Nile Conference

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Nile Conference
LeagueBasketball Africa League
SportBasketball
Founded2022
First season2022
No. of teams4
(2024–present)
6
(2022–2023)
Most recent
champion(s)
Egypt Al Ahly (1st title)
(2024)
Current sports event 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.

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[edit]

From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo.[a]

Current standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ahly (H) 6 5 1 544 470 +74 .833 Advance to playoffs
2 Libya Al Ahly Ly 6 3 3 537 498 +39 .500[b]
3 Central African Republic Bangui SC 6 3 3 509 529 −20 .500[b]
4 Uganda City Oilers 6 1 5 468 561 −93 .167
Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Officially, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall is located in the town of 6th of October City.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

Conference winners[edit]

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
Season Winners Conference

record

Playoffs result Ref.
2022 (Details) Egypt Zamalek (EGY) 5–0 (1.000) Won third place game [1]
2023 (Details) Angola Petro de Luanda (ANG) 5–0 (1.000) Lost third place game [2]
2024 (Details) Egypt Al Ahly (EGY) 5–1 (.833) TBD [3]

Titles by team[edit]

Team Titles Season(s) won
Egypt Zamalek 1 2022
Angola Petro de Luanda 1 2023
Egypt Al Ahly 1 2024

Standings[edit]

^ Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+ Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
* Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
Season Positions (by team)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
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)

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  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.