Basketball Africa League

Basketball Africa League

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DateRGazde v Oaspeti-
04/27 17:00 6 [1] Al Ahli (Egipt) v Bangui SC [3] 94-71
04/27 14:00 6 Al Ahly Benghazi v City Oilers 110-78
04/26 18:00 5 Al Ahly Benghazi v Al Ahly - Egipt 76-87
04/26 14:00 5 [4] City Oilers v Bangui SC [3] 76-91
04/24 18:00 4 [4] City Oilers v Al Ahly - Egipt [1] 82-81
04/24 15:00 4 [3] Bangui SC v Al Ahly Benghazi [2] 96-93
04/22 18:00 3 [3] Bangui SC v Al Ahly - Egipt [2] 79-85
04/22 15:00 3 [4] City Oilers v Al Ahly Benghazi [2] 68-79
04/20 14:00 2 Al Ahly - Egipt v Al Ahly Benghazi 98-86
04/20 14:00 2 Bangui SC v City Oilers 101-88
04/19 17:00 1 Al Ahly - Egipt v City Oilers 99-76
04/19 14:00 1 Al Ahly Benghazi v Bangui SC 93-71
03/17 17:00 6 [1] FUS Rabat v Cape Town Tigers [3] 84-75
03/17 14:00 6 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v Dynamo Burundi Cancelled
03/16 17:00 5 FUS Rabat v Dynamo Burundi Cancelled
03/16 14:00 5 [4] Cape Town Tigers v Atletico Petroleos de Luanda [2] 84-78
03/14 17:00 4 [1] FUS Rabat v Atletico Petroleos de Luanda [2] 86-89
03/14 14:00 4 Dynamo Burundi v Cape Town Tigers Cancelled
03/12 17:00 3 [4] Cape Town Tigers v FUS Rabat [1] 58-84
03/12 14:00 3 Dynamo v Atletico Petroleos de Luanda Cancelled
03/10 17:00 2 [3] Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v Cape Town Tigers [4] 100-88
03/10 14:00 2 [1] Dynamo v FUS Rabat [2] DBFA
03/09 17:00 1 [3] Cape Town Tigers v Dynamo [3] 73-86
03/09 14:00 1 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v FUS Rabat 73-82
10/21 13:00 - Dynamo Burundi v Elan Coton BBC 88-59
05/27 16:00 1 [2] Al Ahly - Egipt v AS Douanes [2] 80-65
05/26 16:00 50 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v Stade Malien 65-73
05/24 18:30 2 [1] Stade Malien v Al Ahly - Egipt [2] 73-78
05/24 15:00 2 [1] Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v AS Douanes [2] 86-92
05/21 17:30 3 [1] Atletico Petroleos de Luanda v Abidjan BC [3] 88-84

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is the premier men's basketball league in Africa. Founded in 2019, the organization was established by both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Each season typically runs from March to May, and in the current format the league consists of twelve teams. Each of the teams qualify through their performance in their domestic competition, a meritocratic system similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. Six teams qualify directly, while six others have to play in the Road to BAL. The season exists out of three conferences and uses playoffs to determine the champions. The BAL champions of each season automatically qualify for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

The first season was held in 2021 and thus far, three champions have won the competion.

History

On 16 February 2019 the National Basketball Association and FIBA announced plans to establish a continental professional basketball league. During a press conference at the 2019 NBA All-Star weekend, NBA commissioner Adam Silver elaborated on plans to establish the league. He stated that the league will feature 12 teams after qualification tournaments in late 2019. The countries that could possibly host a team include; Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. Silver also hinted at the involvement of former U.S. president Barack Obama in an unspecified role. In May 2019, Amadou Gallo Fall was assigned by the NBA as the first president of the BAL. In September 2019, BAL announced the venues and cities for the inaugural season, which included a Final Four played in Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.

On 15 October 2019, the qualifying tournaments for the inaugural season began, with teams from 32 African countries participating. The start of the BAL was eventually postponed twice due to the disruptive COVID-19 pandemic. The first BAL game was played on 16 May 2021, in the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, which hosted the entire tournament. The season was held in a bio-secure bubble with only limited attendance allowed. On 30 May, Zamalek from Egypt won the first-ever BAL championship after beating US Monastir in the inaugural final.

The following season, the league expanded it format with five-team conferences (the Sahara and Nile Conference), which were held in Dakar and Cairo. The playoffs were held in Kigali.

Liga Africană de Baschet (BAL) este o ligă profesională de baschet din Africa. A fost fondată în anul 2019 de Federația Internațională de Baschet (FIBA) și Asociația Națională de Baschet (NBA). Liga este alcătuită din 12 echipe din 12 țări africane. Sezonul inaugural a avut loc în anul 2020, iar câștigătoarea a fost Clubul Sportiv Petro de Luanda din Angola.

Liga Africană de Baschet are ca scop să dezvolte talentul baschetbalistic în Africa și să ofere o platformă pentru jucătorii africani să concureze la cel mai înalt nivel. Liga va juca un rol important în creșterea popularității baschetului în Africa și în inspirarea unei noi generații de jucători.