Nile Conference
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| League | Basketball Africa League |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2022 |
| No. of teams | 4 (2024–present) 6 (2022–2023) |
| Most recent champion | Libya Al Ahli Tripoli (1st title) (2025) |
| Most titles | Four different teams (1 title each) |
| Current sports event 2026 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 2022 season, although plans to have conferences were already set up before the inaugural season. Named after 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
[edit | edit source]From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo, Egypt.[a] In 2025, the conference was played in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
Current standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya Al Ahli Tripoli | 6 | 6 | 0 | 604 | 498 | +106 | 1.000 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rwanda APR (H) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 530 | 508 | +22 | .500 | |
| 3 | South Africa MBB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 476 | 539 | −63 | .333 | |
| 4 | Kenya Nairobi City Thunder | 6 | 1 | 5 | 474 | 539 | −65 | .167 |
Conference winners
[edit | edit source]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.
| 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 (ANG) | 5–0 (1.000) | Lost third place game | [2] |
| 2024 (Details) | Egypt Al Ahly (EGY) | 5–1 (.833) | Quarterfinalist | [3] |
| 2025 (Details) | Libya Al Ahli Tripoli (LBY) | 6–0 (1.000) | Champions | [4] |
Titles by team
[edit | edit source]| Team | Titles | Season(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt Zamalek | 1 | 2022 |
| Angola Petro de Luanda | 1 | 2023 |
| Egypt Al Ahly | 1 | 2024 |
| Libya Al Ahli Tripoli | 1 | 2025 |
Standings
[edit | edit source]| ^ | 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 | Al Ahly* (5–1) |
Al Ahly Ly+ (3–3) |
Bangui SC (3–3) |
City Oilers (1–5) |
– | |
| 2025 | Al Ahli Tripoli* (6–0) |
APR* (3–3) |
MBB (3–3) |
Nairobi City Thunder (1–5) | ||
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Officially, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall is located in the town of 6th of October City.
References
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