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Episode 1

Duration:
25 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 03 January 2012

The close links between sport and national identity are all too evident in many countries today.

Democrats and demagogues alike have at times used sport to plunder and unite their people.

In Sporting Chances, Farayi Mungazi explores the power of basketball to create a national identity in newly independent South Sudan, as well as give its people a sense of dignity and pride.

(Image: Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng (9), of Sudan. Credit: Associated Press)

  • South Sudan: New Nation

    South Sudan: New Nation

    News reports, features and analysis on South Sudan, Africa's newest nation

    Read more on the BBC News website

  • Sudan NBA basketball giant Manute Bol dies

    Sudan NBA basketball giant Manute Bol dies

    Basketballer Manute Bol, the 7ft 7in (2.3m) sporting legend from Southern Sudan, has died at the age of 47

    Read more on the BBC News website

  • Basketball star Luol Deng becomes British Olympic hopeful

    Basketball star Luol Deng becomes British Olympic hopeful

    One of the world's best basketball players could become one of Britain's biggest stars at the London Olympics. Luol Deng grew up in south London but currently lives in the US where he plays for the Chicago Bulls

    Watch the report on the BBC News website

  • Basketball star Deng heads home

    Basketball star Deng heads home

    Luol Deng is the multi-millionaire face of the Chicago Bulls, and one of President Barack Obama's favourite basketball players. But that is only part of his extraordinary story

    Watch the audio slideshow on the BBC news website

  • Basketball homepage

    Basketball homepage

    BBC Sport's basketball site - all the latest news, features, comment and analysis plus fixtures, standings and a calendar of BBC coverage

    Read more on the BBC Sport website

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