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    • Alahli Tripoli celebrates after winning the 2025 BAL Championship against Petro de Luanda on June 14, 2025 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa (Credit: BAL/Getty Images)
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Basketball Africa League to Tip Off Sixth Season on March 27 in South Africa

The 2026 BAL season will feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries playing 42 games in Pretoria; Rabat, Morocco; and Kigali

BAL Will Return to Morocco for Group Phase and Rwanda for Playoffs and Finals Fans Can Visit https://BAL.NBA.com to Register Their Interest in Tickets  The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) today announced that the league’s sixth season will tip off on Friday, March 27 at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South…

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    • On the picture (from left to right) : - Katier Bamba, Wave Côte d’Ivoire, Managing Director - Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, BAL, Director of Operations
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Basketball Africa League and Wave Côte d’Ivoire unveil newly renovated basketball court in Abidjan

Renovated Court Supports NBA Africa Commitment to Build or Renovate 1,000 Basketball Courts on the Continent Over the Next Decade

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire (Wave), Africa’s fastest-growing mobile money platform, today unveiled a newly renovated basketball court at 4 Paniers (Four Baskets) in the Yopougon district of Abidjan.  The renovated court is part of the BAL and Wave’s collaboration to bring communities in Côte…

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2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Champion AlAhli Tripoli Claim Bronze Medal at FIBA Intercontinental Cup

Al Ahli SC’s achievement marks a milestone for the BAL, which concluded its milestone fifth season in June

Libya’s Al-Ahli Tripoli made history by getting the first-ever medal for a reigning Basketball Africa League (BAL) champion at the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup (ICC) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, claiming bronze in a thrilling showdown on Sunday, beating Brazil’s Flamengo 91-82. Leading the charge in the bronze medal game…

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Basketball Africa League and Afreximbank expand multi-year collaboration to Empower young professionals in Africa

The BAL and Afreximbank also held a BAL4Her camp for 20 U-23 female athletes from the local community at Staouéli Court in Algiers from Sept. 5-6

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a leading pan-African multilateral financial institution dedicated to financing and promoting intra- and extra-African trade, on Saturday announced an expansion of their multi-year collaboration to launch a series of initiatives to empower young basketball professionals in Africa by improving…

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Basketball Africa League (BAL) & Chiney Ogwumike Celebrate Young Women in Basketball in Lagos

This three-day event marks the first-ever BAL4HER initiative in Nigeria, in partnership with the Queens of the Continent Foundation, celebrating women in basketball

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com), through its BAL4HER platform, in collaboration with two-time WNBA All-Star and BAL Ambassador Chiney Ogwumike and her foundation “Queens of the Continent” celebrated young women in basketball at a three-day event in Lagos last weekend. The on-court activities were led by Chiney Ogwumike, Nigeria…

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Libya’s Alahli Tripoli Crowned 2025 Basketball Africa League Champions

Alahli Tripoli, which made its BAL debut this season, is the first team from Libya to win the BAL Championship

First-Time Participant Alahli Tripoli Wins Libya’s First BAL Title  Alahli Tripoli Forward Jean Jacques Boissy Named 2025 BAL Most Valuable Player  Record 141,564 Fans Attended BAL Games This Season  Libya’s Alahli Tripoli today defeated Angola’s Petro de Luanda 88-67 to win the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Championship, which…

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    • PRETORIA, TSHWANE - JUNE 11: Glofate Buiamba #24 and Rigoberto Mendoza #12 of Petro de Luanda celebrate after the game against the Al Ittihad Alexandria during the 2025 Basketball Africa League Playoffs on June 11, 2025 at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, Tshwane. (Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images)
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The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Finals Set: Al Ahli Tripoli to face Petro de Luanda in South Africa on June 14

Al Ittihad will face APR in the third-place game on Friday, June 13 at 7 p.m. CAT

The 2025 BAL Finals (https://BAL.NBA.com) are officially set. Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) will face Petro de Luanda (Angola) on Saturday, June 14 at 4 p.m. CAT at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, marking the culmination of the league’s milestone fifth season.  In last night’s first semifinal, Al Ahli…

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    • Basketball Africa League Announces Roster of Partners for Playoffs and Finals Underway Now in South Africa
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Basketball Africa League Announces Roster of Partners for Playoffs and Finals Underway Now in South Africa

The semifinals will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, June 11 when Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) takes on APR (Rwanda) at 4:00 p.m. CAT and Al Ittihad (Egypt) plays Petro de Luanda (Angola) at 7:00 p.m. CAT

Energade, Hyundai and Uber Join BAL’s Existing Partner Roster that Features Rwanda Development Board, NIKE, Jordan Brand, Wilson, Afreximbank, Castle Lite, Hennessy, RwandAir and ServiceNow. Semifinals Tomorrow Will Feature Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) vs. APR (Rwanda) at 4:00 p.m. CAT and Al Ittihad (Egypt) vs. Petro de Luanda (Angola) at 7:00 p.m.…

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    • Petro de Luanda (Angola) take on US Monastir (Tunisia) at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa on June 9, 2025 (Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images)
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    • APR (Rwanda) and Petro de Luanda (Angola) Advance to Basketball Africa League (BAL) Semifinals in Pretoria
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APR (Rwanda) and Petro de Luanda (Angola) Advance to Basketball Africa League (BAL) Semifinals in Pretoria

The BAL Semifinals are set for Wednesday, July 11. Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) will face APR at 4:00 p.m. CAT, followed by Al Ittihad (Egypt) vs. Petro de Luanda (Angola) at 7:00 p.m. CAT

APR (Rwanda)  punched its ticket to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) Semifinals with a commanding 104–73 victory over Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria). Nuni Omot led the charge with 21 points, while Aliou Diarra contributed a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. The Rwandan side shot an impressive 50% from…

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    • Al Ahli Tripoli secured a 2025 Basketball Africa League semifinal slot defeating Kriol Star 107-81 at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa on Sunday, June 8, 2025 (Photo by Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images)
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2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs - Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) And Al Ittihad (Egypt) Advance to BAL Semifinals in Pretoria

The second game of the night was arguably the most thrilling in Pretoria so far, as Al Ittihad (Egypt) edged out FUS Rabat (Morocco) in an 86–83 overtime victory to stay alive in the competition

In the first of two win-or-go-home quarterfinal matchups, Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) secured a dominant 107–81 victory over Kriol Star (Cape Verde). The win was powered by a standout performance from Fabian White Jr., who recorded 34 points and 13 rebounds, while Jaylen Adams contributed 19 points. For Kriol Star,…