{"id":252416,"date":"2023-03-11T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bal.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/basketball-africa-league-unveils-sahara-conference-rosters-and-global-broadcast-distribution-ahead-of-2023-season-tipoff-on-saturday-march-11?lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-11T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T11:24:00","slug":"basketball-africa-league-unveils-sahara-conference-rosters-and-global-broadcast-distribution-ahead-of-2023-season-tip-off-on-saturday-march-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/basketball-africa-league-unveils-sahara-conference-rosters-and-global-broadcast-distribution-ahead-of-2023-season-tip-off-on-saturday-march-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Africa League Unveils Sahara Conference Rosters and Global Broadcast Distribution ahead of 2023 Season Tip-Off on Saturday, March 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/210773ba62abd3f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/210773ba62abd3f\" alt=\"Basketball Africa League (BAL)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/210773ba62abd3f\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=244503&amp;press_source=Basketball Africa League (BAL)\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Six Sahara Conference Teams Feature 78 Players from 13 Countries Across Africa, Europe and the U.S.; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>2023 BAL (<a href=\"https:\/\/thebal.com\/\">https:\/\/theBAL.com\/<\/a>) Season Will Reach Fans in 214 Countries and Territories in 17 Languages; Season Opener Will Feature Senegal&rsquo;s AS Douanes Taking on <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&rsquo;s Abidjan Basketball Club at the Dakar Arena on Saturday, March 11 at 11 a.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. GMT; Tickets for Sahara Conference Games in Dakar from March 11-21 On Sale Now at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bal.nba.com\/\">www.BAL.NBA.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced the rosters of the six teams that will compete in the league&rsquo;s Sahara Conference group phase from March 11-21 at the Dakar Arena in Senegal, as well as the league&rsquo;s global broadcast distribution for the 2023 BAL season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The six teams &ndash; defending BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia), AS Douanes (Senegal), Abidjan Basketball Club (C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire), Kwara Falcons (Nigeria), Rwanda Energy Group (Rwanda) and Stade Malien (Mali) &ndash; collectively feature 78 players from 13 countries across Africa, Europe and the U.S., including eight players with NBA G League experience, 18 former NCAA Division I players, six NBA Academy prospects and 11 former Basketball Without Borders (BWB) campers.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 BAL season will reach fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships with the African Union of Broadcasting, American Forces Network (AFN), Canal+, ESPN (sub-Saharan Africa), NBA TV, Tencent, TV5 Monde, Visionary TV and Voice of America (VOA), and livestreaming on the NBA App, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/\">NBA.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bal.nba.com\/\">BAL.NBA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the season opener, AS Douanes will take on Abidjan Basketball Club at 11 a.m. ET \/ 4 p.m. GMT on Canal+, ESPN, NBA TV, TV5 Monde, VOA and select free-to-air channels across the continent. &nbsp;The game will also livestream on the NBA App, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/\">NBA.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bal.nba.com\/\">BAL.NBA.com<\/a>.&nbsp; Fans can purchase tickets to the 15 Sahara Conference games at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bal.nba.com\/\">BAL.NBA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each BAL team will have up to 13 players, at least eight of whom are citizens of their respective team&rsquo;s home country and up to four of whom are from other countries, with no more than two players per team from outside of Africa.&nbsp; As part of the second edition of the BAL Elevate program, one roster spot on each team is reserved for a prospect from NBA Academy Africa, an elite basketball training center in Saly, Senegal, for the top high school-age prospects from across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Below please find select BAL Sahara Conference player and coach storylines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tunisia native and 2022 All-BAL First Team member Radhouane Slimane will lead US Monastir&rsquo;s title defense.<\/li>\n<li>Former University of Maryland star Terrell Stoglin, the BAL&rsquo;s leading scorer in each of the league&rsquo;s first two seasons as a member of AS Sal&eacute; (Morocco), will suit up for AS Douanes for the first time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Former University of California, Berkeley guard Jerome Randle, who was the 2009-10 Pac-10 Player of the Year and the 2016-17 MVP of Australia&rsquo;s National Basketball League, will make his BAL debut for US Monastir.<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria native and former St. John&rsquo;s University center Christopher Obekpa, who led NCAA Division I in blocks in the 2012-13 season, will play for Abidjan Basketball Club after representing Guinea&rsquo;s Seydou Legacy Athl&eacute;tique Club (S.L.A.C) during the 2022 BAL season.<\/li>\n<li>Former University of Memphis guard Chris Crawford, who was the 2012-13 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year, will compete for AS Douanes. &nbsp;Crawford played for S.L.A.C in 2022. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Former University of Washington forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning, who was a 2010-11 All-Pac-10 selection and previously represented the Great Britain Men&rsquo;s National Team, will make his BAL debut for AS Douanes.<\/li>\n<li>Texas Christian University all-time assists leader Don Alex Robinson Jr. will make his BAL debut for Abidjan Basketball Club.<\/li>\n<li>Abidjan Basketball Club head coach Liz Mills (Australia) returns to the BAL after leading AS Sal&eacute; to the BAL Playoffs last year, when she became the first woman to coach a BAL team and the first to coach a Moroccan men&rsquo;s team.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>The Sahara Conference features 11 players who previously participated in BWB, the NBA and FIBA&rsquo;s global basketball development and community outreach program for top prospects from around the world that has seen nearly 100 former campers advance to the NBA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are the eight former NBA G League players competing in the Sahara Conference group phase:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Last G League Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Christopher Obekpa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Santa Cruz Warriors<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Chudier Bile<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>South Sudan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Greensboro Swarm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Don Alex Robinson Jr.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Long Island Nets<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Chris Crawford<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Iowa Wolves<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Jeremiah Mordi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Texas Legends<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Ruot Monyyong<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Iowa Wolves<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px\">\n<p>Ibrahima Thomas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px\">\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px\">\n<p>Texas Legends<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:181px;height:4px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:170px;height:4px\">\n<p>Jerome Randle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:99px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:171px;height:4px\">\n<p>Maine Celtics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>Below are the 18 former NCAA Division I players competing in the Sahara Conference group phase:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:743px\" width=\"743\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Last NCAA College\/University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Christopher Obekpa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>St. John&rsquo;s University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Chudier Bile<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>South Sudan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>Georgetown University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Don Alex Robinson Jr.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>Texas Christian University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Seydougou Fofana Santis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>C&ocirc;te d&rsquo;Ivoire<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>University of Tennessee at Martin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Chris Crawford<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>University of Memphis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Terrel Stoglin<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>University of Maryland<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Matthew Bryan-Amaning<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>Ghana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>University of Washington<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px\">\n<p>Michael Ochereobia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px\">\n<p>Western Illinois University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Anthony Wilson Jr.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kennesaw State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Ruot Monyyong<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>University of Arkansas at Little Rock<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Sita Conteh<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>Sierra Leone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Coppin State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kwara Falcons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Jawad Adekoya<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Chicago State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Rwanda Energy Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Adonis Filer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>Rwanda<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Florida Atlantic University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Rwanda Energy Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Cleveland Thomas Jr.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Western Kentucky University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Rwanda Energy Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Delwan Graham<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Jacksonville University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Stade Malien<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Kelvin Amayo<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>Loyola Marymount University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Ibrahima Thomas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>University of Cincinnati<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:186px;height:4px\">\n<p>Jerome Randle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:108px;height:4px\">\n<p>U.S.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:263px;height:4px\">\n<p>University of California, Berkeley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>Below are the 11 former BWB Africa campers competing in the Sahara Conference group phase:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:697px\" width=\"697\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Country<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>BWB Camp(s)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>Abidjan Basketball Club<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Christopher Obekpa<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2009; BWB Africa 2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Jean Jacques Boissy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>AS Douanes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Samba Fall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2005<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>Rwanda Energy Group<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Ulrich Kamka Chomche<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Cameroon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2022; BWB Global 2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>Stade Malien<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Mamadou Keita<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Mali<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2013<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px;height:4px\">\n<p>Stade Malien<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px;height:4px\">\n<p>Namakan Traore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px;height:4px\">\n<p>Mali<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px;height:4px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px;height:4px\">\n<p>Stade Malien<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px;height:4px\">\n<p>John Walter Wilkins<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px;height:4px\">\n<p>France<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px;height:4px\">\n<p>BWB Europe 2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Oussama Marnaoui<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2016; BWB Global 2017<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Churchill Abass<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Nigeria<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Global 2023<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px\">\n<p>Firas Lahyani<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px\">\n<p>Tunisia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:180px;height:4px\">\n<p>US Monastir<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:174px;height:4px\">\n<p>Ibrahima Thomas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:76px;height:4px\">\n<p>Senegal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width:268px;height:4px\">\n<p>BWB Africa 2004; BWB Africa 2005<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p>Below please find complete details about the 2023 BAL season&rsquo;s global broadcast distribution:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select free-to-air channels<\/strong> across Africa will air BAL games throughout the season with the support of the <strong>African Union of Broadcasting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AFN<\/strong>, which is distributed to U.S. military bases and ships at sea in 166 countries and territories, will air select games live and on delay throughout the season.<\/li>\n<li>For the third consecutive season, <strong>Canal+<\/strong> and <strong>ESPN<\/strong> will air every BAL game across Francophone and Anglophone countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa.&nbsp; Canal+ will also produce and distribute original programming about the league, including an eight-episode magazine show &ldquo;BAL Action.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><strong>NBA TV <\/strong>will broadcast all 38 games live or on delay in the U.S. and around the world.<\/li>\n<li>BAL games and programming will be available in China on <strong>Tencent Sports<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV5 Monde<\/strong> will air select BAL games in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>VOA<\/strong> will broadcast all 38 games across its extensive radio network in Africa, including select games in English, French, Portuguese, Kinyarwanda, and Wolof.&nbsp; VOA and the BAL will collaborate on additional programming, including weekly podcasts from Dakar, Cairo and Kigali that will air across VOA and BAL online platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Visionary TV<\/strong> will air all 38 games on its streaming platform &ldquo;Vision View TV&rdquo; in select African countries.<\/li>\n<li>For the third consecutive season, every BAL game will livestream on the <strong>NBA App<\/strong>, <strong>NBA.com<\/strong> and <strong>BAL.NBA.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>FIBA&rsquo;s digital platform <strong>Courtside 1891<\/strong> will stream BAL highlights, content and &ldquo;BAL Action.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 12 BAL teams have once again been divided into two conferences &ndash; the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference.&nbsp; Each conference will play a 15-game group phase during which each team will face the five other teams in its conference once.&nbsp; The Nile Conference group phase will take place at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo, Egypt, from April 26 &#8211; May 6.&nbsp; The top four teams from each conference will qualify for the BAL Playoffs, which will feature a single-elimination tournament and Finals at BK Arena in Rwanda from May 21-27.<\/p>\n<p>Rosters for the six Nile Conference teams will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Rosters are subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>View Official Basketball Africa League Rosters: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3FfFkhP\">https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3FfFkhP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basketball Africa League Season 3 Hype Video <\/strong><em>(Credit: Basketball Africa League) : <a href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3YMrB9S\">https:\/\/apo-opa.info\/3YMrB9S<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Basketball Africa League (BAL).<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nEdwin Eselem,<br \/>\nBasketball Africa League,<br \/>\n+221 786154287,<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:eeselem@thebal.com\">eeselem@thebal.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the BAL:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Basketball Africa League (BAL), a partnership between the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the NBA, is a professional league featuring 12 club teams from across Africa.&nbsp; Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, the BAL builds on the foundation of club competitions FIBA Africa has organized across the continent and marks the NBA&rsquo;s first collaboration to operate a league outside North America.&nbsp; Fans can follow the BAL (@theBAL) on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube and register their interest in receiving more information at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/theBAL\">NBA.com\/BAL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Six 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