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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)
    • Petro de Luanda’s Samkelo Cele (South Africa) celebrates Petro’s win against US Monastir during BAL Playoffs at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa on June 9, 2025 (Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images)
    • 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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    • DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL – MAY 4: Patrick Hardy Jr #10 US Monastir drives to the basket during a Sahara Conference game between US Monastir and ASC Ville de Dakar at Dakar Arena in Senegal (Photo by Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images)
    • DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL – MAY 4: Ivan Almeida #23 Kriol Star and Joel Almeida #45 Kriol Star celebrating after Kriol Star defeated Petro de Luanda at Dakar Arena in Senegal (Photo by Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images)
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US Monastir, Petro de Luanda and Kriol Star Advance to the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs in South Africa

With 3 wins and 3 losses, both teams qualified to the BAL Playoffs in Pretoria – Petro finished second and the Star finished third in the Sahara Conference

Anderson Correia got 16 points and five rebounds, Ivan Almeida added 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists and Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) debutant Kriol Star (Cape Verde) defeated the defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) 71-69 in overtime, booking their spot to the 2025 BAL Playoffs which will take…

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    • Patrick Hardy Jr. #10 of U.S. Monastir three point basket during the game against Kriol Star Basketball during the Sahara Conference on April 29, 2025 at Dakar Arena in Diamniadio, Senegal. Credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
    • Abdoulaye Harouna #10 of ASC Ville de Dakar celebrates after the game against Petro de Luanda during the Sahara Conference on April 29, 2025 at Dakar Arena in Diamniadio, Senegal. Credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
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Basketball Africa League (BAL) Debutant Ville de Dakar Stun Defending Champion Petro de Luanda on Day 3 of Sahara Conference

In an earlier game yesterday, 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia) defeated Kriol Star (Cape Verde) 88-72

Makhtar Gueye had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Abdoulaye Harouna added 15 points and Ater Majok added 14 points and six rebounds, and the BAL debutants Ville de Dakar (Senegal) (www.BAL.NBA.com) stunned the defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) at Dakar Arena, winning their first head-to-head matchup in the competition…

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2024 Basketball Africa League Champion Angola’s Petro de Luanda to Participate in International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Intercontinental Cup in Singapore

Petro de Luanda will compete in Group A alongside Europe’s Basketball Champions League (BCL) winner Unicaja from Spain and BCL Asia winner Al Riyadi from Lebanon

The 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) champion (http://apo-opa.co/3B14HVx) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) Petro de Luanda (Angola) will participate in the 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore from Sept. 12-15, 2024. Petro de Luanda will compete in Group A alongside Europe’s Basketball Champions League (BCL) winner Unicaja from Spain and…

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17 Players with Basketball Africa League (BAL) Experience to compete in 2023 International Basketball Association (FIBA) Basketball World Cup

Eleven of the 17 players with BAL experience on national team rosters participated in the 2023 BAL season that concluded in May

Six of the 32 Participating Teams Feature at Least One Player with BAL (www.BAL.NBA.com) Experience; The FIBA World Cup Pass is Available for Purchase at (https://apo-opa.info/452mF3W) in Angola, Cape Verde and Cote D’Ivoire. Seventeen players from six countries who have participated over the first three seasons of the Basketball Africa League…

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Basketball Africa League, New Fortress Energy and Otchiva Expand “Threes For Trees” Campaign to Angola

The BAL, NFE and Otchiva will team up to plant the remainder of the trees in Humpata, a town and municipality in the Huila region of Angola

Petro de Luanda Participates in Campaign to Plant 6,000 Trees in Angola; Petro de Luanda Led the BAL in Three-Pointers Made During 2022 Season, Resulting in Angola Being Selected for Threes for Trees. The Basketball Africa League (BAL) in collaboration with New Fortress Energy (NFE) and Otchiva, an environmental organization focusing…