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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

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]
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. 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]
  • ^
    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

    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
    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
    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) 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

    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
    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

    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

    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

    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

    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
    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
    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:
    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:
    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
    Mutomb Mbav 16
    Asts: Mwana Mwamba
    8    		 Pts:
    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 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 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. ^ 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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