South Sudan basketball team qualifies for Olympics

The World

South Sudan men’s basketball team, the Bright Stars, has just qualified for the Paris Olympics. The team, largely made up of refugees from around the world, is the vision of retired NBA player Luol Deng. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports.

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