Basketball Africa League

BAL 2025: Al Ahli Tripoli beat APR to reach historic final

BAL 2025: Al Ahli Tripoli beat APR to reach historic final

Debutants Al Ahli Tripoli made history on Wednesday after defeating Rwandan side APR 84-71 in the semi-final of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs, Afrosport reports. The result at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, meant Al Ahli had reached the BAL Finals for the first time in their history and became just the second Libyan team to achieve the feat. Al Ahli Tripoli...

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BAL: Rivers Hoopers seal dominant win over Stade Malien in Kalahari Conference opener

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers got off to a dominant start in the opening game of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference in Rabat, Morocco, on Saturday, with an 81-60 blowout win over Stade Malien. The KingsMen, bronze medallists from last season, overturned a seven-point first-quarter deficit to beat their Malian counterpart inside the Salle Omnisport Moulay Abdellah, setting the tone for the fifth season...

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League to return for fifth season on April 5

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League fifth season to feature record six new teams

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) organisers have announced the 12 teams and game schedule for the opening leg of the league’s milestone fifth season, which will tip off with the Kalahari Conference group phase from Saturday, 5 April – Sunday, 13 April at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco. The 2025 BAL season, which will feature three regular-season group phases and culminate with...

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League to return for fifth season on April 5

BAL 2025: Basketball Africa League to return for fifth season on April 5

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Thursday announced that the league will return for its fifth season, with the tip-off set for Saturday, April 5, 2025, Afrosport reports. The organisers, however, revealed that some changes will accompany its fifth season, as for the first time ever, games will be played in Morocco, and the BAL Finals will be held in South Africa in another landmark move...