Late basketball star Dikembe Mutombo  returns on Glo-sponsored African Voices

<h4 class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal"><b>Late basketball Star<&sol;b><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal"><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal"><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that CNN International’s magazine programme&comma; African Voices Playmakers&comma; this weekend highlights the contributions of  late Congolese-American National Basketball Association &lpar;NBA&rpar; Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo  as a humanitarian icon and mentor of young basketball players on the continent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">The programme is bankrolled by data solutions provider&comma; Globacom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">Full name Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukaba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo&comma; he was known simply by his moniker &OpenCurlyQuote;Mount Mutombo’ because of his  defensive  dexterity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">He was born on June 25&comma; 1966&comma; in the Democratic Republic of Congo and studied Medicine at Georgetown University in America&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;29118" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-29118" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-29118" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;03&sol;IMG-20250322-WA0048-300x270&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Late basketball Star" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"270" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-29118" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Late basketball Star<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">He&comma; however&comma; chose to  follow his passion for basketball&comma; playing for   18 remarkable seasons in the NBA&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">Dikembe created the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to improve the living condition of his folks in the DRC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">Unfortunately&comma; he  lost his fierce battle with  brain cancer in September&comma; 2024 at the age of 58&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">He however remains a beacon of light to youngsters of African descent on the pitch&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">This new generation of African basketball players who enjoyed his tutelage  include his son&comma; Ryan&comma; his two nephews and other youngsters from the continent two of whom  are rising NBA stars&comma; Yves Missi and Josh Okogie&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">Both 20-year-old Missi&comma; a Cameroonian professional basketball player with the New Orleans Pelicans&comma; and 26-year-old Nigerian-American shooting guard&comma; Okojie&comma; who plays for the Charlotte Hornets in the United States of America  will talk about Dikembe’s influence and their successful careers so far in international basketball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">The 30-minute show will be on air on DSTV Channel 401 at 7&period;30 a&period;m&period; on Saturday with a repeat the same day at 11 a&period;m&period; On Sunday&comma; other repeats will be broadcast at   3&period;30 a&period;m&period; and 6&period;p&period;m&period; and on Monday at 3&period;00 a&period;m&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"yiv9091902385MsoNormal">Further repeats come up at 7&period;30 a&period;m&period; and 11 a&period;m&period; on Saturday next week&semi; Sunday at 4&period;30 a&period;m&period; and 7 p&period;m&period; and on Monday at 4 a&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;