Aliou Diarra

2025 Afrobasket: Angola crush Mali to seal record 12th title in Luanda

2025 Afrobasket: Angola crush Mali to seal record 12th title in Luanda

Angola dominated Mali in the final of the 2025 FIBA Afrobasket to claim a record-extending 12th crown on Sunday with a commanding 70-43 victory, Afrosport reports. The hosts had edged Cameroon by a single point in Saturday’s semi-final, while Mali booked their place in the Championship game after overcoming five-time winners Senegal. However, it was one-way traffic in the final at the 12,700-capacity Kilamba Arena in...

BAL 2024: FUS Rabat blowout Cape Town Tigers in Kalahari Conference Day 3 action

BAL 2024: FUS Rabat blowout Cape Town Tigers in Kalahari Conference Day 3 action

Morocco’s FUS de Rabat continues to show that they belong among the best basketball sides on the continent, following another comprehensive win at the Basketball Africa League (BAL), as they blow out Kalahari Conference hosts the Cape Town Tigers 84-58 on Tuesday. The Moroccan side were in total control of the game at the SunBet Arena, winning three of the four quarters in a very one-sided...

BAL 2023: Kwara Falcons lose second game to Stade Malien

Nigerian champions Kwara Falcons lost their second straight game at the 2023 Basketball Africa League by 78-74 to fellow debutants Stade Malien at the Dakar Arena on Tuesday. Kadri Baba Jibril's men showed a glimpse of improvement from their opening game loss against the Rwanda Energy Group, but they left it late and eventually fell to the Malians. Stade Malien edged the first quarter 18-15 and...