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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.

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)
Seasons

Teams

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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

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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

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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

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Group A

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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 Guinea  95–93 Mali  AS Police
31 October 2021
AS Police Mali  80–72 Guinea  SLAC

Group B

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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

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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 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

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

Group D

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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

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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

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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 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

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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 2 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

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Group G1

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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

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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

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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
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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
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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
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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

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

Group H1

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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

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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg

Statistics

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

Notes

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

References

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  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.
  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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