Final Schedule for the 2020 IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualifiers Announced The final schedule for the 2020 IWBF Afro Paralympics Qualifiers has been finalised. Last minute withdrawals from Angola Men (No funding) and Morocco Women has resulted in the tournament...
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Record Participation in 2020 National Womens Wheelchair Basketball League
Despite the challenges presented by the Covid 19 pandemic and the last minute withdrawal of the title sponsor, WBSA held the largest ever NWWBL event in November 2020 with just under 100 players taking part from 8 provinces.

The Diesel Electric Service Eagles are the 2020 Supersport Wheelchair Basketball Series Champions!!!

2020 IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualification Tournament schedule released.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”South Africa ready to welcome the continents top Wheelchair Basketball Nations!” google_fonts=”font_family:Exo%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]South Africa have won the right to host the 2020 IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualification Tournament, after their bid was successfully awarded at the recent IWBF Congress in...
South Africa Under 18 Boys and Girls Squads Announced
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The past week saw the South Africa Schools Championships take place in Pretoria, and Wheelchair Basketball High Performance staff were tasked with selecting the National Under 18 Boys and U18 Girls Squads. Wheelchair Basketball South Africa’s Director of High...
The future looks bright for young Bofelo Rammone
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Rammone impresses in 2019″ google_fonts=”font_family:Exo%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:600%20bold%20regular%3A600%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The North West Province have unearthed a young gem in the form of 17 year old Tlamelang School pupil, Bofelo Rammone. Known to many as “Ronaldo” this quiet yet confident young man from Kuruman, first...
Youngsters shine at National Junior Championships!
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Wheelchair Basketball Wins in Angola at the 2019 Lwini...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”History created at the 2019 Lwini Cup in Luanda Angola!” google_fonts=”font_family:Exo%3A100%2C100italic%2C200%2C200italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]The Sasol Amawheelagirls travelled to the capital of Angola, Luanda on the 27th of November to take part in the annual Lwini Foundation Cup for Wheelchair Basketball in...
Mixed results for Amawheelaboys after Day 2 of Tri...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sasol Amawheelaboys are in Suphanburi, Thailand preparing for the 2020 IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualifiers taking place in January 2020. Coach Lydia Dumond has turned to some up and coming young stars to carry the hopes of South Africa...
Amawheelagirls Squad Announced ahead of the Lwini Cup in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With under two month to go until the 2020 IWBF Afro Paralympic Qualifiers in January, the Sasol Amawheelagirls have been training hard in their quest to claim the No.1 spot in Africa away from Algeria. The ladies will be involved...
Amawheelaboys Team for Tri-Nations Series in Thailand announced.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sasol Amawheelaboys are all set to travel to Suphanburi in Thailand this Saturday 16 November, where they will take on host nation Thailand and the New Zealand Roller Blacks in a Tri Nations tournament. Both the Amawheelaboys and...
Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge broadcast live on Supersport
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It has been confirmed the Supersport will broadcast the 2019 Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball LIVE on Channel 210, this Saturday 16 November. The continents largest broadcaster will be beaming the game throughout the African Continent from 13h45 (CAT) to its...
WBSA elect Smith and Zulu to the Board of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wheelchair Basketball South Africa are delighted to announce the appointments of two new members to the Board of Directors. Gerhard Smith has been appointed as the new Director of High Performance & Coaching whilst Ms. Khethiwe Zulu has been appointed as...
WBSA Announces New Board of Trustees
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Wheelchair Basketball South Annual General Meeting took place this past Saturday (9 November 2019 at the head quarters of WBSA, the Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Sports Center in Johannesburg. At the conclusion of a successful and productive AGM a...
North West dominate in Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge Play-Offs!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Sports Center in Johannesburg played host the the Final Four Play-Offs of the 2019 Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge earlier today. Provincial teams from Eastern Cape, Kwazulu Natal, North West Province and Gauteng battled it out...
Bees ready to sting again in Vodacom Wheelchair...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]From several rural villages in the North West Province, a group of women are reshaping people’s perceptions of disability as the most dominant women’s team in the Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge. This month, the North West Bees will...
Amawheelagirls to take part in the 2019 Lwini Cup...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Sasol Amawheelagirls will be travelling to Luanda in Angola between 27 November and 1 December to take part in the 2019 Lwini Cup. The Lwini Cup is an annual event sponsored by the Lwini Foundation that takes place...
Amawheelaboys set for Tri Nations Tournament against Thailand and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Senior Men National Team, the Amawheelaboys, are all set to travel to Thailand in 10 days time to take part in a Tri Nations Tournament against Thailand and New Zealand. The tour will be the last opportunity our...
Disease opens Williams’ world to the wonder of wheelchair...
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In Conversation with Shane Williams ahead of the 2019 Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge. It’s a measure of the character of South African wheelchair basketball star Shane Williamsthat he describes the amputation of his legs as a two-year-old as...
Kirloskar Lions Make it 4 Supersport Wheelchair Basketball Series...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The Kirloskar Lions came back from a 19 point deficit to claim the 2019 Supersport Wheelchair Basketball Series Title today at the Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Center. The Lions edged out the Diesel Electric Services Eagles 55-51 in a nail...
WBSA and NWBA begin collaborative relationship
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the 2019 IWBF U25 Womens Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Suphanburi, Thailand, an invitation by USA Coach Trooper Johnson for the Amawheelagirls to join Team USA practise session for a scrimmage, has led to fantastic relationship being forged...
New Competition Format Announced for 2019
Wheelchair Basketball SA competition turnaround strategy has been in the making for the past four years and has placed emphasis on structuring Club Basketball to ensure grass-root development, but also ensuring that this foundation strengthens provincial structures...
Sasol Amawheelaboys are your 2018 Lwini Cup Champions
South Africa took on host nation Angola in the first edition of the Lwini International Wheelchair Cup in Luanda, Angola today. Going into this encounter, both teams were unbeaten and the winner of the match would be crowned the...
Sasol Amawheelaboys beat Switzerland to secure Lwini Cup Final...
Luanda, Angola: The Sasol Amawheelaboys secured their place in the final of the Lwini Cup here in Luanda Angola, after a convincing victory over Switzerland this afternoon. Having secured a convincing victory against the Emerging Angola side the day...
Sasol Amawheelaboys start Lwini Cup Cup campaign with victory
The Sasol Amawheelaboys took on Angola Esperance in the opening game of the 2018 Lwini Cup in Luanda Angola. Young Zakhele Shelembe and Simingaye Shabalala made their first senior competitive starts for the Senior Men’s National Team in this...
Central Gauteng Senior Men Crowned 2018 Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball...
Central Gauteng were crowned the 2018 Vodacom Wheelchair Basketball Challenge Champions after a 61-47 victory against North West Province at the Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Sports Center on Saturday 13 October 2018. The men from Gauteng proved too strong for...
North West Stinging Bees are 2018 Vodacom Women’s Wheelchair...
The North West Stinging Bees were crowned as the Vodacom#WBC2018 Women’s Champions after defeating the Kwazulu Natal Warriors 38 -12 at the Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Sports Center on 13 October 2018. The Stinging Bees dominated the proceedings and secured...
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WBSA e-learning
Introduction to Wheelchair Basketball
In this course you will learn all the basics of the game.
Introduction to Officiating (Grade 3)
In this course you will learn all the basics technical aspects of the game.
Introduction to Classification
In this course you will develop a better understanding of the classification system in the game
National Level 1 Coaching
Advance your Coaching knowledge and experiences and progress from an Entry Level Coach.
Introduction to Team Management
In this course you will learn all the basics of how to effectively manage your Club or Team.
How to Start a Club
In this course you will learn all the steps, policies and procedures needed to start your own Wheelchair Basketball Club.
Amawheela

Mgcini Mzileni
Samkeliswe Mbatha
Board of Directors

Craig Moorgas
President
Craig sits on the IWBF Executive Board as the IWBF Treasurer as well as being President of South African Disabled Golf Association

Charles Saunders
CEO
Charles is the current IWBF Africa President and FIBA Africa Southern Zone Development Officer

Sibongile Fondini
Director - HR & Ethics
Sibongile is the current Vice President of Basketball South Africa as well as Vice President of IWBF Africa Southern Zone.

Gerhard Smith
Director - High Performance & Coaching
Gerhard is a retired FIBA International Referee and the current IWBF Africa Marketing and Communications Manager.

Kethiwe Zulu
Director - Women * Development
Kethiwe is a former Amawheela Girls National Team player and is currently employed by Gauteng Sports and Rec.
