Nile Conference

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Nile Conference
Nile Conference logo.png
League Basketball Africa League
Sport Basketball
Founded2022
First season2022
No. of teams4
(2024–present)
6
(2022–2023)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli (1st title)
(2025)
Most titlesFour different teams (1 title each)
Sports current event.svg 2024 BAL Sahara Conference

The Nile Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Kalahari Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.

Contents

The conference alignment began in the 2022 season, although plans to have conferences were already set up before the inaugural season. Named after the Nile River, the conference has been played at a single venue thus far, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt for the past two seasons.

Venues

From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo, Egypt. [a] In 2025, the conference was played in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.

Current standings

PosTeam
PldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli 660604498+1061.000Advance to playoffs
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 633530508+22.500
3 Flag of South Africa.svg MBB 624476539−63.333
4 Flag of Kenya.svg Nairobi City Thunder 615474539−65.167
Updated to match(es) played on 2025-05-25. Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Conference winners

Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL.

Nile Conference results
SeasonWinnersConference

record

Playoffs resultRef.
2022 (Details) Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek (EGY)Won third place game [1]
2023 (Details) Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda (ANG)Lost third place game [2]
2024 (Details) Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly (EGY) Quarterfinalist [3]
2025 (Details) Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli (LBY)TBD [4]

Titles by team

TeamTitlesSeason(s) won
Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 1 2022
Flag of Angola.svg Petro de Luanda 1 2023
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1 2024
Flag of Libya.svg Al Ahli Tripoli 1 2025

Standings

^Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
*Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
SeasonPositions (by team)
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
2022 Zamalek*
(5–0)		 Petro de Luanda +
(4–1)		 Cape Town Tigers*
(2–3)		 FAP*
(2–3)		 Cobra Sport
(1–4)		 Espoir Fukash
(1–4)
2023 Petro de Luanda*
(5–0)		 Al Ahly^
(4–1)		 Ferroviário da Beira*
(2–3)		 Cape Town Tigers*
(2–3)		 SLAC
(1–4)		 City Oilers
(1–4)
2024 Al Ahly*
(5–1)		 Al Ahly Ly +
(3–3)		 Bangui SC
(3–3)		 City Oilers
(1–5)		–
2025 Al Ahli Tripoli*
(6–0)		 APR*
(3–3)		 MBB
(3–3)		 Nairobi City Thunder
(1–5)

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall is located in the town of 6th of October City.

References

  1. ↑ "BAL champs Zamalek remain unbeaten into Playoffs". ESPN.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Petro de Luanda are the 2023 Nile Conference champions". Basketball Africa League . 5 May 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Al Ahly SC are the winners of the 2024 Nile Conference". The BAL. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Sikubwabo, Damas (22 May 2025). "BAL 2025: Al Ahli Tripoli secures first Nile Conference playoff spot". The New Times. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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