Basketball Africa League

Basketball Africa League

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Fixtures

DateRGospodarze vs Goście-
04/19 07:00 1 Al Ahly Benghazi vs Bangui SC View
04/19 10:00 1 Al Ahly (Egipt) vs City Oilers View
04/20 07:00 2 Bangui SC vs City Oilers View
04/20 10:00 2 Al Ahly (Egipt) vs Al Ahly Benghazi View
04/22 08:00 3 City Oilers vs Al Ahly Benghazi View
04/22 11:00 3 Bangui SC vs Al Ahly (Egipt) View
04/24 08:00 4 Bangui SC vs Al Ahly Benghazi View
04/24 11:00 4 City Oilers vs Al Ahly (Egipt) View
04/26 08:00 5 City Oilers vs Bangui SC View
04/26 11:00 5 Al Ahly Benghazi vs Al Ahly (Egipt) View
04/27 08:00 6 Al Ahly Benghazi vs City Oilers View
04/27 11:00 6 Al Ahly (Egipt) vs Bangui SC View

Results

Date R Gospodarze vs Goście -
03/17 17:00 6 [1] FUS Rabat vs Cape Town Tigers [3] 84-75
03/17 14:00 6 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda vs Dynamo Burundi CANC
03/16 17:00 5 FUS Rabat vs Dynamo Burundi CANC
03/16 14:00 5 [4] Cape Town Tigers vs Atletico Petroleos de Luanda [2] 84-78
03/14 17:00 4 [1] FUS Rabat vs Atletico Petroleos de Luanda [2] 86-89
03/14 14:00 4 Dynamo Burundi vs Cape Town Tigers CANC
03/12 17:00 3 [4] Cape Town Tigers vs FUS Rabat [1] 58-84
03/12 14:00 3 Dynamo vs Atletico Petroleos de Luanda CANC
03/10 17:00 2 [3] Atletico Petroleos de Luanda vs Cape Town Tigers [4] 100-88
03/10 14:00 2 [1] Dynamo vs FUS Rabat [2] DBFA
03/09 17:00 1 [3] Cape Town Tigers vs Dynamo [3] 73-86
03/09 14:00 1 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda vs FUS Rabat 73-82

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.

Koszykarska Afrykańska Liga (BAL) to nowa profesjonalna liga koszykówki klubowej w Afryce, organizowana przez Międzynarodową Federację Koszykówki (FIBA). Liga składa się z 12 najlepszych klubów koszykarskich z 12 krajów afrykańskich. Inauguracyjny sezon BAL odbył się w maju 2021 roku, a zwycięzcą został Zamalek SC. Celem BAL jest rozwój koszykówki na kontynencie afrykańskim, zapewnienie platformy dla afrykańskich zawodników i trenerów oraz inspirowanie przyszłych pokoleń koszykarzy.