The first edition of
Basket Africa League (BAL) will start on March 13 in Dakar, Senegal
with the inaugural season. Everything becomes clear for this competition which knows
already the 12 clubs that will fight for the final trophy.
After the tournaments of
qualification organized by FIBA thus revealing certain clubs, place
now to the competition itself. The painting is already drawn and the Dakar
Arena is already ready to host these high level matches.
BAL President Amadou Gallo Fall, who revealed
the names of these 12 clubs during its passage in Chicago (USA), already evokes a
historic tournament that will produce spectacle.
” This is a historic moment when we welcome the 12 teams that will participate in our inaugural season. These teams have gained the opportunity to represent their respective countries and will establish BAL as a world class product that will entertain fans of all ages when the season begins on March 13. “, said.
The regular season of the
Basket Africa League will take place in six cities: Cairo (Egypt),
Dakar (Senegal) Luanda (Angola), Lagos (Nigeria), Salé (Morocco), Monastir
(Tunisia). The 12 clubs will be divided into 6 teams of two conferences which
will be competing in three different cities. Each team will play
5 one-way matches. Only the first 4 of each conference will have
their ticket to the playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda.
Here are the 12 clubs selected:
The Sports Group
of Petroleum (GSP) (Algeria)
Petro de Luanda (Angola)
Armed Police Forces
Basketball (Cameroon)
Zamalek (Egypt)
National Gendarmerie
Basketball Club (Madagascar)
AS Police (Mali)
AS Salé (Morocco)
Ferroviario de Maputo (Mozambique)
Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria)
Patriots (Rwanda)
AS Customs (Senegal)
The Sports Union
Monastirienne (Tunisia)
–
