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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)
Seasons
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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.

A total of 31 teams 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.

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
Liberia NPA Pythons (1st) Cameroon FAP (2nd) 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) Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo (1st) South Africa Jozi Nuggets (1st)
Namibia Lions (1st) Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat (1st)
Malawi Brave Hearts (1st)
Notes
  1. Cameroon (CMR): FAP, runners-up of the Cameroon Basketball League, replaced national champions Condor.
  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. 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. They were placed in Group F.

First round

2021 BAL qualification is located in AfricaBamakoBamakoCotonouCotonouLibrevilleLibrevilleDar es SalaamDar es SalaamJohannesburgJohannesburgAntananarivoAntananarivoclass=notpageimage| 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.

West Division

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 Advance to second round 79–71 69–75
2 Algeria GS Pétroliers 3 2 1 278 213 +65 5 76–83 106–80
3 Libya Al Naser (W) 3 1 2 227 257 −30 4 76–72
4 Guinea SLAC 3 1 2 197 241 −44 4 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.
GS Pétroliers Algeria v Libya Al Naser
25 October 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 106–80 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
AS Police Mali v Guinea SLAC
25 October 2019 AS Police Mali 69–75 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

SLAC Guinea v Algeria GS Pétroliers
26 October 2019 SLAC Guinea 50–96 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
AS PoliceMali v Libya Al Naser
26 October 2019 AS PoliceMali 79–71 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

Al Naser Libya v Guinea SLAC
27 October 2019 Al Naser Libya 76–72 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
GS Pétroliers Algeria v Mali Police
27 October 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 76–83 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 Advance to second round 74–68 76–62
2 Niger Nigelec 4 3 1 292 257 +35 7 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 77–95 58–60
5 Ghana Braves of Customs 4 1 3 231 273 −42 5 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.
ASPAC Benin v Ghana Braves of Customs
29 October 2019 ASPAC Benin 82–59 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
ABC Ivory Coast v Niger Nigelec
29 October 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 74–68 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

Braves of Customs Ghana v Liberia NPA Pythons
30 October 2019 Braves of Customs Ghana 70–740(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
Nigelec Niger v Benin ASPAC
30 October 2019 Nigelec Niger 65–600(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

Nigelec Niger v Ghana Braves of Customs
31 October 2019 Nigelec Niger 64–46 Ghana Braves of Customs Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
ABC Ivory Coast v Liberia NPA Pythons
31 October 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 76–62 Liberia NPA Pythons Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

NPA Pythons Liberia v Niger Nigelec
1 November 2019 NPA Pythons Liberia 77–95 Niger Nigelec Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
ASPAC Benin v Ivory Coast ABC
1 November 2019 ASPAC Benin 55–83 Ivory Coast ABC Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou

Braves of Customs Ghana v Ivory Coast ABC
2 November 2019 Braves of Customs Ghana 56–53 Ivory Coast ABC Cotonou
Boxscore Arena: Palais des Sports de Cotonou
NPA Pythons Liberia v Benin ASPAC
2 November 2019 NPA Pythons Liberia 58–60 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 Manga Gabon v Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África
16 October 2019 Manga Gabon 121–63 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

Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo v Cameroon FAP
17 October 2019 Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 67–71 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

FAP Cameroon v Equatorial Guinea Virgen María de África
18 October 2019 FAP Cameroon 101–46 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
Manga Gabon v Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
18 October 2019 Manga Gabon 60–59 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

Virgen María de África Equatorial Guinea v Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
19 October 2019 Virgen María de África Equatorial Guinea 55–85 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
FAP Cameroon v Gabon Manga
19 October 2019 FAP Cameroon 64–63 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

Division West

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 Uganda 71–57 Burundi Dynamo
JKT Tanzania 87–47 Ethiopia Hawassa City
17 October 2019
Dynamo Burundi 64–73 Rwanda Patriots
Hawassa City Ethiopia 49–100 Uganda City Oilers
18 October 2019
City Oilers Uganda 85–54 Tanzania JKT
Patriots Rwanda 125–50 Ethiopia Hawassa City
19 October 2019
Hawassa City Ethiopia 43–90 Burundi Dynamo
Patriots Rwanda 79–65 Tanzania JKT
20 October 2019
Patriots Rwanda 74–63 Uganda City Oilers
Dynamo Burundi 68–88 Tanzania 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 60–102 66–70
5 South Africa Jozi Nuggets (H) 5 1 4 338 361 −23 6 70–87 63–66 67–74
6 Botswana Dolphins 5 1 4 339 402 −63 6 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.
Mercenaries Zimbabwe v Namibia Lions
22 October 2019 Mercenaries Zimbabwe 64–55 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
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique v Botswana Dolphins
22 October 2019 Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 94–64 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
UNZA Pacers Zambia v South Africa Jozi Nuggets
22 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 74–700(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

Lions Namibia v Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
23 October 2019 Lions Namibia 60–102 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
UNZA Pacers Zambia v Zimbabwe Mercenaries
23 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 80–740(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
Dolphins Botswana v South Africa Jozi Nuggets
23 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 60–68 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

Mercenaries Zimbabwe v Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
24 October 2019 Mercenaries Zimbabwe 72–100 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
UNZA Pacers Zambia v Botswana Dolphins
24 October 2019 UNZA Pacers Zambia 72–54 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
Jozi Nuggets South Africa v Namibia Lions
24 October 2019 Jozi Nuggets South Africa 67–74 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

Dolphins Botswana v Namibia Lions
26 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 93–880(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
Box score
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 84–69 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)
Box score
Jozi Nuggets South Africa 66–63 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

Lions Club Namibia v Zambia UNZA Pacers
27 October 2019 Lions Club Namibia 66–70 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
Dolphins Botswana v Zimbabwe Mercenaries
27 October 2019 Dolphins Botswana 68–80 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
Jozi Nuggets South Africa v Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
27 October 2019 Jozi Nuggets South Africa 70–87 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 Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles v South Sudan Cobra Sport
30 October 2019 Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles 44–94 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
GNBC Madagascar v Comoros Usoni
30 October 2019 GNBC Madagascar 124–53 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

Usoni Comoros v Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat
31 October 2019 Usoni Comoros 0–20 Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat Antananarivo
20:00
Arena: Palais des Sports et la Culture
KPA Kenya v Madagascar GNBC
31 October 2019 KPA Kenya 98–84 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

Cobra Sport South Sudan v Comoros Usoni
1 November 2019 Cobra Sport South Sudan 124–48 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
Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles v Kenya KPA
1 November 2019 Beau Vallon Heat Seychelles 54–131 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

KPA Kenya v South Sudan Cobra Sport
2 November 2019 KPA Kenya 81–78 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
GNBC Madagascar v Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat
2 November 2019 GNBC Madagascar 92–67 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

Usoni Comoros v Kenya KPA
3 November 2019 Usoni Comoros 74–121 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
Cobra South Sudan v Madagascar GNBC
3 November 2019 Cobra South Sudan 63–86 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. On 7 November, FIBA announced the four wild card receivers.

The Division West tournament will be played at the Kigali Arena in the Rwandan city of Kigali. 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.

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

West Division – Group G

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Algeria GS Pétroliers 3 2 1 286 257 +29 5 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Cameroon FAP 3 2 1 256 255 +1 5
3 Libya Al Naser 3 2 1 261 245 +16 5
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.
  2. ^ Head-to-head point difference: GS Pétroliers +3, FAP –1, Al Naser –2.
Nigelec Niger v Algeria GS Pétroliers
26 November 2019 Nigelec Niger 89–115 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
FAP Cameroon v Libya Al Naser
26 November 2019 FAP Cameroon 95–99 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

Al Naser Libya v Niger Nigelec
27 November 2019 Al Naser Libya 85–67 Niger Nigelec Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
GS Pétroliers Algeria v Cameroon FAP
27 November 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 85–87 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

GS Pétroliers Algeria v Libya Al Naser
28 November 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 86–81 Libya Al Naser Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
FAP Cameroon v Niger Nigelec
28 November 2019 FAP Cameroon 77–75 Niger Nigelec Yaoundé
Boxscore 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 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Mali Police 3 2 1 229 220 +9 5
3 Gabon Manga 3 2 1 232 214 +18 5
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.
ABC Ivory Coast v Mali Police
26 November 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 77–78 Mali Police Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
ASB Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo v Gabon Manga
26 November 2019 ASB Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 70–98 Gabon Manga Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Manga Gabon v Ivory Coast ABC
27 November 2019 Manga Gabon 67–80 Ivory Coast ABC Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
Police Mali v Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe
27 November 2019 Police Mali 87–76 Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Manga Gabon v Mali Police
28 November 2019 Manga Gabon 67–64 Mali Police Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
ABC Ivory Coast v Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe
28 November 2019 ABC Ivory Coast 92–86 Democratic Republic of the Congo ASB Mazembe Yaoundé
Boxscore Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

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
GS Pétroliers Algeria v Mali Police
30 November 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 76–61 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
FAP Cameroon v Ivory Coast ABC
30 November 2019 FAP Cameroon 77–64 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
Police Mali v Ivory Coast ABC
1 December 2019 Police Mali 71–69 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
GS Pétroliers Algeria v Cameroon FAP
1 December 2019 GS Pétroliers Algeria 92–88 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

East Division – Group H

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
Patriots Rwanda v Uganda City Oilers
21 December 2019 Patriots Rwanda 81–59 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
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique v Madagascar GNBC
21 December 2019 Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 90–94 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
City Oilers Uganda v Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
22 December 2019 City Oilers Uganda 57–74 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
Patriots Rwanda v Madagascar GNBC
22 December 2019 Patriots Rwanda 94–63 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.

Individual statistics leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Efficiency per game Spain Álvaro Calvo Masa Ferroviário de Maputo 23.6
Points per game Tanzania Baraka Athumani JKT 25.3
Rebounds per game Namibia Michael Mukumbutaa Lions Club 14.8
Assists per game Rwanda Kenny Gasana Patriots 5.1
Steals per game Mali Ibrahima Haidara AS Police 3.4
Blocks per game Mali Ibrahima Haidara AS Police 2.6
Turnovers per game Botswana Ofentse Barrows Dolphins 5.4
Minutes per game Namibia Joe Sinala Banda Lions Club 38.8
FG% Kenya Okall Oranga KPA 58.3%
3P% Kenya Kennedy Wachira KPA 50.0%

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic
Points Tanzania Braka Athumani JKT 45
Rebounds Namibia Michael Mukumbutaa Lions 26
Assists Tanzania Stephano Mshana JKT 12
Steals Niger Abdoulaye Harouna Nigelec 9
Blocks Democratic Republic of the Congo Pitchou Kambuy Manga ASB Mazembe 5
Three pointers Nigeria Timothy Kwaor Nigelec 9

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.
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