2022 BAL qualification

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.

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

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
WA Boufarik AS Police (1st) Prédio City Oilers (1st)
SLAC (1st) AOA (1st) ASPAC (1st) Nigelec
SOA (1st) Espoir Fukash (CW)[Note COD] FAP (1st) Malabo Kings (1st)
Tondema (1st) ASCUT (1st) Cobra Sport Hawassa City
Kurasini Heat (1st) New Star Cape Town Tigers (1st) Ferroviário da Beira (1st)
Roche-Bois Warriors Matero Magic Mercenaries[Note ZIM] Ulinzi Warriors (1st)
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.

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 AS Police 2 1 1 173 167 +6 3 Advance to Elite 16
2 SLAC (H) 2 1 1 167 173 −6 3
3 Prédio (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
4 WA Boufarik (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (H) Host
29 October 2021
SLAC 95–93 AS Police
31 October 2021
AS Police 80–72 SLAC

Group B

Venue: Conakry, Guinea

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 SOA 2 2 0 124 91 +33 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Nigelec 2 1 1 116 99 +17 3
3 ASPAC (W) 2 0 2 75 125 −50 2
4 AOA (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (W) Advanced with wild card
29 October 2021
SOA 64–51 Nigelec
30 October 2021
ASPAC 40–60 SOA
31 October 2021
Nigelec 65–35 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 FAP (H) 2 2 0 166 122 +44 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Espoir Fukash 2 1 1 167 133 +34 3
3 Tondema 2 0 2 106 184 −78 2
4 Malabo Kings (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forfeited
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (H) Host
29 October 2021
FAP 82–57 Tondema
30 October 2021
Tondema 49–102 Espoir Fukash
31 October 2021
FAP 84–65 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 New Star 2 2 0 147 120 +27 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Ulinzi Warriors 2 1 1 127 127 0 3
3 Cobra Sport (W) 2 0 2 93 120 −27 2
4 Hawassa City (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
5 ASCUT (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified; (W) Advanced with wild card
29 October 2021
New Star 67–46 Cobra Sport
30 October 2021
Ulinzi Warriors 72–80 New Star
31 October 2021
Cobra Sport 47–53 Ulinzi Warriors

Group E

Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 City Oilers 2 2 0 143 92 +51 4 Advance to Elite 16
2 Kurasini Heat (H) 2 1 1 103 97 +6 3
3 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 27–54 Kurasini Heat
30 October 2021
City Oilers 73–43 Brave Hearts
31 October 2021
Kurasini Heat 49–70 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 Cape Town Tigers (H) 3 3 0 285 211 +74 6 Advance to Elite 16
2 Ferroviário da Beira 3 2 1 298 173 +125 5
3 Matero Magic (W) 3 1 2 223 207 +16 4
4 Roche-Bois Warriors 3 0 3 128 343 −215 3
5 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 81–51 Matero Magic
Ferroviário da Beira 116–49 Roche-Bois Warriors
22 October 2021
Roche-Bois Warriors 36–132 Ferroviário da Beira
Matero Magic 77–83 Cape Town Tigers
23 October 2021
Matero Magic 95–43 Roche-Bois Warriors
Cape Town Tigers 86–85 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]

Group G1
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 FAP 2 2 0 157 130 +27 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 AS Police 2 1 1 151 144 +7 3
3 SOA 2 0 2 134 168 −34 2
4 ASPAC (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
11 December 2021
SOA 64–83 FAP
12 December 2021
AS Police 85–70 SOA
13 December 2021
FAP 74–66 AS Police

Group G2
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 SLAC 2 1 1 171 158 +13 3[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semi-finals
2 Espoir Fukash 2 1 1 195 193 +2 3[lower-alpha 1]
3 Nigelec 2 1 1 158 173 −15 3[lower-alpha 1]
4 AS Salé (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. Ranking based on point difference: 1) SLAC +13; 2) Espoir Fukash +2; 3) Nigelec –15.
11 December 2021
Nigelec 104–91 Espoir Fukash
12 December 2021
Espoir Fukash 104–89 SLAC
13 December 2021
SLAC 82–54 Nigelec

Final stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December
 
 
 FAP70
 
16 December
 
 Espoir Fukash56
 
 FAP81
 
15 December
 
 SLAC34
 
 SLAC (OT)81
 
 
 AS Police78
 
Third place game
 
 
16 December
 
 
 Espoir Fukash (OT)93
 
 
 AS Police87
Semi-finals
15 December 2021 SLAC 81–780OT 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: Konaté 24
Rebs: Diarouma 17
Asts: Kanouté 4
PIR: Konaté, Diarouma 21		 Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
15 December 2021 FAP 70–56 Espoir Fukash Yaoundé
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–11, 11–19, 19–14
Pts: Lyle 17
Rebs: Ngaransou 10
Asts: Essome, Liale 3
PIR: Eyaga Bidias 24		 Boxscore Pts: Kapongo Kabuya 14
Rebs: Fula 9
Asts: Mwana Mwamba 3
PIR: Mutomb Mbav 12		 Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Third place game
16 December 2021 Espoir Fukash 93–870OT 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: Mwana Mwamba 8
PIR: Fula 29		 Boxscore Pts: Kanouté 20
Rebs: Diarouma 21
Asts: Banza Kasongo 5
PIR: Diarouma 39		 Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Final
16 December 2021 FAP 81–34 SLAC Yaoundé
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 22–5, 21–15, 17–6
Pts: Almeida 19
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Liale 4
PIR: Almeida 18		 Boxscore Pts: Poole 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 New Star 2 2 0 161 141 +20 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 Cape Town Tigers 2 1 1 150 146 +4 3
3 Matero Magic 2 0 2 133 157 −24 2
4 Kurasini Heat (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
6 December 2021
New Star 83–71 Cape Town Tigers
7 December 2021
Matero Magic 70–78 New Star
8 December 2021
Cape Town Tigers 79–63 Matero Magic

Group H2
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ferroviário da Beira 2 2 0 157 105 +52 4 Advance to semi-finals
2 Cobra Sport 2 1 1 123 143 −20 3
3 Ulinzi Warriors 2 0 2 126 158 −32 2
4 City Oilers (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
6 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira 76–46 Cobra Sport
7 December 2021
Cobra Sport 77–67 Ulinzi Warriors
8 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira 81–59 Ulinzi Warriors

Final stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 December
 
 
 New Star76
 
11 December
 
 Cobra Sport78
 
 Cobra Sport65
 
10 December
 
 Ferroviário da Beira91
 
 Ferroviário da Beira77
 
 
 Cape Town Tigers75
 
Third place game
 
 
11 December
 
 
 New Star
 
 
 Cape Town Tigers
Semi-finals
10 December 2021 New Star 76–78 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: Tang 27
Rebs: Wamukota 13
Asts: Wamukota, Deng 5
PIR: Ndizeye 20		 Arena: Wembley Stadium
10 December 2021 Ferroviário da Beira 77–75 Cape Town Tigers Johannesburg
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 13–31, 18–20, 19–9
Pts: Nurmamade 24
Rebs: Ubisse 11
Asts: Kennedy 8
PIR: Kennedy 27		 Boxscore Pts: Ganapamo 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] It was a later announced that Cape Town qualified as New Star was forced to forfeit.[12]

Cancelled New Star 0–20 Cape Town Tigers Johannesburg
Arena: Wembley Stadium
Final
11 December 2021 Cobra Sport 65–91 Ferroviário da Beira Johannesburg
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–28, 17–30, 18–16
Pts: Malual 21
Rebs: Mabior 6
Asts: Wamukota 6
PIR: Wamukota 23		 Boxscore Pts: Nurmamade 25
Rebs: Ubisse 9
Asts: Kennedy 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. "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. "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.
  12. "Cape Town Tigers qualify for BAL after New Star forfeit". ESPN.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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