Mission
The AgadaBall Charity aims to support and assist disadvantaged BIPOC youth in Canada and beyond. The main focus will be mentoring and sponsoring young BIPOC Canadian players and supporting and uplifting the youth basketball program in Nigeria.
AgadaBall Classic
It is a community basketball event taking place in early august 2023 in Otukpo, Benue State Nigeria. 36 youth from the Otukpo community have been selected to participate. The Agada Ball Charity is focused on assisting the community by supporting its youth basketball program. The participating youth are receiving training, coaching, and material support in anticipation of the AgadaBall Classic.
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Mentorship Program
This program will select several disadvantaged BIPOC youth with basketball aspirations to sponsor and mentor. This sponsorship will be one year long, we will assist in basketball expenses, and provide extra resources to teach and improve their athletics, academics and finances.
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Agada Ball
Caleb Apochi Agada (born 31 August 1994) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player and 2021 Olympian. He is a 6’4 guard who currently plays for SC Prometey Kamianske in the Ukraine Super League (Latvia ’22) and Euro League. He is also an active member of the Nigerian national basketball team.
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About Us
The AgadaBall Charity was founded in August of 2022 by Caleb Agada, a Nigerian/Canadian Olympic professional basketball player. The AgadaBall Charity aims to inspire, motivate, and guide the next generation of athletes in their basketball aspirations.
