2022 BAL qualification

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2022 BAL qualification
Season2022 BAL season
Teams26
Games played52
Dates19 October – 16 December 2021
TVYouTube
Final positions
ChampionsWest Division:
Cameroon FAP
East Division:
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Statistical leaders
Efficiency Mali Benke Diarouma 24.5
Points Democratic Republic of the Congo Rolly Fula 19.8
Rebounds Mali Benke Diarouma 14.0
Assists Kenya Tom Wamukota 5.3
Records
Biggest away winRoche-Bois 36–132 Ferroviário da Beira
(22 October 2021)
Winning streak3 games
Cape Town Tigers
← 2021

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.[1] Six teams advanced to the group phase of the BAL.

Teams[]

On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round.[1]

  • 1st, 2nd, etc.: ranking in national leagues
  • CW: Cup winner
First round
Algeria WA Boufarik Mali AS Police (1st) Cape Verde Prédio Uganda City Oilers (1st)
Guinea SLAC (1st) Burkina Faso AOA (1st) Benin ASPAC (1st) Niger Nigelec
Ivory Coast SOA (1st) Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash (CW)[Note COD] Cameroon FAP (1st) Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings (1st)
Central African Republic Tondema (1st) Madagascar ASCUT (1st) South Sudan Cobra Sport Ethiopia Hawassa City
Tanzania Kurasini Heat (1st) Burundi New Star South Africa Cape Town Tigers (1st) Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira (1st)
Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors Zambia Matero Magic Zimbabwe Mercenaries[Note ZIM] Kenya Ulinzi Warriors (1st)
Malawi Brave Hearts (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    DR Congo (COD): In FIBA's team list of 13 October, 2020 national champions ASB Mazembe was announced to be the Congolese representative. However, the Fédération de basketball du Congo (FEBACO) eventually decided to enter 2021 champions Espoir Fukash.[2]
  2. ^
    Zimbabwe (ZIM): The representative team from Zimbabwe, Mercenaries pulled out before its games in Group F started.[3]

First round[]

The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards will be given to teams from each division.

West Division[]

Group A[]

Initially, four teams were drawn in Group A, which was played in Conakry, Guinea. However, Prédio and WA Boufarik failed to travel to Conakry.[4]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Mali AS Police 2 1 1 173 167 +6 3 Advance to Elite 16
2 Guinea SLAC (H) 2 1 1 167 173 −6 3
3 Cape Verde Prédio (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
4 Algeria WA Boufarik (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (H) Host
29 October 2021
SLAC Guinea 95–93 Mali AS Police
31 October 2021
AS Police Mali 80–72 Guinea SLAC

Group B[]

Venue: Conakry, Guinea

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ivory Coast SOA 2 2 0 124 91 +33 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Niger Nigelec 2 1 1 116 99 +17 3
3 Benin ASPAC (W) 2 0 2 75 125 −50 2
4 Burkina Faso AOA (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (W) Advanced with wild card
29 October 2021
SOA Ivory Coast 64–51 Niger Nigelec
30 October 2021
ASPAC Benin 40–60 Ivory Coast SOA
31 October 2021
Nigelec Niger 65–35 Benin ASPAC

Group C[]

Group C was hosted in Yaoundé, Cameroon. FAP, who play in the 2021 regular season, returned while Tondema and Espoir Fukash made their debuts in the competition. Malabo Kings forfeited the last day.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cameroon FAP (H) 2 2 0 166 122 +44 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash 2 1 1 167 133 +34 3
3 Central African Republic Tondema 2 0 2 106 184 −78 2
4 Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forfeited
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (H) Host
29 October 2021
FAP Cameroon 82–57 Central African Republic Tondema
30 October 2021
Tondema Central African Republic 49–102 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash
31 October 2021
FAP Cameroon 84–65 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash

East Division[]

Because Hawassa City and ASCUT of Group D withdrew, the groups were divided again. New Star was moved to Group D.

Group D[]

Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burundi New Star 2 2 0 147 120 +27 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Kenya Ulinzi Warriors 2 1 1 127 127 0 3
3 South Sudan Cobra Sport (W) 2 0 2 93 120 −27 2
4 Ethiopia Hawassa City (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5 Madagascar ASCUT (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (W) Advanced with wild card
29 October 2021
New Star Burundi 67–46 South Sudan Cobra Sport
30 October 2021
Ulinzi Warriors Kenya 72–80 Burundi New Star
31 October 2021
Cobra Sport South Sudan 47–53 Kenya Ulinzi Warriors

Group E[]

Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Uganda City Oilers 2 2 0 143 92 +51 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Tanzania Kurasini Heat (H) 2 1 1 103 97 +6 3
3 Malawi Brave Hearts 2 0 2 70 127 −57 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2021. Source: FIBA
(H) Host
29 October 2021
Brave Hearts Malawi 27–54 Tanzania Kurasini Heat
30 October 2021
City Oilers Uganda 73–43 Malawi Brave Hearts
31 October 2021
Kurasini Heat Tanzania 49–70 Uganda City Oilers

Group F[]

The venue of Group F was the Inzibio Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Five teams were placed in this group, however, Mercenaries pulled out before the start.[3] The Cape Town Tigers and Roche-Bois Warriors made their debut in the international level.[5] The Group featured two former NBA players in Ben Uzoh and Billy Preston, who both played with Cape Town.[6]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Cape Town Tigers (H) 3 3 0 285 211 +74 6 Advance to Elite 16
2 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 3 2 1 298 173 +125 5
3 Zambia Matero Magic (W) 3 1 2 223 207 +16 4
4 Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors 3 0 3 128 343 −215 3
5 Zimbabwe Mercenaries (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (H) Host; (W) Advanced with wild card
21 October 2021
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 81–51 Zambia Matero Magic
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 116–49 Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors
22 October 2021
Roche-Bois Warriors Mauritius 36–132 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Matero Magic Zambia 77–83 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
23 October 2021
Matero Magic Zambia 95–43 Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 86–85 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira

Elite 16[]

In the elite 16, two groups of eight teams will be created consisting of the top two teams and wild cards of the first round. AS Salé, as the national champions of Morocco, directly enters this stage. Competition will begin on 02 December 2021 (Division East) in Johannesburg and 11 December 2021 (Division West) in Yaounde. The top three teams from each group advance to the 2022 BAL season.[7]

On 20 November 2021, the draw was held in Abidjan.[8] On 11 December, FIBA announced ASPAC had withdrawn and AS Salé was not available.[9]

Division West[]

Group G1[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cameroon FAP 2 2 0 157 130 +27 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 Mali AS Police 2 1 1 151 144 +7 3
3 Ivory Coast SOA 2 0 2 134 168 −34 2
4 Benin ASPAC (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
11 December 2021
SOA Ivory Coast 64–83 Cameroon FAP
12 December 2021
AS Police Mali 85–70 Ivory Coast SOA
13 December 2021
FAP Cameroon 74–66 Mali AS Police

Group G2[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Guinea SLAC 2 1 1 171 158 +13 3[a] Advance to semi-finals
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash 2 1 1 195 193 +2 3[a]
3 Niger Nigelec 2 1 1 158 173 −15 3[a]
4 Morocco AS Salé (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranking based on point difference: 1) SLAC +13; 2) Espoir Fukash +2; 3) Nigelec –15.
11 December 2021
Nigelec Niger 104–91 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash
12 December 2021
Espoir Fukash Democratic Republic of the Congo 104–89 Guinea SLAC
13 December 2021
SLAC Guinea 82–54 Niger Nigelec

Final stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
Cameroon FAP70
 
16 December
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash56
 
Cameroon FAP81
 
15 December
 
Guinea SLAC34
 
Guinea SLAC (OT)81
 
 
Mali AS Police78
 
Third place game
 
 
16 December
 
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash (OT)93
 
 
Mali AS Police87
Semi-finals[]
15 December 2021 SLAC Guinea 81–780OT Mali AS Police Yaoundé
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 25–11, 18–20, 14–24, Overtime: 11–8
Pts: Miller Jr. 26
Rebs: Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Miller Jr. 6
PIR: Miller Jr. 25 		Boxscore Pts: 24
Rebs: Diarouma 17
Asts: 4
PIR: Konaté, Diarouma 21 		Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
15 December 2021 FAP Cameroon 70–56 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash Yaoundé
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–11, 11–19, 19–14
Pts: Lyle 17
Rebs: 10
Asts: , 3
PIR: 24 		Boxscore Pts: 14
Rebs: Fula 9
Asts: 3
PIR: Mutomb Mbav 12 		Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Third place game[]
16 December 2021 Espoir Fukash Democratic Republic of the Congo 93–870OT Mali AS Police Yaoundé
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–17, 14–22, 20–17, Overtime: 15–9
Pts: Fula 29
Rebs: Mutomb Mbav 16
Asts: 8
PIR: Fula 29 		Boxscore Pts: 20
Rebs: Diarouma 21
Asts: 5
PIR: Diarouma 39 		Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Final[]
16 December 2021 FAP Cameroon 81–34 Guinea SLAC Yaoundé
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 22–5, 21–15, 17–6
Pts: Almeida 19
Rebs: 12
Asts: 4
PIR: Almeida 18 		Boxscore Pts: 9
Rebs: Miller Jr. 11
Asts: Fofana 2
PIR: Poole, Miller Jr. 10 		Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Division East[]

The Division East games were played from 6 December until 11 December at the Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Group H1[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burundi New Star 2 2 0 161 141 +20 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 South Africa Cape Town Tigers 2 1 1 150 146 +4 3
3 Zambia Matero Magic 2 0 2 133 157 −24 2
4 Tanzania Kurasini Heat (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
6 December 2021
New Star Burundi 83–71 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
7 December 2021
Matero Magic Zambia 70–78 Burundi New Star
8 December 2021
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 79–63 Zambia Matero Magic

Group H2[]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 2 2 0 157 105 +52 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 South Sudan Cobra Sport 2 1 1 123 143 −20 3
3 Kenya Ulinzi Warriors 2 0 2 126 158 −32 2
4 Uganda City Oilers (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
6 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 76–46 South Sudan Cobra Sport
7 December 2021
Cobra Sport South Sudan 77–67 Kenya Ulinzi Warriors
8 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 81–59 Kenya Ulinzi Warriors

Final stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 December
 
 
Burundi New Star76
 
11 December
 
South Sudan Cobra Sport78
 
South Sudan Cobra Sport65
 
10 December
 
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira91
 
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira77
 
 
South Africa Cape Town Tigers75
 
Third place game
 
 
11 December
 
 
Burundi New Star
 
 
South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Semi-finals[]
10 December 2021 New Star Burundi 76–78 South Sudan Cobra Sport Johannesburg
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 19–28, 13–26, 26–11
Pts: Masa 33
Rebs: Ndikumana 11
Asts: Gasana 6
PIR: Masa 27 		Boxscore Pts: 27
Rebs: Wamukota 13
Asts: Wamukota, Deng 5
PIR: Ndizeye 20 		Arena: Wembley Stadium
10 December 2021 Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 77–75 South Africa Cape Town Tigers Johannesburg
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 13–31, 18–20, 19–9
Pts: Nurmamade 24
Rebs: Ubisse 11
Asts: 8
PIR: Kennedy 27 		Boxscore Pts: 17
Rebs: Preston 10
Asts: Preston, Kabongo 6
PIR: Preston 21 		Arena: Wembley Stadium
Third place game[]

The third place game was supposed to be played on 11 December 2021, however, the game was cancelled after six players tested positive on COVID-19 hours before the tip-off.[11]

Cancelled New Star Burundi vs. South Africa Cape Town Tigers Johannesburg
TBD
Arena: Wembley Stadium
Final[]
11 December 2021 Cobra Sport South Sudan 65–91 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira Johannesburg
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–28, 17–30, 18–16
Pts: 21
Rebs: 6
Asts: Wamukota 6
PIR: Wamukota 23 		Boxscore Pts: Nurmamade 25
Rebs: Ubisse 9
Asts: 7
PIR: Nurmamade 18 		Arena: Wembley Stadium

Notes[]

  1. ^ On 6 December 2021, it was announced City Oilers had withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Draw results for second edition of Basketball Africa League Qualifiers confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Ndour, Papa Lamine. "BAL : BC Espoir Fukash remplace BC Mazembe pour la RD Congo". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "24 teams set to battle for six remaining tickets for second edition of Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Battle line drawn for six teams in West Division of Road to BAL in Conakry". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Roche-Bois Warriors motivated and ready to learn at BAL Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Can Ben Uzoh help Cape Town Tigers qualify to the Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Competition System". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Draw results for Elite 16 Round of Basketball Africa League Qualifiers confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Which teams will secure the last three tickets for season 2 of the Basketball Africa League?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Which teams will cross the Johannesburg Elite 16 hurdle?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Beira finish the Elite 16 Division East competition on a high note". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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