Max Martial Kouguère is a Central African professional basketball player who plays for Bangui Sporting Club. He is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team.
Kinidinnin Stéphane Konaté Sornan is an Ivorian basketball player for the ABC Fighters and Ivory Coast. He is nicknamed "El Jefe".
Forces Armées et Police Basketball, commonly known as simply FAP or FAP Yaoundé, is a basketball team based in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is the basketball team of the Cameroonian armed forces and police. The team plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) and the Elite Messieurs. FAP has won the national championship three times, the Cameroon Cup once, and the Central Region League Championship three times.
The Bangui Basketball Leagueis a semi-professional basketball league in Bangui, Central African Republic. It is the highest level basketball league in the country, as the national federation organises no national league.
City Oilers is a basketball club based in Lugogo, Kampala, Uganda. The team competes in the Ugandan National Basketball League (NBL), where it has won eight championships, the most in league history.
Association Sportive Salé, commonly known as AS Salé, is a Moroccan basketball club from Salé. The club competes in the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Notable players of the team include senior men's Moroccan national basketball team members Abderrahim Najah, Zakaria El Masbahi and Soufiane Kourdou.
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) is Africa's premier men's basketball league. The league consists of twelve teams, each qualified through their domestic competition, similar to the format of the UEFA Champions League. The league is a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA) with sponsorship from Nike, Air Jordan and Pepsi.
The 2021 BAL season was the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established as a joint effort between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and FIBA, it is the highest tier continental league of Africa, replacing the FIBA Africa Basketball League. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BAL announced that it was postponing its inaugural season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The BAL started its league more than one year later, on 16 May 2021. The tournament was rescheduled from 2020 to 2021 and instead of playing at six different venues and countries the season was played completely in Kigali, Rwanda. The season began on 16 May 2021 and ended on 30 May 2021.
Association Sportive Police, commonly known as AS Police, is a basketball club based in Bamako, Mali. The team plays in the Ligue 1. The roster mainly consists of civilians from N'Tomikorobougou, a neighborhood in Bamako, and police officers.
Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club, commonly known as SLAC, is a Guinean basketball team from Conakry. The team plays in the Ligue 1, as well as in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) as of the 2022 season. SLAC has won the Ligue 1 championship six times in history.
The Elite Messieurs, also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 12 teams in the 2022 season. Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP.
Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club, commonly known as GNBC, is a Malagasy basketball club based in Antsirabe, Vakinankaratra. The team plays in the Malagasy N1A and played in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Established in 2012, the team has won its national championship twice.
Association Sportive du Port Autonome de Cotonou BC, better known as ASPAC BC is a Beninese basketball club based in Cotonou. It is the basketball team of the Port Autonome de Cotonou, one of the chief ports in Benin. The team plays in the Benin Basketball Super League.
The 2022 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 2, was the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season began on 2 March 2022 and ended with the Finals on 28 May 2022. The group phase was played in the Dakar Arena in Dakar and the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo. The playoffs and finals were played in the BK Arena in Kigali for a second year in a row.
Mamadou Keita is a Malian basketball player who plays for Stade Malien of the Ligue 1 and plays for the Mali national basketball team. Standing at 1.93 m, he plays as shooting guard or point guard.
The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season were the qualification rounds for the second season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments began on 19 October 2021 and ended 16 December 2021. The competition consisted out of two stages: the first round and the elite 16. Six teams advanced to the group phase of the BAL.
New Star Basketball Club is a Burundian basketball club. The team plays in the National League of Burundi, and has won the championship in 2021. One of New Stars' most notable players has been Guibert Nijimbere.
BC Espoir Fukash is a Congolese basketball team based in Kinshasa. The team plays in the Liprobakin, as well as in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the 2022 season. The team has won the Kinshasa title one time in 2021, and have won the Congolese Cup in 2021.
The qualification for the 2023 BAL season, also known as 2022 Road to BAL, is the 3rd edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League. The tournaments are organised by FIBA Africa and is held from 10 October and will end 27 November.
Bangui Sporting Club is a Central African basketball team based in Bangui. Founded in 2017, the team plays in the Bangui Basketball League (LBBB) and has won the championship in 2022.
