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BAL stars lift up national teams in Window 4 of the World Cup Qualifiers
Window 4 of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers (WCQ) came to a close on Tuesday, August 30, and a number of Basketball Africa League (BAL) - current and former players - left their mark in the African and Asian tournaments.
September 1, 2022
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Gakou adamant that Petro's BAL time is coming
Petro de Luanda missed out on the Basketball African League (BAL) title for the second straight time, but forward Aboubakar Gakou remains upbeat about their future in the league.
August 2, 2022
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BAL Season 2: A Moment to remember from Sosa
In his first basketball experience in Africa, the Dominican American shooting guard didn’t take long to win the hearts of Zamalek fans, although he finished the season with a bittersweet taste. Playing as hosts of the Nile Conference in Cairo, Zamalek finished 5-0 and advanced to the 2022 BAL playoffs as the only team that had never tasted defeat in the history of the league.
July 26, 2022
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BAL Participation at the 2022 Quai 54 in Paris beyond basketball a celebration of Africa and its diaspora
On July 9 and 10, the 19th Edition of the Quai 54 took place in Paris at the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower. Considered the biggest streetball tournament in the world, this edition brought together 16 male teams and 8 female teams from 9 countries (France, Slovenia, Spain, UK, Germany, Capo Verde, Congo, Cameroon, and Switzerland) to compete for 2 days.
July 21, 2022
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Okorafor Aiming to Take His game Beyond the BAL and NBA Academy Africa
One concept that Emmanuel Okorafor has embraced and is helping him shape up his still young basketball career is that patience is realistically a virtue.
July 19, 2022
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Ganapamo, trio of BAL Coaches Headed to the 2022 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) Season 2 may have finished in May with the coronation of US Monastir as new champions, but for some BAL participants the season continues stateside with the NBA 2K23 Summer League 2022.
July 7, 2022
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US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions
Michael Dixon erupted to a performance for the ages on Saturday to help US Monastir clinch the 2022 Basketball Africa League title in Kigali.
May 28, 2022
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José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year
It’s the first time – since its inception in 2021 - that the BAL presents such award. The Brazilian tactician is in his second BAL season with Petro de Luanda.
May 28, 2022