Al Ahli Tripoli (basketball)

This article is about the basketball team from Tripoli. For the team from Benghazi, see Al Ahly Ly (basketball). For the Egyptian basketball team, see Al Ahly (basketball).

Al Ahli Tripoli
2024–25 Al Ahli Tripoli basketball season
League	Libyan Division 1 BAL
Founded	1950;75 years ago (1950)
History	Al Ahli SC (1950–present)
Arena	Great Hall
Capacity	15,000
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Team colors	Green, Black, White and Yellow
Chairman	Mohammed Al Mashai
Head coach	Mohamed El Kardani
Championships	1 BAL 8 Libyan Leagues 5 Libyan Cups 3 Libyan Supercups

Al Ahli SC, also known as Al Ahli Tripoli, is a Libyan basketball team based in Tripoli. It is the basketball section of the multi-sports club with the same name. Al Ahli has won the Libyan Basketball League eight times, with its last title being in 2024, as well as five Libyan Cups and two Super Cups. ^[1]

Al Ahli made its debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2025 season, and immediately won their first championship, their first continental title.

The home arena of the team is the Great Hall, which is a 15,000-seater in the city of Tripoli. ^[2]

History

The team was founded in 1950. ^[3]

Al Ahli has competed in the Arab Club Basketball Championship three times, and reached the quarterfinals on two occasions, in 2015 and 2019.

As the champions of the 2023–24 Libyan League, Al Ahli played in the Road to BAL in the end of 2024. On November 9, 2024, they qualified for the 2025 BAL season, by defeating ABC Fighters in the semifinal. ^[4] In the league season, they finished undefeated in the group phase, and then wen on to win the BAL championship, after defeating Petro de Luanda in the final. ^[5] Fouad Abou Chakra won the Coach of the Year Award, while Jean Jacques Boissy was named the league MVP. ^[6] In the 2024–25 season domestic season, however, Tripoli lost to Al Ahly Benghazi and thus was not eligible to defend its BAL title in the 2025–26 season. ^[7]

Various internationally renowned players have played for Al Ahli, including Terrell Stoglin, ^[8] Walter Hodge ^[9] and Anas Mahmoud. ^[10]

Honours

National

Libyan Division I Basketball League

• Champions (8): 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• Runners-up (5): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23

Libyan Cup

• Winners (5): 1976–77, 2001–02, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2024–25

Libyan Super Cup

• Winners (3): 2018, 2021, 2024

International

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

• Champions (1): 2025 BAL season ^[5]

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

• Division Champions (1): 2025 BAL qualification ^[5]

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Third Place (1): 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup ^[5]

Arab Club Basketball Championship

• Quarterfinalist (2): 2015, 2019

Players

Main category: Al Ahli Tripoli basketball players

Current roster

As of 18 Sep 2025. ^[11]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

2024–25 Al Ahli Tripoli roster No. Pos. Nat. Player 4 SF   SSD Makur Maker 5 G   SEN Jean Jacques Boissy 7 SG   LBY Naseim Badrush 11 PG   LBY Bakeer Fellah 14 PG   USA Marcos Knight 15 PG   LBY Mahmoud Abdalla Benalhaj 23 F   CPV Ivan Almeida 24 F   LBY Abdulajabar Aboufardah 28 C   CUB Ismael Romero 34 C   LBY Wajdi Dawo 41 C   LBY Mohammed mohammed 43 SG   LBY Muhsin Alakrimi

Notable players

^[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Walter Hodge
• Xavier Cannefax
• Anas Mahmoud
• Terrell Stoglin
• Wajdi Dawo

References

1. "Al-Ahly Tripoli wins Libyan Basketball League for an eighth time | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
2. "LUG". www.luglightfactory.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
3. "Al Ahly Tripoli Basketball History". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
4. "Murphy's 34 points send Al Ahli Tripoli to the 2025 BAL". www.fiba.basketball. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
5. "Al Ahli Tripoli are the 2025 BAL Champions". The BAL. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
6. "Fouad is the 2025 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
7. "Al Ahly Benghazi are Libya Basketball League champions!". www.afrobasket.com. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
8. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
9. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
10. "Ahly Tripoli signs Anas Mahmoud, ex Al Ittihad". www.hoopsagents.com. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
11. "Al Ahli SC Stats, Games, Results, Rosters, Photos & Videos - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2025 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
12. "Al Ahly Tripoli Basketball Ex-Players". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2024.