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Nile Conference
LeagueBasketball Africa League
SportBasketball
Founded2022
First season2022
No. of teams4
(2024–present)
6
(2022–2023)
Most recent
champion(s)		Angola Petro de Luanda (1st title)
(2023)
Current sports event 2023 BAL Sahara Conference

The Nile Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara Conference and the Kalahari Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.

The conference alignment began in the

Nile River, the conference has been played at a single venue thus far, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo
, Egypt for the past two seasons.

Venues

From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo.[a]

Current standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ahly (H) 4 3 1 99 76 +23 .750 Advance to playoffs
2 Libya Al Ahly Ly 4 2 2 93 71 +22 .500
3 Central African Republic Bangui SC 5 3 2 71 93 −22 .600 Possibly advance to the playoffs
4 Uganda City Oilers 5 1 4 76 99 −23 .200
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2024. Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Conference winners

Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL.

Nile Conference results
Season Winners Conference

record

Playoffs result Ref.
2022 (Details) Egypt Zamalek (EGY) 5–0 (1.000) Won
third place game
 [1]
2023 (Details) Angola Petro de Luanda (MLI) 5–0 (1.000) Lost
third place game
 [2]

Titles by team

Team Titles Season(s) won
Egypt Zamalek 1 2022
Angola Petro de Luanda 1 2023

Standings

^ Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+ Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
* Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
Season Positions (by team)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
2022 Zamalek*
(5–0) 		Petro de Luanda+
(4–1) 		Cape Town Tigers*
(2–3) 		FAP*
(2–3) 		Cobra Sport
(1–4) 		Espoir Fukash
(1–4)
2023 Petro de Luanda*
(5–0) 		Al Ahly^
(4–1) 		Ferroviário da Beira*
(2–3) 		Cape Town Tigers*
(2–3) 		SLAC
(1–4) 		City Oilers
(1–4)
2024 TBD –

Notes

  1. 6th of October City
    .

References

  1. ^ "BAL champs Zamalek remain unbeaten into Playoffs". ESPN.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Petro de Luanda are the 2023 Nile Conference champions". Basketball Africa League. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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