But South Sudan's meteoric rise in men's basketball would not be possible without former NBA All-Star Luol Deng. Here's why. Deng is the president of South Sudan's basketball federation.

Will this team make a run in Paris in its first appearance? Here's a look inside the South Sudan men's basketball team. MORE: Luol Deng has been pivotal in South Sudan's rise to reach Olympics The ...

Although most "cannot locate South Sudan on a map", they won't forget the Bright Stars. Luol Deng: from child refugee to basketball behemoth The man credited with the team's success is Luol Deng ...

NAIROBI: Refugee turned NBA star, Luol Deng (pic) has worked tirelessly throughout his career to develop basketball in his troubled homeland South Sudan, as federation president, patron and ...

This act puts the entire agreement at risk,” the statement by Deng said. “We are also gravely concerned about the heavy deployment of SSPDF [South Sudan army troops] around the residence of ...

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Their name means “I am tired” in Arabic and their aim is clear: to bring an end to the violence that has been troubling South Sudan, the world’s newest country, since 2013.

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