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AS Police (basketball, Mali)
Association Sportive Police, commonly known as AS Police, is a basketball club based in Bamako, Mali. The team plays in the Ligue 1. The roster mainly consists of civilians from N'Tomikorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako, and police officers. The team has known recent success, winning the national championship in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021. The Police have also won five Malian Cups and were one of the twelve teams that played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in 2021. History In 2019, Police won its second Malian national championship. Under head coach Moussa Sogoré, the team went unbeaten (9–0) on its way to its maiden title. By winning this title, Police earned the right to play in the 2020 BAL qualifiers. In the first round, the team finished first in Group A and advanced to the second round after upsetting GS Pétroliers. On 1 December 2019, the Police qualified for the inaugural Basketball Africa League (BAL) season after winning the third plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malian Basketball League
The Ligue 1 (for sponsorship reasons known as Ligue 1 Orange S.A., Orange) is the premier basketball competition for clubs in Mali. The league consist out of ten teams. The most decorated team in the league is Stade Malien (basketball), Stade Malien, who have won a record 18 league championships. The champions of the league are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Current teams The following were the eight teams for the 2019 season: *AS Police (basketball, Mali), AS Police *USFAS Bamako (basketball), USFAS Bamako *Attar Club *AS Real Bamako *Stade Malien *AS Sigui *Djoliba AC *AS Mandé *Centre Bintou Dembele, CBD *Kalaban Sport Club, KBC Champions Super Cup In the Basketball Africa League In the 2021 BAL season, 2021 season, AS Police (basketball, Mali), AS Police made its debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as Malian representative. Two years later, Stade Malien (basketball), Stade Malien became the second team from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawachi Nzeakor
Jawachi "Joshua" Nzeakor (born June 13, 1997) is an American-Nigerian professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Lamar Cardinals. Professional career Nzeakor signed with Malian club AS Police of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). A year later, Nzeakor joined the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. On January 10, 2022, he recorded 6 points and 7 rebounds in his debut during a 132–130 defeat to the Santa Cruz Warriors. In March 2022, Nzeakor signed with Guinean club SLAC ahead of the second season of the BAL. On July 28, 2022, he joined Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Texas Legends (2022–2023) On November 3, 2022, Nzeakor was named to the opening night of the Texas Legends. On January 23, 2023, Nzeakor was waived. Birmingham Squadron (2023) On January 25, 2023, Nzeakor was acquired by the Birmingham Squadron. Béliers de Kemper (2023) On April 12, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In Bamako
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Teams In Mali
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FAP Basketball
Forces Armées et Police Basketball (), commonly known as simply FAP or FAP Yaoundé, is a basketball team based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is the basketball team of the Cameroonian armed forces and police. The team previously played in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and domestically plays the Elite Messieurs. FAP has won the national championship three times, the Cameroon Cup once, and the Central Region League Championship three times. The Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex serves as home arena of the team. History The club was established in 1972 in Yaoundé. In November 2019, FAP entered the qualifying tournaments for the newly established Basketball Africa League (BAL), representing Cameroon as runners-up because champions Condor BC refused its invitation. After a good first round run, FAP played even better in the second round. After beating ABC in the semi-finals, FAP qualified for the first edition of the BAL. In 2020, FAP won its first silverware after winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Salé (basketball)
Association Sportive Salé ( ar, جمعية سلا), commonly known as AS Salé, is a Moroccan basketball club from Salé. The club competes in the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Notable players of the team include senior men's Moroccan national basketball team members Abderrahim Najah, Zakaria El Masbahi and Soufiane Kourdou. Salé has won the Moroccan championship 9 times and the Moroccan cup 11 times. The team won one continental title, the FIBA Africa Champions Cup which it won in 2017. Salé also participated in the first two seasons of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). History The basketball section of multi-sports club AS Salé was established on 1928. The team played in the Division Excellence, Morocco's first tier, for years but did not win its first league title until 2010. On 20 December 2017, Salé won the 2017 FIBA Africa Champions Cup, Salé's first international title and the first title of a Moroccan team at the event in al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petro De Luanda (basketball)
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, commonly known as Petro de Luanda, is an Angolan basketball club based in Luanda. It competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Angola National Basketball Championship. Additionally, the club plays at the continental level, at the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 1976, the team is part of a multi-sports club which includes a football and handball team as well. Petro has been one of the most successful teams in Angola, having won the second most Angolan championships with 15, trailing only Primeiro de Agosto. The team has won two continental titles as well, having won the African Champions Cup in 2006 and 2015. History As the champions of the 2018–19 Angolan League, Petro qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In September 2020, Petro announced the signing of new head coach José Neto. In the 2021–22 season, Petro won the triple crown; winning i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in 1935. The former Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain, who won the 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicated formula, the final would see Latvia as champions. According to the rule at the time, the winner had to hold the following games. The fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 BAL Season Rosters
This page lists the rosters of the 2021 BAL season, the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Each team features 13 players. On the rosters, a maximum of four foreign players is allowed including maximum two non-African players. On 14 May 2021, the official rosters were revealed by the BAL. The teams feature 154 players from 24 countries. Ben Uzoh of the Rivers Hoopers is the only player with previous NBA experience, while nine players have played in the NBA G League. A total of 21 players have played collegiate basketball in the NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major .... AS Douanes AS Salé AS Police FAP Ferroviário de Maputo GNBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaba Kanté
Kaba may refer to: Places * Kaaba, the holiest place in the Islamic World, a large cube-shaped building inside the al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca * Kaba, Hungary, a town in Hajdú-Bihar County, Hungary, which had a rare carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fall in 1857 * Kaba, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Jalal-Abad region * Kaba, Tibet, a village in Nagarze County, Shannan Prefecture * Kaba Town, northern suburb of Monrovia, Liberia * Mount Kaba, a volcano in Indonesia about 6 kilometers southeast of the Rejang Lebong Regency in the Bengkulu province * Kabah (Maya site) (Kaba), a Mayan archaeological site in Mexico Other * Battle of Kaba, a battle in Fiji in 1855 * , an instant cocoa drink * Kaba Group, a Swiss security technology company * Kaba language, a Central Sudanic language * Kaba Modern, a street dance group on MTV's ''America's Best Dance Crew'' * Kaba people, ethnic group of Guinea; see Ange-Félix Patassé * a cultivar of the tree Karuka * rats in the Karni Mata Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boubacar Kanoté
Boubacar is both a surname and a given name. Surname: *Sarr Boubacar (born 1951), Senegalese footballer * Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (born 1957), Mauritanian politician and Prime Minister of Mauritania Given name: *Boubacar Barry (born 1979), Ivorian footballer *Boubacar Bagili (born 1994), Mauritanian footballer * Boubacar Coulibaly (born 1978), Malian footballer *Boubacar Dembélé (born 1982), French footballer *Boubacar Dialiba (born 1988), Senegalese footballer *Boubacar Diallo (filmmaker), Burkinabé film director * Boubacar Diallo (footballer) (born 1985), Guinean footballer *Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1979), Malian footballer *Boubacar Diarra (footballer, born 1994), Malian footballer *Boubacar Boris Diop (born 1946), Senegalese writer and journalist *Boubacar Kamara (born 1999) French footballer *Boubacar Kébé (born 1987), Burkinabé-Malian footballer *Boubacar Keita (born 1984), Guinean-born Nigerian footballer *Boubacar Koné (born 1984), Malian footballer *Boub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 BAL Qualification
The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021. The competition consisted out of two stages: the first round and the elite 16. Six teams advanced to the group phase of the BAL. Teams On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round. Four teams withdrew before the start of the tournament. *1st, 2nd, etc.: ranking in national leagues *CW: Cup winner ;Notes First round The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards will be given to teams from each division. West Division Group A Initially, four teams were drawn in Group A, which was played in Conakry, Guinea. However, Prédio and WA Boufarik failed to travel to Conakry. Group B Venue: Conakry, Guinea Group C Group C was hosted in Yaoundé, Cameroon. FAP, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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