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BAL 2024: Meet the four teams competing in the inaugural Kalahari Conference

BAL 2024: Meet the four teams competing in the inaugural Kalahari Conference

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) returns for a fourth consecutive season, but this time with some changes as a new conference has been added in a country. The inaugural Kalahari Conference, which will see the BAL played in South Africa for the first time ever, has been added to the Nile and Sahara Conferences, ensuring that the 12 participating teams will be split across the three...

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...

BAL 2023: Kwara Falcons fall to REG in opening game

BAL 2023: Kwara Falcons star Wilson Jr demands response after opening loss

Following the Kwara Falcons' loss to Rwanda Energy Group in the Basketball Africa League on Sunday, power forward Anthony Wilson Jr. has reiterated the need for an immediate victory in their next game. The American, who only managed seven points for the Nigerian champions in the 64-48 defeat, called for teamwork and togetherness as they continue to navigate their way through the tournament. “One game doesn’t...

BAL 2023: US Monastir launch title defence with win over Stade Malien

BAL 2023: US Monastir launch title defence with win over Stade Malien

Basketball Africa League defending champions US Monastir of Tunisia began their title defence the way they left off from the 2022 edition with a resounding 78-68 win over Mali’s Stade Malien at the Dakar Arena on Sunday. The seven-time Tunisian League champions exerted their superiority early on with a 23-15 win in the first quarter to make their intentions known from the beginning. Though Malien crawled...