The Elite Messieurs (translated to English: ''Elite Men''), also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier

basketball 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 h ...

league for clubs in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season. Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP, who have won four consecutive titles between 2020 and 2023. The champions of the Elite Messieurs qualify for the

Road to BAL The Road to BAL, also known as the BAL Qualifying Tournaments, are the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The organization of the qualifiers is in hands of FIBA Africa. The first qualifying rounds were held on 16 October ...

, the qualification tournaments of the

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...

(BAL). In the most recent format, eight teams participated in the regular season where they face each other tea one time. The top four teams advance to the Final Four, where they play in a round-robin to determine the final standings.

Current teams

The following were the 12 teams for the 2022 season:

Champions

By team

In African competitions

Each year, the champions of the league are placed for the qualifiers of the

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, the premiere pan-African competition. Since 2020, this league is replaced by the

(BAL). The following list shows Cameroonian teams which played in a main tournament:

FIBA Africa Basketball League

Basketball Africa League The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint eff ...

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References

External links

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