots fill fast. DM "𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑" to get early info + registration forms.
Let’s see if you’ve got what it takes to take the cup 👀

Comment your team name if we’ll see you in 2027 👇

#2027

23/06/2026

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒👑🏆

What a battle. What a tournament.

Huge congratulations to Duep Basketball Academy for winning the African Grassroot Hoops Youth Classic Basketball Tournament. You earned every second of this.

And to ALL 32 teams who showed up and left it on the court: respect. Every game, every bucket, every heartbreak and every win made this special.

Thank you to our supporters for filling the stands. To our sponsors for making it happen. To the audience for bringing that unmatched energy all tournament long.

Cape Town, we did that. See you next year 🔥

Drop 👑 for the champs below!

23/06/2026

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒👑🏆

What a battle. What a tournament.

Huge congratulations to Soweto Basketball Academy for winning the African Grassroot Hoops Youth Classic Basketball Tournament again. You earned every second of this.

And to ALL 20 teams who showed up and left it on the court: respect. Every game, every bucket, every heartbreak and every win made this special.

Thank you to our supporters for filling the stands. To our sponsors for making it happen. To the audience for bringing that unmatched energy all tournament long.

Cape Town, we did that. See you next year 🔥

Drop 👑 for the champs below!

21/06/2026

𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 = 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓🔥🏀

You could feel it. Everybody tense. On their toes. No one blinking.

4 teams. 2 spots in the final. 1 goal: bring that cup back to Cape Town.

Every possession mattered. Every call mattered. Heart rates were high and the crowd felt it too.

We’re down to the last 2. Final loading...

Who’s taking it home? Let us know in the comment section!🏀🏆🎽

21/06/2026

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21/06/2026

𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓❤️🏀

To the teams that gave us wars, 3s, strong drives, and heart... but won’t make semis:

We see you. We’re proud of you.

Tournament ball is tough. Making it here already means you’re different. You fought, you grew, you showed up.

Hold your heads high. We’ll be waiting for you next year. Come back stronger 👊

Day 2 isn’t over, but respect is due to ALL THE PLAYERS, COACHES & SUPPORTERS!

Address

NY 11 No. 99
Gugulethu
7750

Website

http://www.africangrassroothoops.org/, https://www.quicket.co.za/events/316660-agh-youth-classic-basketball-tournament/

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