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2023 BAL Final
The 2023 BAL Final was the championship game of the 2023 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and concluded the playoffs. The final was played on 27 May 2023 in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, for a third year in a row. The final was contested by Egyptian club Al Ahly and Senegalese club AS Douanes. Al Ahly won its first title after defeating AS Douanes 80–65 for their first BAL title and their second continental championship, following the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup in 2016. Al Ahly head coach Augustí Julbe became the first coach to win two BAL championships, while Nuni Omot was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) after the game. As winners of the BAL, Al Ahly qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in which they finished fourth. Teams In the following table, finals in the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup are in small text. Both teams made their first appearance in a BAL Final. Al Ahly had played in the FIBA ACC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 BAL Season
The 2023 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 3, is the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 11 March 2023 and will end on 27 May 2023, with the playoffs and finals being played in the BK Arena in Kigali, which hosts the finals for a third season in a row. The regular season is played in Dakar, Senegal (Sahara Conference) and Cairo, Egypt (Nile Conference) for a second year in a row. The qualification games for the season, the Road to BAL, began on 11 October 2022. The winners of the 2023 BAL season will automatically qualify for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore. US Monastir are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season. Qualification The first round of the qualifying stage consists of 20 teams that play in four groups of five, each held in different cities. In the Elite 16, the teams are joined by 6 teams that qualified during the previous 2022 BAL qualification. Two groups of five teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2016 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (31st edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Cairo, Egypt from December 7 to 16, 2016. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Al Ahly was contested by 10 clubs split into 2 groups of five, the top four of each group qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter, semi-finals and final. Al Ahly Sporting Club from Egypt was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary Round :''Times given below are in EET UTC+2.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round ;Championship bracket ;5-8th bracket 9th place Quarter finals 5th-8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Statistical Leaders Individual Tournament Highs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers 2-point field goal percentage 3-point field goal percentage Free throw pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Malien (basketball)
Stade Malien is a Malian basketball team based in Bamako. It is part of the multi-sports club, which also has a football team and rugby team. Founded in 1960, Stade plays in the Ligue 1, the highest level of basketball in Mali. They play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2023 season. The club is one of the most decorated teams in Mali, having won the Ligue 1 a record 16 times and the Malian Cup a record 24 times. Stade Malien were the third placed team in the 2023 season of the Basketball Africa League. They were also runners-up in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup twice, in 1972 and 1989. History The parent club of the basketball team was founded in 1960. It took thirty-two years before Stade Malien won its first title, which was in 1992. They They also reached the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup finals twice, in 1972 and 1989. Both finals were lost, to Red Star Ndongo and ASEC Mimosas respectively. After last appearing in international competitions in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Town Tigers
Cape Town Tigers is a South African basketball club based in Cape Town. The team is located in the Gugulethu township. Established in 2019 by three American business partners, the club has won the South African national championship in 2021 and 2022. The Tigers currently play internationally in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), besides competing domestically in the South African National Basketball Championship. History The team was founded in 2019 by the organisation Severus LLC, founded by American business partners Chante Butler, Raphael Edwards. Dia Martin, and William McFarlan. The Severus company was established in order to develop a professional basketball team that could play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) within 5 years. Its first roster featured two former NBA players in Billy Preston and Ben Uzoh. Several players for the South African national team were also on the team, such as Pieter Prinsloo, Christopher Gabriel, Thabo Sithole and Lehlogonolo Tholo. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REG BBC
Rwanda Energy Group BBC, commonly known as REG, is a Rwandan basketball club based in Kigali. It is owned and named after the company Rwanda Energy Group Limited. It plays in the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL), the highest tier of basketball in Rwanda. REG has won the national championship thrice, in 2017, 2021 and 2022. The club played in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as of the 2022 season. The team shares a rivalry with Patriots BBC. History Established in 2016, the club won the NBL Rwanda in 2017. Then, REG played in an African competition for the first time when it entered the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League. On 2 November 2019, Henry Mwinuka signed for two years as the new head coach. On 30 October 2021, REG won its first Rwandan national championship after defeating arch-rivals Patriots 2–0 in the finals. Olivier Shyaka was named the league's Most Valuable Player after scoring 30 points in Game 1 and 22 points in Game 2. As a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Oilers
City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won eight championships, the most in league history. The Oilers play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2023 season. History The club was founded by a group of friends who decided to play basketball together. They started playing pick-up games at courts in Kampala, with former national league players joining. Later, Justus Mugisha became head coach and suggested the team joined a basketball league. In 2011, the team was pitched to the director of oil company City Oil and the team was founded as City Oilers. The team started in the NBL Division III in 2011. Later, the team promoted to the NBL Uganda, which it would win eight straight years from 2014. Additionally, the team made several continental appearances, including the 2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. The team played in the first round of the 2022 BAL Qualifying Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABC Fighters
Abidjan Basket Club Fighters, commonly known as ABC Fighters, is an Ivorian basketball club based in the city of Abidjan. Founded in 1997, the team is the most successful men teams in the country, with 19 national championships won, and one continental FIBA Africa Champions Cup in 2005. The home arena of the team is the Palais des Sports de Treichville. History The ABC club was established in 1997 by members of the basketball section of the Africa Sports d'Abidjan football club. In 2002, the team played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup for the first time. In 2004, the first-ever Ivorian Basketball Championship was won. In 2005, ABC won the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup and was crowned African champions for the first time. In the final, ABC beat Angolan club Interclube 67–66. Stéphane Konaté was named the competition's Most Valuable Player. In 2021, the team was re-named from ABC to ABC Fighters. The team is nicknamed ''Dangôrôs'', a term that designates in Malinké ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Ferroviário Da Beira (basketball)
Clube Ferroviário da Beira (in English: Railway Club Beira) is a basketball club from Beira, Mozambique. The team plays in the national Mozambican Basketball League and has won the national championship three times. The team played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2022 season. History Founded in 1924, Ferroviário da Beira has played in the Mozambican Basketball League for most of its existence. From 2012, the team won three consecutive league championships. Ferroviário team played in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League. In the fall of 2021, they played in the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time. On December 10, 2021, the team qualified for the 2022 BAL season after defeating Cape Town Tigers in the semi-finals. In its debut season in the BAL, Beira finished in the fifth place in the Sahara Conference with a 1–4 record. On 8 March 2022, the team won its first game in the league after defeating hosts DUC 98–92. In 2022 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BK Arena During 2023 BAL Playoffs
BK is the common abbreviation for the Burger King chain of fast food restaurants. BK or Bk may also refer to: Businesses and organizations * The Bank of New York Mellon, the New York Stock Exchange symbol for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) * Brahma Kumaris, a religious movement * British Knights, a manufacturer of athletic shoes * Federal Criminal Police Office (Austria) (''Bundeskriminalamt''), a federal police force * Okay Airways (IATA airline code BK) Science and technology * BK channel, an ion channel characterized by its large conductance of potassium ions through cell membranes * BK virus, a member of the polyomavirus family * Berkelium (Bk), a chemical element * Elektronika BK, a series of 16-bit PDP-11-compatible Soviet home computers developed by NPO Scientific Center * Bordkanone, an aircraft cannon * Brother's Keeper (software), a genealogy software program * TU Delft Faculty of Architecture (Dutch: ''Faculteit Bouwkunde'') * Bradykinin, a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2012 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (27th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 29 November to 8 December 2012. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Mongomo, was contested by 12 clubs split into 2 groups of six, the top four of which qualifying for the knock-out stage, quarter-finals, semifinals and final. Primeiro de Agosto from Angola was the winner. Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout Round 9th–12th place Quarter-finals 11th place 9th place 5th–8th place Semifinals 7th place 5th place Bronze medal game Gold medal game Final standings Primeiro de Agosto roster Adilson Baza, Agostinho Coelho, Armando Costa, Carlos Almeida, Cedric Isom, Felizardo Ambrósio, Francisco Machado, Hermenegildo Santos, Islando Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2004 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (19th edition), was an international basketball tournament held in Cairo, Egypt, from November 20 to 27, 2004. The tournament, organized by FIBA Africa and hosted by Al Ahly, was contested by 7 teams in two groups, in a preliminary round robin system followed by a knockout stage. The tournament was won by Primeiro de Agosto from Angola. Qualification Draw Squads Preliminary round :''Times given below are in UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ....'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage 5th place match Semifinals Bronze medal game Final Final standings All Tournament Team See also 2005 FIBA Africa Championship References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC Jeanne D'Arc (basketball)
ASC Jeanne d'Arc de Dakar, also known as simply JA, is a Senegalese basketball team based in Dakar. It is part of the ASC Jeanne d'Arc multi-sports club which is most known for its football section. In 1991, the team won the African Clubs Championship and was crowned African champion. The most famous player of the club has been Mathieu Faye, who has been enshrined into the FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame. Honours African Clubs Championship *Champions (1): 1991 **Runners-up: 1992 Nationale 1 The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1957, the league currently consists of 16 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defendin ... *Champions (7): 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002 Saint Michel Cup * Winners (13): 2003, 2022 Season by season References External linksJeanne D'Arc Dakaron Afrobasket.com Basketball teams in Senegal Sport in Dakar Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
