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| League | Basketball Africa League |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2024 |
| First season | 2024 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  FUS Rabat (1st title) (2024) |
 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference | |
The Kalahari Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.
The conference was introduced two years after the other two, in the 2024 BAL season.
The creation of the Kalahari Conference as the league's third conference was announced on January 5, 2024. [1] The inaugural conference phase was organised in the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUS Rabat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 363 | 295 | +68 | 7 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 |  Petro de Luanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 340 | +20 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Cape Town Tigers (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 305 | 346 | −41 | 5 | Possibly advance to the playoffs |
| 4 |  Dynamo (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
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.
| Season | Winners | Conference record | Playoffs result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Details) | FUS Rabat (MLI) | 3–1 (.750) | To be determined | [2] |
| ^ | Denotes team that won the BAL championship |
| + | Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals |
| * | Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs |
| # | Denotes team that was disqualified |
| Season | Positions (by team) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| 2024 | FUS Rabat* (3–1) | Petro de Luanda + (2–2) | Cape Town Tigers (1–3) | Dynamo# (Disqualified) |
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