Our Story
African Basketball (ABO) was founded in 2005 by Eyo Effiong, a former Nigerian National Team and Winthrop University Men’s Basketball standout. In the summer of 2000, Effiong represented Winthrop University at the 2000 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida, and there he was introduced to leadership education, initiatives, and programs. Effiong continues to exhibit exceptional leadership in his role as President of ABO, and he organizes leadership and educational programs in Africa.

Effiong holds an MBA in Accounting from Winthrop University, and currently works as a Senior Auditor at Rothstein Kass.

Our Mission
To promote scholastic excellence, leadership education, youth and social development through basketball development programs in African countries.

Our Goal is 1-2-3
To Equip 1,000 African Communities with 2,000 basketballs, and 2,000 basketball shoes in 3 years, for distribution to the children involved in the ABO Basketball Development Programs.

Strategic Pillars
Six strategic pillars support our mission:

  1. ABO life skills/leadership programs
  2. ABO basketball skills camp
  3. ABO coaches’ clinics
  4. ABO basketball equipment donations
  5. ABO computer and vocation training
  6. African medical aid (AMA)