Senegal’s rising women’s basketball star wins big at camp
08 August 2019 |
11:01 am
Winning NBA championships takes passion and hard work, which is just what 16-year-old Bineta Diatta has proved to have at the Basketball Without Borders training camp that awarded her the "most valuable player" prize.
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