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2025 BAL Final
The 2025 BAL final was the championship game of the 2025 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and the conclusion of the playoffs. The final was played on 14 June 2025 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, which was the venue for the first time. The final was contested by Angolan club Petro de Luanda and Libyan club Al Ahli Tripoli. Al Ahli Tripoli won the final, defeating the defending champions Petro, 88–67, becoming the first Libyan team to win the title, as well as the first team that qualified through the Road to BAL to win the league. As winners, Al Ahli qualified for the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Background Al Ahly Ly guard Solo Diabate played a in a record-extending fourth final, and had the chance to become the first player to win three BAL championships. Al Ahli Tripoli was favored by betmakers ahead of the final. Previous finals In the following table, finals played in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup (ACC), the pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 BAL Season
The 2025 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 5, will be the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season will begin on 5 April and end on 14 June 2025 with the final. The playoffs and finals will be held in Pretoria, South Africa, for the first time. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions, having won the previous season, but lost in the final to Al Ahli Tripoli, who became the first Libyan team to win the BAL championship. As winners, Al Ahli Tripoli earned the right to play in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Venues The Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation (FRMBB) announced on 12 November 2024 that Rabat would be one of the host cities of the first phase of the 2025 season. On 21 November 2024, the BAL announced that the group phase would be hosted in three countries, as the Nile Conference is hosted at the Salle Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Morocco, the Sahara Conference in Dakar Arena, Dakar, Senegal, and the Kalahari Conference in the BK Arena in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 BAL Finals
The 2022 BAL Finals was the championship game of the 2022 BAL season, the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The final was played in the BK Arena in Kigali on 28 May 2022, between Angolan club Petro de Luanda and Tunisian club US Monastir. US Monastir won the game after pulling away in the fourth quarter, winning its first BAL and its first African continental title. The game was attended by a sold-out crowd of 10,000. Teams ''In the following table, finals in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup are in small text.'' Venue On 9 December 2021, The BK Arena, then named the "Kigali Arena", was announced as the venue of the 2022 BAL Playoffs. This was the second consecutive final that was held at the arena. Background Petro de Luanda Petro de Luanda qualified as the champions of the 2020–21 season and brought back Brazilian coach José Neto for a second season. The core of its roster remained intact, with Anderson Correia and Yanick Moreira being sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APR BBC
Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Basketball Club, commonly known simply as APR, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. Owned and funded by the Ministry of Defence of Rwanda, the team plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) and in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the 2024 season. Nicknamed the "Lions", the team is the most decorated team in the country, as APR has won a record 15 national championships. History Originating during the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)'s liberation struggle during the Rwandan Civil War in 1993, the club was established to serve as a means to engage and occupy soldiers during a ceasefire amid the peace talks that eventually led to the signing of the Arusha Accords. Alongside the basketball team, the RPF introduced teams in volleyball and football, which continue to operate successfully. From 1995 to 2003, APR won nine consecutive national championships. The Lions were taken over by Kenya-born head coach Cliff Uwuor in 2005. They won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Monastir (basketball)
Union Sportive Monastirienne (), commonly known as US Monastir, is a Tunisian professional basketball club based in Monastir. Established in 1959, the team plays in the Pro A the first division league in Tunisia and has won nine national championships. USMonastir also plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) since the inaugural season in 2021. Home games are played in the Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall. US Monastir has won nine Tunisian Leagues and six Tunisian Cups. US Monastir won the BAL championship in 2022, becoming the first Tunisian team to win the competition. History The club was established in 1959 and won its first Tunisian League title in 1998 after defeating Ezzahra Sports in the league finals. As the national champions, USMonastir played in the Arab Club Basketball Championship where it lost all three group stage games. In the 1999–2000 season, USMonastir won its first-ever double after winning both the league and cup title. USMonastir beat Club Africain in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi City Thunder
The Nairobi City Thunder are a Kenyan professional basketball team based in the Shauri Moyo neighborhood of Nairobi. Founded in 1998 as NSSF Stars, they play in the KBF Premier League, the top flight division of men's basketball in the country. The Thunder play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the 2025 season, and are the first Kenyan team to play in the league. Home games of the Thunder are played at the Nyayo Indoor Gymnasium, which has capacity for 2,500 people. The Thunder won two national titles, in 2000 (as NSSF Stars), and in 2024. History The club was founded by Faustin Mgendi in 1998 as the NSSF Stars, a corporate team of the National Social Security Fund, a government agency responsible for retirement funds in the country. Founder Mgendi later coached the team as well. The Stars reached the finals of the KBF Premier League for the first time in 1999, and won the championship in 2000. The team re-branded to th International Christian Center in 2003, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriol Star
Kriol Star is a Cape Verdean professional basketball team based in Praia. They compete in the Capeverdean Basketball League (CBL) and the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as the first Cape Verdean team in league history, having advanced through the Road to BAL, qualifiers. The home games of the team are usually played at the 7,000-seater arena Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte. History Although the social organization had been established for around 10 years, the basketball team Kriol Star was established in 2024 by the two professional players and brothers Joel Almeida (basketball), Joel and Ivan Almeida, through the holding Kriol Star Foundation, they played in the Road to BAL 2025 BAL qualification, 2025, becoming the first club from Cape Verde to play in FIBA's continental qualifying tournaments. Led by head coach Hugo Da Silva Salgado, they were allocated in Group A. The first roster was revealed in October 2024, and included national team players Ali Lahrichi, Joel Almeida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MBB Basketball
Made by Ball Blue Soldiers, commonly known as MBB or MBB Blue Soldiers, is a South African basketball team based in Johannesburg. The team plays in the Basketball National League (BNL), the highest level of basketball in the country, following their promotion in 2024. They have won one National Championship title in 2024. They made their debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2025 season. History The team was founded as a social club in 2010 by a group of players who had moved from KwaZulu-Natal to Johannesburg, Gauteng. The team has been owned by former player Cyril Shabalala, who later also took reigns as head coach. Although the team had been in existence informally, MBB started playing competitively for the first tiem when it joined the Gauteng regional Inner City Super League (ICSL) in 2023. They went on to win back-to-back championships in 2023 and 2024. The Blue Soldiers joined the Basketball National League (NBL) for the 2024 season, and later also won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 BAL Season Group Phase
The 2025 BAL season group phase begins on 4 April and will end on 25 May 2024. The 12 teams of the group phase are allocated into three conferences. The BAL announced the official schedule on 28 February 2025. It is the first time that the any BAL game is hosted in Morocco, and the first time that Kigali hosted a group phase, as the previous games they were hosted were playoffs and finals games. Summary and records * On May 18, Al Ahli Tripoli set a new team scoring record with 115 points in a win over the Nairobi City Thunder. * On May 24, Al Ahli Tripoli and APR set a record for most points combined by two teams in a BAL game after a 106–102 final score; making for a total of 208 points. * In the Nile Conference, Deon Thompson of Al Ahli Tripoli set a record for the highest efficiency in a BAL game, ending with a score of 43 in the game against the Nairobi City Thunder on May 18. * MBB center Daniel Craig became the tallest player in BAL history, standing at . Tiebreake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahly Tripoli (basketball)
Al Ahli Sports Club ( ; ), also known as Al Ahli Tripoli, is a Libyan professional football club based in Tripoli. It is the second most successful Libyan club in history after Al-Ittihad, having won 13 Libyan Premier League titles, 7 Libyan Cups and 2 Libyan Super Cups. The club's crest consists of a green and white background, with a torch placed on an outline of Libya. The torch is meant to signify independence for the nation, as it was achieved just months after the club was founded. The club's crest changed after it won its 10th Libyan Premier League title in 2000, with a star being placed on top. In the year 2000 Al Ahli Tripoli were involved in one of the world's most confusing seasons as they won the league title twice in one season. The club won the first national championship in the 1967–68 season, but then suffered a period of seven years until its next win in 1970–71. The club won two of the next three titles, and picked up the last before the cancellation of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (30th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Luanda, Angola from December 10 to 19, 2015. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (basketball), Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto was contested by 11 clubs split into 2 groups of six and five, the top four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final. Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball), Petro de Luanda from Angola won their second title, after they defeated S.L. Benfica (Libolo) (basketball), Recreativo do Libolo in the final in Luanda. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in West Africa Time, UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout round Championship bracket 5-8th bracket 9th place Quarter finals 5th-8th place 7th place 5th place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (27th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 29 November to 8 December 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Mongomo Basket Club, Mongomo, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final. Primeiro de Agosto Basketball, Primeiro de Agosto from Angola was the winner. Qualification Teams in bold qualified for the 2012 season. Zone 1 The Zone 1 games were played from 6 to 11 November 2012 in Sousse, Tunisia. Zone 3 The Zone 3 games were played from 2 September to 9 September 2012. Zone 4 Zone 4 games were played from 23 June to 29 June 2012. Zone 5 The Zone 5 games were played from 20 to 26 August 2012 in Kampala, Uganda. The final standings were as follows: Zone 6 The Zone 6 games were played from 1 to 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (24th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Kigali, Rwanda, from December 13 to 22, 2009. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa, and hosted by Armée Patriotique Rwandaise F.C. (basketball), APR, was contested by 9 clubs split into 2 groups, the first four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final. The tournament was won by C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (basketball), Primeiro de Agosto from Angola, thus defending its title. Draw Squads Qualification Preliminary rounds :''Times given below are in Central Africa Time, UTC+2.'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Quarter-finals 5th-8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto rosterArmando Costa, Carlos Almeida (basketball), Carlos Almeida, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
