iGFM (Dakar) The race for the remaining four spots for the BAL 2023 qualifiers begins on Wednesday, April 26 with the Nile Conference taking place in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Hosts Al Ahly, Ferroviario da Beira (Mozambique), Cape Town Tigers (South Africa), City Oilers (Uganda), Petro de Luanda (Angola) and Guinea’s Seydou Legacy Athletic Club (SLAC) will be aiming to extend their BAL campaigns beyond Saturday, May 6.
But to reach the eight-team BAL qualifiers in May in Kigali, teams will need to finish in the top four places in the Nile Conference.
The six teams will face off during the 15-match programme, which will be broadcast in 214 countries and territories via free-to-air channels and subscriptions.
The Nile Conference will kick off with debutant Al Ahly taking on Ferroviario da Beira in the only game of the day on Wednesday.
On April 27, SLAC take on Cape Town Tigers while City Oilers take on Petro de Luanda.
Here are things you need to know about the Nile Conference 2023.
SALE OF TICKETS
There will be no restrictions for fans to attend games at Hassan Mosta Indoor Complex.
Tickets are on sale at bal.nba.com as well as various retailers in Cairo.
According to Hesham ElHariri, President of FIBA Africa Zone 5, the organization “expects a full house not only for Al Ahly games, but also for games involving other teams. There are large migrant communities in Cairo, and some of them can come and support their teams at the Nile Conference.
PÉTRO DE LUANDA
Two-time FIBA Africa Champions Cup winner Petro de Luanda is the only team that hasn’t missed a BAL season since its inception in 2021.
The Angolan champions finished third in 2021 before claiming a second place last year after losing to US Monastir in the final.
AUGUSTI JULBE
Among the six head coaches of the current Nile Conference, Agusti Julbe of Al Ahly is the only BAL champion.
The Spaniard led Zamalek to the BAL title with a 6-0 scoreline in 2021, a success that makes him the only unbeaten manager in BAL history.
ELEVATION PROGRAM
The BAL Elevate program, an initiative that aims to give NBA Academy Africa players the opportunity to experience professional basketball, is in its second year.
The six best hopes were rejected as follows: Dramane Sayon Camara (Al Ahly), Parby Kabamba Musongela (Cape Town Tigers), Segun Ezekiel Obe (City Oilers), Paul Kabenga Mbiya (Beira Railway) and Seifeldin Hendaway (Petro de Luanda). ), and Mabilmawut Con Mabil (SLAC).
HISTORY OF THE TEAM BALL
Al Ahly and City Oilers are the only two teams to make their BAL debuts while Cape Town Tigers, Ferroviario da Beira and SLAC take part in the competition for the second consecutive time.
Winners of the 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIBA Africa Champions Cup, Petro de Luanda and Al Ahly are the only former continental champions in the current Nile Conference campaign.
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2023-04-27 03:04:48
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