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Kalahari Conference

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

The conference was introduced two years after the other two, in the 2024 BAL season.

History

The creation of the Kalahari Conference as the league's third conference was announced on January 5, 2024.[1] The inaugural conference phase was organised in the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa.[1]

Current standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria 6 6 0 526 428 +98 1.000 Advance to playoffs
2 Nigeria Rivers Hoopers 6 4 2 484 466 +18 .667
3 Morocco FUS Rabat (H) 6 2 4 456 475 −19 .333 Possibly advance to the playoffs
4 Mali Stade Malien 6 0 6 395 492 −97 .000
First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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.

Kalahari Conference results
Season Winners Conference

record

Playoffs result Ref.
2024
(Details) 		Morocco FUS Rabat (MAR) 3–1 (.750) Quarterfinalists [2]
2025
(Details) 		Egypt Al Ittihad Alexandria (EGY) TBD [3]

Standings

^ Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+ Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
* Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
# Denotes team that was disqualified
Season Positions (by team)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
2024 FUS Rabat*
(3–1) 		Petro de Luanda^
(2–2) 		Cape Town Tigers
(1–3) 		Dynamo#
(Disqualified)


Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Basketball Africa League announces host cities, venues and dates for 2024 regular season tipping off March 9 in Pretoria, South Africa". NBA.com. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "FUS Rabat are the 2024 Kalahari Conference champions". The BAL. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Al Ittihad win 2025 Kalahari Conference with dominant performance over Rivers Hoopers". The BAL. Retrieved 13 April 2025.