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Basketball Africa League (BAL)

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    • Jaylen Adams of Al Ahli Tripoli against Al Ittihad at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday, June 6, 2025 (Photo by: Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images)
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2025 Basketball Africa League Playoffs - Kriol Star (Cape Verde) and Al Ittihad (Egypt) Open Basketball Africa League Playoffs with Victories in Pretoria

The second game of the night featured a clash of titans between two undefeated teams, Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) and Al Ittihad (Egypt), with Al Ittihad emerging victorious in an 85-74 win

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) Playoffs are officially underway at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, tipping off in thrilling fashion as Kriol Star (Cape Verde) edged FUS Rabat Basketball (Morocco) in a 91–88 nail-biter. Joel Ntambwe led Kriol Star with a team-high 22 points, while Ivan Almeida posted…

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    • Pieter Prinsloo #41 of Made By Ball Basketball drives to the basket during the game against Nairobi City Thunder during the Nile Conference group play on May 20, 2025 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
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    • Jean Jacques Boissy of Al Ahli Tripoli celebrating a win against APR during the Nile Conference group play on May 20, 2025 at BK Arena at Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by Theo Kine, BAL/Getty Images
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South Africa's Made By Basketball (MBB) bounce back, record first win in the Basketball Africa League (BAL)

The Thunder were led by Evans Ganapamo (21 points) and Tylor Ongwae (20 points), but were shooting 36 percent from the floor and could not hold to the lead late in the fourth

On a BAL career night (www.BAL.NBA.com), Pieter Prinsloo recorded a game-high 30 points and 11 rebounds, Teafale Lenard Jr. added 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Made By Basketball (MBB, South Africa) defeated Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 75-74 when the BAL Nile Conference resumed at BK Arena in…

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    • Uchenna Iroegbu #2 from Nairobi City Thunder at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on 17 May, 2025; credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
    • Aliou Diarra #10 from APR at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on 17 May, 2025; credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
    • Pieter Prinsloo #41 from MBB at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on 17 May, 2025; credit: Photo by Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
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Al Ahli Tripoli and APR win their Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference Openers

The Nile Conference continues on Sunday, when Nairobi City Thunder takes on Al Ahli Tripoli at 2:30 p.m. and MBB faces APR at 5:30 p.m. CAT

Former NBA Academy Africa student-athlete Jean-Jacques Boissy scored 28 points, including 24 from behind the arc, got seven rebounds and three steals, and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Made By Basketball (MBB, South Africa) 87-77 when the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) Nile Conference tipped off at BK Arena in…

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Uganda’s Tonny Drileba Awarded 2023 Basketball Africa League Ubuntu Trophy presented by New Fortress Energy

The BAL Ubuntu Trophy is awarded annually to an individual or organization that has made an impact on the local community during the BAL season

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (BAL.NBA.com) and New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) – a global energy infrastructure company founded to help accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy – today announced that Tonny Drileba, who played for the City Oilers (Uganda) during the 2023 BAL Season, has been awarded the…

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Egypt’s Al Ahly Crowned 2023 Basketball Africa League Champions

Al Ahly Forward Anunwa “Nuni” Omot Named 2023 BAL Most Valuable Player, Receives Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy

Egypt’s Al Ahly defeated Senegal’s AS Douanes 80-65 to win the 2023 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (http://www.NBA.com/theBAL) Finals, which took place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda and reached fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages. Following the game, BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall and FIBA Africa President Anibal…

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Tunisia’s US Monastir Crowned 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions

US Monastir Guard Michael Dixon Named Hakeem Olajuwon BAL Most Valuable Player

Tunisia’s US Monastir defeated Angola’s Petro de Luanda 83-72 to win the 2022 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.theBAL.com) Finals, which took place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda and was broadcast to fans in 215 countries and territories.  Following the game, BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall presented US Monastir with the…