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BAL 2024: Get to know Rivers Hoopers & the seven other teams competing in the playoffs 

BAL 2024: Rivers Hoopers suffer OT defeat to Libya’s Al Ahly in playoff semifinals

History-makers Rivers Hoopers finally hit the end of the road in their pursuit of a first-ever Basketball Africa League title following an 89-83 overtime loss to Libyan side Al Ahly Benghazi on Wednesday. The King’s Men, who are the first Nigerian team to play a semi-final game at the BAL, just fell short at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, despite rallying from an 11-point deficit...

BAL 2024: What are the seeding games and which teams will compete in it?

BAL 2024: What are the seeding games and which teams will compete in it?

The fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) came with its own twists, and just like the introduction of the first-ever Kalahari Conference, the organisers decided to also chip in the first of its kind “seeding games”. The seeding games, which will be played just before the beginning of the playoffs, will see the eight qualified teams go up against each other to achieve the...

BAL: Review of Kalahari Conference debut as rising tide hits the Nile

BAL 2024: Get to know Rivers Hoopers & the seven other teams competing in the playoffs 

The 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL), the competition’s fourth season, has provided fans with a breathtaking spectacle so far, especially with the conclusion of the three conferences, which includes its inaugural Kalahari Conference. Following the conclusion of the group phases, eight teams of the initial 12 teams qualified for the playoffs, slated to begin on Friday, May 24, in BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. As this...

BAL 2024: How the Nile Conference shapes up ahead of season four return

BAL 2024: Meet the four teams competing in the Nile Conference in Cairo

The Nile Conference begins this Friday, signalling the resumption of the fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), following the completion of the Kalahari Conference in March. The Nile Conference, which will be played at the Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt, will take place from April 19–27, with four teams competing in the group phase. Defending champions Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Ahly...

BAL 2024: How the Nile Conference shapes up ahead of season four return

BAL 2024: How the Nile Conference shapes up ahead of season four return

The fourth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) returns on Friday, April 19, with the Nile Conference scheduled for the Hassan Mostafa Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt. Twelve games will be played in the Nile Conference, which is made up of four teams: host and defending champions Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Al Ahly Benghazi (Libya), City Oilers (Uganda) and Bangui Sporting Club (BSC) of Central...