2021 BAL qualification

The 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments were the inaugural qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the newly launched premier basketball league of Africa jointly organized by the NBA and FIBA. While the NBA will co-organise from the regular season, the qualifiers are completely organised by FIBA Africa.

2021 BAL qualification
(Road to BAL 2021)
AssociationFIBA Africa
LeagueRoad to BAL
SportBasketball
Duration16 October – 21 December 2019
Number of games89
Number of teams31
West Division
Division championsAlgeria GS Pétroliers
Top scorerTimothy Kwaor (Nigelec)
East Division
Division championsRwanda Patriots
Top scorerBaraka Athumani (JKT)

A total of 31 teams[1] from 31 countries participate in the qualifying tournaments in order to determine which six teams will play in the 2020 BAL regular season, along with six directly placed six teams. The qualifying tournaments are divided into the First round and Second round, which run from 16 October until 21 December 2019.

Team allocation

A total of 31 teams from 31 countries played in the qualifying tournaments. League positions after eventual playoffs of the previous season shown in parentheses. On 9 October 2019, the official list of participating teams in the qualifying rounds was announced by FIBA.[1]

First round
West Division East Division
Algeria GS Pétroliers (1st) Libya Al-Nasr (1st) Rwanda Patriots (1st) Ethiopia Hawassa City (1st)
Ivory Coast ABC (1st) Benin ASPAC (1st) Burundi Dynamo (1st) South Sudan Cobra Sport[Note SSD]
Liberia NPA Pythons (1st) Cameroon FAP (2nd)[Note CMR] Zimbabwe Mercenaries (1st) Zambia UNZA Pacers (1st)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe (1st) Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África Kenya KPA (1st) Madagascar GNBC (1st)
Ghana Braves of Customs (1st) Niger Nigelec (1st) Comoros Usoni (1st) Botswana Dolphins (1st)
Guinea SLAC (1st) Mali AS Police (1st) Uganda City Oilers (1st) Tanzania JKT (1st)
Gabon Manga (1st) Central African Republic Abeilles (1st)[Note FIBA] Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo (1st) South Africa Jozi Nuggets (1st)
Namibia Lions (1st) Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat (1st)
Malawi Brave Hearts[Note FIBA] (1st)
Notes
  1. ^
    Cameroon (CMR): FAP, runners-up of the Cameroon Basketball League, replaced national champions Condor.[2]
  2. ^
    FIBA: Brave Hearts from Malawi and Abeilles from the Central African Republic were announced by FIBA on the team list released on 9 October 2019.[1] However, eventually the teams did not participate in their respective allocated groups.
  3. ^
    South Sudan (SSD): Cobra of South Sudan was not listed on the official team list released on 9 October 2019.[1] They were placed in Group F.

First round

Location of tournaments of the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments.
Red: Group A; Yellow: Group B; Green: Group C; Dark Green: Group D; Purple: Group E. Pink: Group F; Blue: Group G.

In the first round, thirtytwo teams participate in six groups divided over two geographical divisions (West and East). Groups were selected by geographical criteria. The winners and runners-up of each group qualify for the second round while four other teams were invited with wild cards, chosen by FIBA.

The first games were played at 15 October and the last on 3 November 2019.[1]

Group A

Venue: Bamako, Mali

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification POL GSP ALN SLAC
1 Mali Police (H) 3 2 1 231 222 +9 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round 79–71 69–75
2 Algeria GS Pétroliers 3 2 1 278 213 +65 5[lower-alpha 1] 76–83 106–80
3 Libya Al Naser (W) 3 1 2 227 257 30 4[lower-alpha 2] 76–72
4 Guinea SLAC 3 1 2 197 241 44 4[lower-alpha 2] 50–96
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with a wild card
Notes:
  1. Head to head: Police 83, GS Pétroliers 76.
  2. Head to head: Al Naser 76, SLAC 72.
25 October 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 10680 Libya Al Naser Bamako
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 31-12, 23-21, 21-26, 31-21
Pts: Benayad-Cherif 22
Rebs: Bourkaib 9
Asts: Bourkaib 7
Boxscore Pts: Cole 19
Rebs: Cole 9
Asts: Four players 3
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga
25 October 2019 AS Police Mali 6975 Guinea SLAC Bamako
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 19-12, 13-30, 17-14
Pts: Tandina 20
Rebs: Diarouma 14
Asts: Traoré 3
Boxscore Pts: McFarlan 24
Rebs: Pohohoulou 10
Asts: McFarlan 5
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga

26 October 2019 SLAC Guinea 5096 Algeria GS Pétroliers Bamako
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 7-26, 14-21, 16-26, 13-23
Pts: Pohohoulou 13
Rebs: Pohohoulou 8
Asts: Fofana 4
Boxscore Pts: Hamdini 19
Rebs: Koibe 14
Asts: Touati 10
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga
26 October 2019 AS PoliceMali 7971 Libya Al Naser Bamako
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 19-24, 20-11, 17-18
Pts: Diarouma 20
Rebs: Diarouma 17
Asts: Tandina 5
Boxscore Pts: Cole 25
Rebs: Thomas 21
Asts: Al Beigow, Alfaqlyah 4
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga

27 October 2019 Al Naser Libya 7672 Guinea SLAC Bamako
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 9-16, 23-20, 16-20, 28-16
Pts: Thomas 22
Rebs: Thomas 7
Asts: Mohamed 4
Boxscore Pts: McFarlan 29
Rebs: McFarlan 16
Asts: McFarlan, Pohohoulou 3
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga
27 October 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 7683 Mali Police Bamako
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 17-19, 19-16, 28-30
Pts: Hamdini 16
Rebs: Hamdini 11
Asts: Kante 4
Boxscore Pts: White 20
Rebs: White 14
Asts: Coulibaly 4
Arena: Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga

Group B

Venue: Cotonou, Benin

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification ABC NIG ASP NPA BRA
1 Ivory Coast ABC 4 3 1 286 241 +45 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to second round 74–68 76–62
2 Niger Nigelec 4 3 1 292 257 +35 7[lower-alpha 1] 65–60 64–46
3 Benin ASPAC (H) 4 2 2 257 265 8 6 55–83 82–59
4 Liberia NPA Pythons 4 1 3 271 301 30 5[lower-alpha 2] 77–95 58–60
5 Ghana Braves of Customs 4 1 3 231 273 42 5[lower-alpha 2] 56–53 70–74
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head: ABC 74, Nigelec 68.
  2. Head-to-head: NPA Pythons 74, Braves of Customs 70.
29 October 2019 ASPAC Benin 8259 Ghana Braves of Customs Cotonou
Scoring by quarter: 15-18, 22-11, 22-15, 23-15
Pts: Lougbegnon 34
Rebs: Three players 7
Asts: Sassou 5
Boxscore Pts: Aryee 18
Rebs: Dzogbetsi, Pappoe 5
Asts: Aryee 3
Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
29 October 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 7468 Niger Nigelec Cotonou
Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 15-14, 24-16, 16-18
Pts: Konaté 20
Rebs: Konaté 10
Asts: Traoré, Kone 2
Boxscore Pts: Kwaor 16
Rebs: Ademola 10
Asts: Kwaor, Moussa 2
Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

30 October 2019 Braves of Customs Ghana 70740(OT) Liberia NPA Pythons Cotonou
Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 19-9, 12-13, 8-12, Overtime: 8-12
Pts: Aryee 15
Rebs: Alhassan 9
Asts: Brimah 5
Boxscore Pts: Davidson 14
Rebs: Davidson 21
Asts: Baker Jr., Petors 3
Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
30 October 2019 Nigelec Niger 65600(OT) Benin ASPAC Cotonou
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 9-16, 12-12, 20-12, Overtime: 11-6
Pts: Ademola 18
Rebs: Ademola 21
Asts: Ademola 2
Boxscore Pts: Lougbegnon 17
Rebs: Ejeh 22
Asts: Ahivohozin 5
Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

31 October 2019 Nigelec Niger 6446 Ghana Braves of Customs Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
31 October 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 7662 Liberia NPA Pythons Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

1 November 2019 NPA Pythons Liberia 7795 Niger Nigelec Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
1 November 2019 ASPAC Benin 5583 Ivory Coast ABC Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

2 November 2019 Braves of Customs Ghana 5653 Ivory Coast ABC Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
2 November 2019 NPA Pythons Liberia 5860 Benin ASPAC Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

Group C

Venue: Libreville, Gabon

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification FAP MAN MAZ VMA
1 Cameroon FAP 3 3 0 236 176 +60 6 Advance to second round 64–63 101–46
2 Gabon Manga (H) 3 2 1 244 186 +58 5 60–59 121–63
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe (W) 3 1 2 211 186 +25 4 67–71
4 Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África 3 0 3 164 307 143 3 55–85
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
16 October 2019 Manga Gabon 12163 Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 26-26, 26-15, 22-7, 48-15
Pts: Tsangue 34
Rebs: Moupomo 11
Asts: Ndong 5
Pts: Shuj 16
Rebs: Shuj 9
Asts: Shuj 7
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville

17 October 2019 Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 6771 Cameroon FAP Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 15-13, 10-21, 24-16, 18-21
Pts: Fula Nganga 19
Rebs: Mwamba 10
Asts: Mwamba 5
Pts: Keumoe 12
Rebs: Hezekiah 7
Asts: Kome 3
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville

18 October 2019 FAP Cameroon 10146 Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 25-4, 22-8, 28-10, 26-24
Pts: Kome 24
Rebs: Dzou 10
Asts: Rezendes 4
Pts: Maye 13
Rebs: Diouf 8
Asts: Diouf 3
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville
18 October 2019 Manga Gabon 6059 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 28-15, 15-12, 9-17, 18-15
Pts: Bidias 15
Rebs: Nolba 10
Asts: Nguyabama, Moupomo 2
Pts: Fula Nganga 20
Rebs: Kabange 11
Asts: Mwamba 5
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville

19 October 2019 Virgen María de África Equatorial Guinea 5585 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 16-15, 15-27, 8-26, 16-17
Pts: Nzang 19
Rebs: Roku 5
Asts: Diouf 5
Pts: Kabange 30
Rebs: Kabange, Isungu 9
Asts: Kabange, Banzai 4
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville
19 October 2019 FAP Cameroon 6463 Gabon Manga Libreville
Scoring by quarter: 25-11, 12-22, 15-14, 12-16
Pts: Rezendes 12
Rebs: Dzou 6
Asts: Kalume 6
Pts: Bidias 15
Rebs: Mopoumo 12
Asts: Ndong 4
Arena: Palais des Sports de Libreville

Group D

Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification PAT CIT JKT DYN HAW
1 Rwanda Patriots 4 4 0 351 242 +109 8 Advance to second round 74–63 79–65 125–50
2 Uganda City Oilers 4 3 1 319 236 +83 7 85–54 71–57
3 Tanzania JKT (H, W) 4 2 2 296 279 +17 6 87–47
4 Burundi Dynamo 4 1 3 279 275 +4 5 64–73 68–88
5 Ethiopia Hawassa City 4 0 4 189 402 213 4 49–100 43–90
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
16 October 2019
City Oilers Uganda71–57Burundi Dynamo
JKT Tanzania87–47Ethiopia Hawassa City
17 October 2019
Dynamo Burundi64–73Rwanda Patriots
Hawassa City Ethiopia49–100Uganda City Oilers
18 October 2019
City Oilers Uganda85–54Tanzania JKT
Patriots Rwanda125–50Ethiopia Hawassa City
19 October 2019
Hawassa City Ethiopia43–90Burundi Dynamo
Patriots Rwanda79–65Tanzania JKT
20 October 2019
Patriots Rwanda74–63Uganda City Oilers
Dynamo Burundi68–88Tanzania JKT

Group E

Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification FER UZP MER LIO JZN DOL
1 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 5 5 0 467 335 +132 10 Advance to second round 84–69 94–64
2 Zambia UNZA Pacers 5 4 1 365 348 +17 9 80–74 72–54 72–54
3 Zimbabwe Mercenaries 5 3 2 356 366 10 8 72–100 64–55
4 Namibia Lions Club 5 1 4 343 396 53 6[lower-alpha 1] 60–102 66–70
5 South Africa Jozi Nuggets (H) 5 1 4 338 361 23 6[lower-alpha 1] 70–87 63–66 67–74
6 Botswana Dolphins 5 1 4 339 402 63 6[lower-alpha 1] 68–80 93–88 60–68
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head point difference: Lions Club +2, Jozi Nuggets 1, Dolphins –3.
22 October 2019 Mercenaries Zimbabwe 6455 Namibia Lions Johannesburg
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 27-10, 7-21, 17-7
Pts: Maturure 17
Rebs: Maturure 12
Asts: Chitsinde 5
Boxscore Pts: Nghixulifwa 13
Rebs: Nghixulifwa 11
Asts: Mukumbutaa 4
Arena: Wembley Arena
22 October 2019 Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 9464 Botswana Dolphins Johannesburg
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 19-14, 27-21, 25-15, 23-14
Pts: Martins 19
Rebs: Calvo Masa 14
Asts: Matos 4
Boxscore Pts: Warikandwa 21
Rebs: Ramabu 12
Asts: Barrows, Ndawanyana 3
Arena: Wembley Arena
22 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 74700(OT) South Africa Jozi Nuggets Johannesburg
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 17-21, 17-13, 10-15, Overtime: 9-5
Pts: Lubinda 18
Rebs: Kashishi 12
Asts: Mauwe 5
Boxscore Pts: Mothiba 20
Rebs: Mabotja 12
Asts: Mothiba 4
Arena: Wembley Arena

23 October 2019 Lions Namibia 60102 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo Johannesburg
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 12-9, 9-28, 15-23, 24-32
Pts: Kazeurua, Mukumbutaa 13
Rebs: Mukumbutaa 12
Asts: Three players 3
Boxscore Pts: De Barros 18
Rebs: Calvo Masa 10
Asts: Novela 5
Arena: Wembley Arena
23 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 80740(OT) Zimbabwe Mercenaries Johannesburg
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 15-21, 16-21, 16-12, 23-16, Overtime: 10-4
Pts: Banda, Chelebela 13
Rebs: Kashishi 12
Asts: Lubinda 7
Boxscore Pts: Maturure 30
Rebs: Chivanganye 13
Asts: Pfachi 5
Arena: Wembley Arena
23 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 6068 South Africa Jozi Nuggets Johannesburg
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-8, 15-25, 19-20, 12-15
Pts: Ramadu 19
Rebs: Ramabu 9
Asts: Ramoshebi, Warikandwa 3
Boxscore Pts: Mothiba 18
Rebs: Mothiba 13
Asts: Mothiba, Selepe 3
Arena: Wembley Arena

24 October 2019 Mercenaries Zimbabwe 72100 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo Johannesburg
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 21-28, 14-28, 16-24
Pts: Maturure 27
Rebs: Sithole 7
Asts: Maturure 3
Boxscore Pts: Calvo Masa 28
Rebs: Calvo Masa 12
Asts: Canivete Jr. 5
Arena: Wembley Arena
24 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 7254 Botswana Dolphins Johannesburg
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 10-16, 19-16, 22-17, 21-5
Pts: Banda, Mapani 15
Rebs: Banda, Ngonga 13
Asts: Hara 3
Boxscore Pts: Barrows 19
Rebs: Ramabu 16
Asts: Ramabu 5
Arena: Wembley Arena
24 October 2019 Jozi Nuggets South Africa 6774 Namibia Lions Johannesburg
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 25-14, 15-21, 14-20
Pts: Sithole
Rebs: Mothiba 15
Asts: Nyawo, Sithole 3
Boxscore Pts: Nghixulifwa 20
Rebs: Mukumbutaa 15
Asts: Three players 3
Arena: Wembley Arena

26 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 93880(OT) Namibia Lions Johannesburg
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 20-24, 22-26, 19-18, 23-16, Overtime: 9-4
Pts: Barrows 25
Rebs: Ramabu 13
Asts: Warikandwa 6
Boxscore Pts: Banda 28
Rebs: Mukumbutaa 15
Asts: Mukumbutaa 5
Arena: Wembley Arena
26 October 2019
15:30
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 8469 Zambia UNZA Pacers
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 21–18, 25–12, 18–22
Pts: Calvo Masa 22
Rebs: Calvo Masa 13
Asts: Novela 5
Pts: Banda 15
Rebs: Banda 8
Asts: Lubinda 4
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
26 October 2019
18:00 (GMT+2)
Jozi Nuggets South Africa 6663 Zimbabwe Mercenaries
Scoring by quarter: 21–8, 18–26, 12–18, 15–11
Pts: Mothiba 20
Rebs: Mthembu 9
Asts: Nyawo 3
Pts: Chitsinde 17
Rebs: Chivanganye 20
Asts: Five players 2
Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa

27 October 2019 Lions Club Namibia 6670 Zambia UNZA Pacers Johannesburg
13:00 Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 10-14, 23-8, 18-28
Pts: Mukumbutaa 26
Rebs: Mukumbutaa 26
Asts: Mukumbutaa 3
Boxscore Pts: Hara 16
Rebs: Mauwe, Ngonga 7
Asts: Kashishi 3
Arena: Wembley Arena
27 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 6880 Zimbabwe Mercenaries Johannesburg
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 19-15, 15-29, 17-19, 17-17
Pts: Barrows 26
Rebs: Ramabu 16
Asts: Ramabu 6
Boxscore Pts: Maturure 16
Rebs: Chivanganye 10
Asts: Tswatswa 6
Arena: Wembley Arena
27 October 2019 Jozi Nuggets South Africa 7087 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo Johannesburg
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21-21, 25-24, 14-23, 10-19
Pts: Selepe 23
Rebs: Mafeto 11
Asts: Selepe 7
Boxscore Pts: Canivete Jr., Chimonzo 19
Rebs: Muchate 11
Asts: Novela 4
Arena: Wembley Arena

Group F

Venue: Antananarivo, Madagascar

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification KPA GNBC COB BVH USO
1 Kenya KPA 4 4 0 431 290 +141 8 Advance to second round 98–84 81–78
2 Madagascar GNBC (H) 4 3 1 386 281 +105 7 92–67 124–53
3 South Sudan Cobra (W) 4 2 2 359 259 +100 6 63–86 124–48
4 Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat 4 1 3 185 317 132 5 54–131 44–94
5 Comoros Usoni 4 0 4 175 389 214 4 74–121 0–20
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
30 October 2019 Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles 4494 South Sudan Cobra Sport Antananarivo
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 8–25, 7–16, 13–17, 16–36
Pts: Adam 9
Rebs: Hoareau 10
Asts: Adam, Bouchereau 3
Boxscore Pts: Anthony 29
Rebs: Leek 13
Asts: Morris 7
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
30 October 2019 GNBC Madagascar 12453 Comoros Usoni Antananarivo
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 27-6, 21-26, 38-11, 38-10
Pts: Razafimanantsoa 17
Rebs: De Claisse 13
Asts: Mandimbison 6
Boxscore Pts: Said 16
Rebs: Said 6
Asts: Abdallah 4
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

31 October 2019 Usoni Comoros 020[lower-alpha 1] Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat Antananarivo
20:00
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
31 October 2019 KPA Kenya 9884 Madagascar GNBC Antananarivo
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 25-20, 23-19, 24-22
Pts: Ayodi 20
Rebs: Nyakinda 12
Asts: Odendo, Kazunguzibwa 5
Boxscore Pts: Mory 36
Rebs: Rakotonirina, Randriamampionona 8
Asts: Mandimbison 5
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

1 November 2019 Cobra Sport South Sudan 12448 Comoros Usoni Antananarivo
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 27-9, 35-5, 19-10, 43-24
Pts: Makuei 24
Rebs: Rumubu 10
Asts: Tony Anthony 7
Boxscore Pts: El-Had 19
Rebs: Maamoune 7
Asts: Abdallah, El-Had 2
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
1 November 2019 Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles 54131 Kenya KPA Antananarivo
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 12-33, 6-28, 12-34, 24-36
Pts: Adam 24
Rebs: Hoareau 8
Asts: Aglae 3
Boxscore Pts: Wachira 27
Rebs: Koranga 11
Asts: Oyugi 9
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

2 November 2019 KPA Kenya 8178 South Sudan Cobra Sport Antananarivo
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 16-20, 17-21, 24-22
Pts: Kazunguzibwa 20
Rebs: Koranga 14
Asts: Koranga 5
Boxscore Pts: Three players 20
Rebs: Anthony 10
Asts: Lado 5
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
2 November 2019 GNBC Madagascar 9267 Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat Antananarivo
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 21-9, 30-14, 19-25
Pts: Mandimbison 30
Rebs: De Claisse 10
Asts: Razafimanantsoa 6
Boxscore Pts: Bouchereau 14
Rebs: N'Ganga 9
Asts: Bouchereau 3
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

3 November 2019 Usoni Comoros 74121 Kenya KPA Antananarivo
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-34, 13-25, 15-28, 29-34
Pts: El-Had 33
Rebs: Dachir 7
Asts: Dachir, Yousmine 4
Boxscore Pts: Ayodi 24
Rebs: Ayodi 11
Asts: Oyugi 5
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
3 November 2019 Cobra South Sudan 6386 Madagascar GNBC Antananarivo
22:30 Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 15-25, 9-22, 23-19
Pts: Lado, Rumudu 11
Rebs: Magol 11
Asts: Morris 3
Boxscore Pts: Randriamampionona 22
Rebs: Rakotonirina 9
Asts: Randriamampionona 4
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture

Second round

In the Second Round (also referred to as "Elite 16" by FIBA), the sixteen teams that advanced from the first round teams play in four groups of four, divided over two geographical divisions. The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. Winners of each semi-finals qualify for the regular season while the losers play in a third place game for the final regular season spot.[4] On 7 November, FIBA announced the four wild card receivers.[5]

The Division West tournament will be played at the Kigali Arena in the Rwandan city of Kigali.[6] The Division East tournament is played in the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The Elite 16 will start on 26 November and end 22 December 2019.

Qualified teams

The draw was held on 21 November in Abidjan.[7]

Division Group Winners Runners-up Wild cards
West A Mali Police Algeria GS Pétroliers Libya Al Naser
B Ivory Coast ABC Niger Nigelec
C Cameroon FAP Gabon Manga Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe
East D Rwanda Patriots Uganda City Oilers Tanzania JKT
E Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo Zambia UNZA Pacers
F Kenya KPA Madagascar GNBC South Sudan Cobra

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Algeria GS Pétroliers 3 2 1 286 257 +29 5[lower-alpha 2] Advance to Semi-finals
2 Cameroon FAP 3 2 1 256 255 +1 5[lower-alpha 2]
3 Libya Al Naser 3 2 1 261 245 +16 5[lower-alpha 2]
4 Niger Nigelec 3 0 3 231 277 46 3
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Usoni withdrew its game against Beau Vallon Heat on 31 October 2019, automatically losing 0–20.[3]
  2. Head-to-head point difference: GS Pétroliers +3, FAP –1, Al Naser –2.
26 November 2019 Nigelec Niger 89115 Algeria GS Pétroliers Yaoundé
Pts: Kwaor 29
Rebs: Amadou 7
Asts: Amadou 3
PIR: Kwaor 15
Boxscore Pts: Touati 26
Rebs: Three players 8
Asts: Bourkaib 4
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
26 November 2019 FAP Cameroon 9599 Libya Al Naser Yaoundé
Pts: Rezendes & Kalume 21
Rebs: Bileg II 9
Asts: Rezendes 7
PIR: Rezendes 24
Boxscore Pts: Ali Haidar 39
Rebs: Ali Haiadar 11
Asts: Sadi 5
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex


Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ivory Coast ABC 3 2 1 249 231 +18 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to Semi-finals
2 Mali Police 3 2 1 229 220 +9 5[lower-alpha 1]
3 Gabon Manga 3 2 1 232 214 +18 5[lower-alpha 1]
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe 3 0 3 232 277 45 3
Source: FIBA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head point difference: ABC +12, AS Police –2, Manga –10.


Final round

Qualification finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 November
 
 
Algeria GS Pétroliers76
 
1 December
 
Mali Police61
 
Algeria GS Pétroliers92
 
30 November
 
Cameroon FAP88
 
Cameroon FAP77
 
 
Ivory Coast ABC64
 
Third place game
 
 
1 December
 
 
Mali Police71
 
 
Ivory Coast ABC69
Semi-finals
30 November 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 7661 Mali Police Yaoundé
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 22–14, 14–14, 17–16
Pts: Belkacemi 21
Rebs: Touati 17
Asts: Green 4
PIR: Touati 25
Boxscore Pts: Haidara & Steed 14
Rebs: Keita 8
Asts: Traore 4
PIR: Haidara 14
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
30 November 2019 FAP Cameroon 7764 Ivory Coast ABC Yaoundé
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 10–16, 24–15, 20–17
Pts: Beleck & Rezendes 15
Rebs: Bileg II 15
Asts: Rezendes 4
PIR: Bileg II 21
Pts: S. Konaté 20
Rebs: S. Konaté & L. Konaté 11
Asts: Sie 5
PIR: S. Konaté 19
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Third place game
1 December 2019 Police Mali 7169 Ivory Coast ABC Yaoundé
13:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 23–11, 15–17, 14–21
Pts: White 20
Rebs: Diarouma 13
Asts: Steed 8
PIR: White 20
Boxscore Pts: Sie 25
Rebs: L. Konaté 11
Asts: Sie 8
PIR: Sie & L. Konaté 21
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Final
1 December 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 9288 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 26–12, 17–22, 23–33
Pts: Benayad-Cherif & Touati 20
Rebs: Touati 14
Asts: Bourkaib & Green 5
PIR: Touati 31
Boxscore Pts: Rezendes 15
Rebs: Beleck 8
Asts: Rezendes 5
PIR: Kome 16
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Rwanda Patriots 3 3 0 283 205 +78 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Madagascar GNBC 3 2 1 253 232 +21 5
3 Zambia UNZA Pacers 3 1 2 197 209 12 4
4 Tanzania JKT 3 0 3 179 269 90 3
First match(es) will be played: 17 December 2019. Source: FIBA

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 3 2 1 233 225 +8 5 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Uganda City Oilers 3 2 1 215 163 +52 5
3 Kenya KPA 3 2 1 162 140 +22 5
4 South Sudan Cobra 3 0 3 183 265 82 3
First match(es) will be played: 17 December 2019. Source: FIBA

Final round

;Qualification finals

 
Semi-final roundFinal round
 
      
 
21 December
 
 
Rwanda Patriots81
 
22 December
 
Uganda City Oilers59
 
Rwanda Patriots94
 
21 December
 
Madagascar GNBC63
 
Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo90
 
 
Madagascar GNBC94
 
Third place
 
 
22 December
 
 
Uganda City Oilers57
 
 
Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo74
Semi-finals
21 December 2019 Patriots Rwanda 8159 Uganda City Oilers Kigali
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 17-14, 19-13, 20-13
Pts: Nijimbere 14
Rebs: Kaje 12
Asts: Gasana 5
PIR: Kaje 17
Boxscore Pts: Mayes 9
Rebs: Lumanyika 9
Asts: Opong & Lumanyika 4
PIR: Elliott 10
Arena: Kigali Arena
21 December 2019 Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 9094 Madagascar GNBC Kigali
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 29–14, 19–29, 14–24
Pts: Calvo Masa 33
Rebs: Muchate 10
Asts: Muchate & Novela 5
PIR: Calvo Masa 28
Boxscore Pts: Randriamampionona & Mandimbison 22
Rebs: Mandimbison 10
Asts: Ralison 6
PIR: Mandimbison 33
Arena: Kigali Arena
Third place game
22 December 2019 City Oilers Uganda 5774 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo Kigali
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 17–13, 15–23, 9–22
Pts: Opong 18
Rebs: Komakech 10
Asts: Komakech, Petty 4
Boxscore Pts: Calvo Masa 20
Rebs: Three players 8
Asts: Novela 4
Arena: Kigali Arena
Final
22 December 2019 Patriots Rwanda 9463 Madagascar GNBC Kigali
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 28–14, 21–18, 29–16
Pts: Mukama 18
Rebs: Ndizeye 11
Asts: Gasana 6
Boxscore Pts: Randriamampionona 14
Rebs: Mandimbison 6
Asts: Mandimbison 5
Arena: Kigali Arena

Statistical leaders

As retrieved from FIBA.[8]

Notes

    References

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    2. "Eliminatoires Basketball Africa League : FAP affute ses armes pour le second tour". 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
    3. "Michael Kazunguzibwa and KPA hold off GNBC to secure first win". FIBA. 31 October 2019. Earlier today, Comoros' Usoni BC forfeited the game against Seychelles' representative. The islanders grabbed a 20-0 victory without playing.
    4. "Host cities for Second Round of Basketball Africa League Qualifiers confirmed". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
    5. "ASB Mazembe, Al Naser,Cobra Sports and JKT awarded wild Cards for the Second Round of the BAL 2020 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
    6. "BAL Qualifiers: Rwanda to host final round games". 31 October 2019.
    7. "Draw for final BAL qualifiers held". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
    8. "Players statistics of the Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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