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2025 Basketball Africa League Season: By the Numbers

BAL Playoffs and Finals Will be Held in South Africa for the First Time from June 6-14; Tickets on Sale Now at BAL.NBA.com and Ticketmaster.co.za

The 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Playoffs and Finals, which will be held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa for the first time from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14, will feature the top eight teams (https://apo-opa.co/4jvNMLd) from the three conference group phases that were held…

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    • Al Ahli’s Mohamed Abdourahman #13 and Caleb Agada #10 celebrate the team’s last win and their 6-0 record in the Nile Conference group phase at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on May 25, 2025. Photo by Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images
    • APR’s Obadia Noel #1 driving a basketball during APR’s game against Nairobi City Thunder at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on May 25, 2025. Photo by Theo Kine, BAL/Getty Images
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Al Ahli Tripoli and APR win again, Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs in South Africa set

The BAL will now head to South Africa with the 2025 BAL Playoffs and Finals set to take place at SunBet Arena in Pretoria from June 6-14, marking the first time BAL Playoffs and Finals will be held in South Africa

Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat MBB (South Africa) 102-73 and APR (Rwanda) defeated Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 77-74 and the Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com/) Playoffs in South Africa have now been set.   Al Ahli and APR will join BAL debutant Al Ittihad (Egypt), last year’s semifinalist Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria),…

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    • Mohamed Sadi of Al Ahli Tripoli celebrates during the Nile Conference group stage on May 24 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Armand Lenoir/NBAE via Getty Images)
    • Ariel Korongo of Nairobi City Thunder during the Nile Conference group stage game on May 24 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Armand Lenoir/ NBAE via Getty Images)
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Nairobi City Thunder Clinch First Win, Al Ahli Tripoli Stays Perfect

Nairobi dominated the boards with a 53-43 rebounding advantage and showcased their speed with 27 fast break points

Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) notched their first victory in the 2025 BAL Nile Conference (https://BAL.NBA.com/), pulling off a surprise 85-76 win over South Africa’s MBB in the opening game of Day 5. Albert Odero spearheaded Thunder’s effort with a team-high 23 points, while five other players also scored in double…

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    • Al Ahli’s Caleb Agada #10 and Mohamed Abdourahman #13 celebrate the fourth win (Photo by Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images)
    • MBB’s David Craig #50 dunks a basketball during a game against APR at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on May 22, 2025 (Photo by Theo Kine, BAL/Getty Images)
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Libya's Al Ahli Tripoli Advances to Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs, South Africa's Made By Basketball (MBB) Wins Second Straight

Al Ahli will join Al Ittihad (Egypt), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia), the defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) and Kriol Star (Cape Verde) when the BAL Playoffs tip off at SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa on June 6

Five players scored in double figures and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 104-91 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda last night, which gave them their fourth straight win in the Nile Conference and a guaranteed slot in the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs (https://BAL.NBA.com/). Al…

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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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    • Teafale Lenard Jr. (MBB); Photo credit: Photo by Theo Kine, BAL/Getty Images
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Al Ahli Tripoli and APR Win Second Straight Games at the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Nile Conference

The Nile Conference returns on Tuesday when MBB takes on Nairobi City Thunder at 4 p.m. CAT, while APR faces Al Ahli at 7 p.m. CAT

Jean-Jacques Boissy got 30 points, including 18 from behind the arc, Jaylen Adams added 26 points and eight assists, and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) 115-87 in the second day opener of the Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Nile Conference (https://BAL.NBA.com/) in Kigali, Rwanda.  In the second…

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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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    • The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the City of Dakar Unveil a Newly-Renovated Basketball Court in Yoff, Senegal (Credit: BAL)
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Basketball Africa League and City of Dakar Unveil Renovated Basketball Court in Yoff, Senegal

The court was unveiled at an opening ceremony by the Secretary General of the City of Dakar, Mouhamed Diop; Mayor of Yoff Community, Seydina Issa Laye Samb; NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi; and BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall

BAL (BAL.NBA.com) and Speak Up Africa Hold Basketball Clinic and Malaria Prevention Workshop for 50 Boys and Girls at Newly-Refurbished Court; New Court Supports NBA Africa’s Commitment to Build 1,000 Basketball Courts on the Continent Over the Next Decade. The Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the City of Dakar today…

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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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    • DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL - MAY 1: Ivan Almeida #23 of Kriol Star Basketball dunks the ball during the game against ASC Ville de Dakar during the Sahara Conference on May 1, 2025 at Dakar Arena. Photo Credit: Armand Lenoir, BAL/Getty Images
    • DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL - MAY 1: Eduardo Simao #1 of Petro de Luanda blocks the ball during the game against U.S. Monastir during the Sahara Conference on May 1, 2025 at Dakar Arena. Photo Credit: Julien Bacot, BAL/Getty Images
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Basketball Africa League (BAL) Debutant Kriol Star Defeats Home Team ASC Ville de Dakar in Overtime, Petro Beats Monastir

With every team’s record tied (2 wins and 2 losses), and two games left to play for each contender, it will all come down to the final weekend of the competition

Patrick McGlynn (29 points) and Ivan Almeida (22 points and nine rebounds) combined for 51 points and BAL debutant (BAL.NBA.com) Kriol Star (Cape Verde) beat home team ASC Ville de Dakar 95-92 in overtime on a night to remember in the packed Dakar Arena in Senegal last night. Dakar outrebounded…