2022 BAL qualification
(Road to BAL 2022)
AssociationFIBA Africa
LeagueRoad to BAL
SportBasketball
Duration19 October – 16 December 2021
Number of games40
Number of teams18
West Division
Division championsCameroon FAP
Top scorerRolly Fula Nganga (Espoir)
East Division
Division championsMozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Top scorerIsmael Nurmamade (Ferroviário)

The qualification tournaments for the 2022 BAL season, also known as the Road to BAL 2022, 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. Similar to the first season, 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
West Division East Division
Benin ASPAC (1st) Ivory Coast SOA (1st) Burundi New Star (1st) Uganda City Oilers (1st)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash (1st)[Note COD] Guinea SLAC (1st) Tanzania Kurasini Heat (1st) South Sudan Cobra Sport (1st)
Mali AS Police (1st) Central African Republic Tondema (1st) Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors (1st) Zambia Matero Magic (1st)
Cameroon FAP (1st) Niger Nigelec Malawi Brave Hearts (1st) South Africa Cape Town Tigers (1st)
Kenya Ulinzi Warriors (1st) Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira (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]

Withdrawing teams

Six teams were drawn in a group for the first round, but withdrew prior to the start of the games.

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Algeria WA Boufarik

Cape Verde Prédio

 Burkina Faso AOA Madagascar ASCUT

Ethiopia Hawassa City

 Zimbabwe Mercenaries[Note ZIM]

First round

The first two teams of each group advance to the elite 16 and two wild cards were 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) Hosts
29 October 2021
SLAC Guinea95–93Mali AS Police
31 October 2021
AS Police Mali80–72Guinea 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 Coast64–51Niger Nigelec
30 October 2021
ASPAC Benin40–60Ivory Coast SOA
31 October 2021
Nigelec Niger65–35Benin 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) Hosts
29 October 2021
FAP Cameroon82–57Central African Republic Tondema
30 October 2021
Tondema Central African Republic49–102Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash
31 October 2021
FAP Cameroon84–65Democratic 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 Burundi67–46South Sudan Cobra Sport
30 October 2021
Ulinzi Warriors Kenya72–80Burundi New Star
31 October 2021
Cobra Sport South Sudan47–53Kenya Ulinzi Warriors

Group E

All times are GMT+3.

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) Hosts
29 October 2021
20:00
Brave Hearts Malawi 27–54 Tanzania Kurasini Heat
Scoring by quarter: 7-13, 8-10, 4-14, 8-17
Pts: Chizah 9
Rebs: Kadiwa 6
Asts: Limbe, Vernon 2		 Pts: Lugora 16
Rebs: Basco 9
Asts: Musongole 5
Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Court, Dar es Salaam
Referees: Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA)
29 October 2021
20:00
City Oilers Uganda 73–43 Malawi Brave Hearts
Scoring by quarter: 19-10, 16-14, 19-7, 19-12
Pts: Balwigaire Jr. 14
Rebs: Okello 12
Asts: Three players 4		 Pts: Mwambene 17
Rebs: Kadiwa, Mwambene 8
Asts: Nhira 3
Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Court, Dar es Salaam
Referees: Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza (RWA), Shabani Mohamed Shabani (TUN), Erick Otieno (KEN)
29 October 2021
20:00
Kurasini Heat Tanzania 49–70 Uganda City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 7-11, 17-19, 11-19, 14-21
Benjamin Mkapa Indoor Court, Dar es Salaam
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Tonton Banza Kalume (DRC), Erick Otieno (KEN)

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) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
21 October 2021
Cape Town Tigers South Africa81–51Zambia Matero Magic
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique116–49Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors
22 October 2021
Roche-Bois Warriors Mauritius36–132Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Matero Magic Zambia77–83South Africa Cape Town Tigers
23 October 2021
Matero Magic Zambia95–43Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors
Cape Town Tigers South Africa86–85Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira

Elite 16

In the elite 16, two groups of eight teams were 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 began 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 Coast64–83Cameroon FAP
12 December 2021
AS Police Mali85–70Ivory Coast SOA
13 December 2021
FAP Cameroon74–66Mali AS Police

Group G2

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Guinea SLAC 2 1 1 171 158 +13 3[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semi-finals
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash 2 1 1 195 193 +2 3[lower-alpha 1]
3 Niger Nigelec 2 1 1 158 173 −15 3[lower-alpha 1]
4 Morocco AS Salé (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Ranking based on point difference: 1) SLAC +13; 2) Espoir Fukash +2; 3) Nigelec –15.
11 December 2021
Nigelec Niger104–91Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash
12 December 2021
Espoir Fukash Democratic Republic of the Congo104–89Guinea SLAC
13 December 2021
SLAC Guinea82–54Niger 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
15:00
SLAC Guinea 81–78 (OT) Mali AS Police
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		 Pts: Konaté 24
Rebs: Diarouma 17
Asts: Kanouté 4
15 December 2021
18:00
FAP Cameroon 70–56 Democratic Republic of the Congo Espoir Fukash
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 21–11, 11–19, 19–14
Pts: Lyle 17
Rebs: Ngaransou 10
Asts: Essome, Liale 3		 Pts: Kapongo Kabuya 14
Rebs: Fula Nganga 9
Asts: Mwana Mwamba 3
Third place game
16 December 2021
15:00
Espoir Fukash Democratic Republic of the Congo 93–87 (OT) Mali AS Police
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 24–17, 14–22, 20–17, Overtime: 15–9
Pts: Fula Nganga 29
Rebs: Mutomb Mbav 16
Asts: Mwana Mwamba 8		 Pts: Kanouté 20
Rebs: Diarouma 21
Asts: Banza Kasongo 5
Final
16 December 2021
18:00
FAP Cameroon 81–34 Guinea SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 22–5, 21–15, 17–6
Pts: Almeida 19
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Liale 4		 Pts: Poole 9
Rebs: Miller Jr. 11
Asts: Fofana 2

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 Burundi83–71South Africa Cape Town Tigers
7 December 2021
Matero Magic Zambia70–78Burundi New Star
8 December 2021
Cape Town Tigers South Africa79–63Zambia 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[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
(D) Disqualified
6 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique76–46South Sudan Cobra Sport
7 December 2021
Cobra Sport South Sudan77–67Kenya Ulinzi Warriors
8 December 2021
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique81–59Kenya 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 Star0
 
 
South Africa Cape Town Tigers20
Semi-finals
10 December 2021
15:30
New Star Burundi 76–78 South Sudan Cobra Sport
Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 19–28, 13–26, 26–11
Pts: Calvo Masa 33
Rebs: Ndikumana 11
Asts: Gasana 6		 Pts: Tang 27
Rebs: Wamukota 13
Asts: Wamukota, Deng 5
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
10 December 2021
18:30
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 77–75 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 13–31, 18–20, 19–9
Pts: Nurmamade 24
Rebs: Ubisse 11
Asts: Kennedy 8		 Pts: Ganapamo 17
Rebs: Preston 10
Asts: Preston, Kabongo 6
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
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 Burundi 0–20 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg
Final
11 December 2021
20:00
Cobra Sport South Sudan 65–91 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–28, 17–30, 18–16
Pts: Malual 21
Rebs: Mabior 6
Asts: Wamukota 6		 Pts: Nurmamade 25
Rebs: Ubisse 9
Asts: Kennedy 7
Wembey Stadium, Johannesburg

Statistics

The following were the statistical leaders in the qualification games.[13]

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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.
  13. ↑ "Players statistics of the ROAD TO BAL 2022 2021". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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