The Basketball Africa League’s (BAL) Sahara Conference kicked off on Saturday, May 4, with some shocking results on Day 1 as debutants APR, as well as Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers sealed historic wins. Rwandan side APR saw off US Monastir in overtime in the opening game to get their maiden win in the BAL, while Rivers Hoopers, who are in their second BAL tournament, got their...
D’Tigers forward Devine Eke scored a game-high 31 points and 12 rebounds to propel the Rivers Hoopers to a 77-68 win over Sahara Conference host AS Douanes in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) on Saturday. The King’s Men, in their return to the BAL, overcame Douanes’ first quarter scoring spree to upset the home team and silence the crowd inside the Dakar Arena in Senegal to...
The outcomes have been decided in two of the three conferences in this season’s Basketball Africa League (BAL), and attention now shifts to the Sahara Conference in Dakar, Senegal. The Sahara Conference, which headlines the last round of the group phase before the playoffs, will feature four teams competing in 12 games at the Dakar Arena from May 4–12. Last season’s finalists, AS Douanes, who are...
The group phase of the Basketball Africa League's (BAL) fourth season moves to its final round, with the Sahara Conference slated to be held at the Dakar Arena in Senegal. Like the two previous conferences (Kalahari and Nile), four teams have been drawn in the Sahara Conference, which comprises hosts and last season’s finalist AS Douanes (Senegal), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), APR (Rwanda), and 2022 champion US...
The world basketball governing body, FIBA has sanctioned the Burundian Basketball Federation (FEBABU) with an indefinite suspension for backing Dynamo's withdrawal from the 2024 Basketball Africa League. Dynamo forfeited all their matches in the Kalahari Conference in March. As a result, they were disqualified from the tournament after refusing to wear jerseys that had the 'Visit Rwanda' logo. The Burundian champions protested against wearing the sponsored...
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