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2023 BAL qualification
(Road to BAL 2023)
AssociationFIBA Africa
LeagueRoad to BAL
SportBasketball
Duration10 October – 27 November 2022
Number of games50
Number of teams21
West Division
Division championsIvory Coast ABC Fighters
Top scorerDane Miller Jr. (SLAC)
East Division
Division championsSouth Africa Cape Town Tigers
Top scorerEvans Ganapamo (Cape Town Tigers)
Seasons

The qualification for the 2023 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2023, was the 3rd edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League. The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and are held from 10 October to 27 November 2022.[1] The format was similar to the previous two seasons, with a group phase and an elite 16 being held.

Team allocation

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On 21 September 2021, FIBA Africa announced the teams in the qualifying tournaments as well as the six countries that would qualify directly.[1]

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: standings in the domestic league
  • BAL: Qualified as team that was directly qualified in the 2022 BAL season
  • QS: Teams from a country that qualified for the 2022 BAL season through the qualifying tournaments
  • WC: Wild card
West Division East Division
Elite 16
Cameroon FAP (1st)QS Morocco AS Salé (1st)BAL South Sudan Cobra Sport (1st)QS[a] South Africa Cape Town Tigers (1st)QS
Guinea SLAC (1st)QS NBA Academy Africa (WC) Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira (1st)QS
Group phase
Benin Elan Coton (1st) Ivory Coast ABC (1st) Burundi Urunani (1st) Zambia Matero Magic (1st)
Mali Stade Malien (1st) Equatorial Guinea Nueva Era (1st) Uganda City Oilers (1st) Tanzania ABC (1st)
Gabon Espoir (2nd)[b] Niger Nigelec (1st) Madagascar COSPN (1st) Kenya KPA (1st)
Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club (1st) Comoros Djabal Iconi (1st)
  1. ^ Cobra Sport was directly qualified for the Elite 16, but decided to withdraw.
  2. ^ Espoir, as runners-up of the 2022 Gabonese Cup, replaced champions Clutch Time, who were unable to finance their participation.[2]

Withdrawing teams

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Nine teams were drawn in a group for the group phase, but withdrew prior to the start of the games.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Group phase

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Group A

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The group was initially set to feature six teams, including the champions from Cape Verde and the Reformers of Prisons from Ghana. The Reformers of Prisons withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. The games of Group A are held in Niamey, Niger, and are played from 18 October to 23 October.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters 3 3 0 236 166 +70 6 Advance to elite 16
2 Mali Stade Malien 3 2 1 221 157 +64 5
3 Benin Elan Coton (W) 3 1 2 167 239 −72 4
4 Niger Nigelec (H) 3 0 3 176 238 −62 3
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
21 October 2022
15:00 (GMT+1)
Stade Malien Mali 54–66 Ivory Coast ABC
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 14–28, 11–15, 10–15
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
21 October 2022
17:30 (GMT+1)
Nigelec Niger 65–75 Benin Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–15, 15-17, 20–24
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
22 October 2022
14:00 (GMT+1)
Elan Coton Benin 36–85 Mali Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 2–25, 10–20, 15–19, 9–21
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
22 October 2022
16:30 (GMT+1)
ABC Ivory Coast 81–56 Niger Nigelec
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 17–15, 18–14, 20–18
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
23 October 2022
14:00 (GMT+1)
ABC Ivory Coast 89–56 Benin Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 23–15, 20–19, 25–13
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger
23 October 2022
16:30 (GMT+1)
Nigelec Niger 55–82 Mali Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 16–26, 12–15, 16–20
Palais du 29 Juillet, Niamey, Niger

Group B

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Tempo BC from Chad withdrew.[3] Vita Club from the DR Congo withdrew due to the lack of financial means.[4]

The games of Group B were held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and were played from 11 October to 16 October.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club 2 2 0 140 109 +31 4 Advance to elite 16
2 Equatorial Guinea Nueva Era 2 1 1 126 133 −7 3
3 Gabon Espoir 2 0 2 113 137 −24 2
Source: Road to BAL
12 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 71–49 Gabon Espoir
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 15–13, 19–12, 26–10
Pts: Claiborne, Nguepy Dongmo 15
Rebs: Kouguere 9
Asts: Kouguere 3		 Pts: Aworet 17
Rebs: Loussi 10
Asts: Minko, Lendouga 2
12 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Nueva Era Equatorial Guinea 60–69 Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club
Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 13–10, 18–22, 20–12
Pts: Terrell 14
Rebs: Soup Soup 11
Asts: Terrell, Soup Soup 3		 Pts: Kouguere 17
Rebs: Nguepy Dongmo 8
Asts: Three players 4
14 October
17:00 (GMT+1)
Espoir Gabon 64–66 Equatorial Guinea Nueva Era
Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 13–18, 19–16, 12–22
Pts: Minko, Ndoh-Mapangou 14
Rebs: Kanga Lendouga 12
Asts: Four players 2		 Pts: Worthy 21
Rebs: Hinestrosa 10
Asts: Worthy 6

Group C

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Although initially planned to take place on 25–30 October, the games were rescheduled to 28–30 October. Hawassa City from Ethiopia withdrew.[5]

The games of Group C were schedules to be hosted in Kampala, Uganda, but were pulled from the country because of the 2022 Uganda Ebola outbreak.[4] Dar es Salaam in Tanzania was announced as the new venue.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burundi Urunani 3 3 0 206 156 +50 6 Advance to elite 16
2 Uganda City Oilers 3 2 1 219 181 +38 5
3 Tanzania ABC (H) 3 1 2 165 193 −28 4
4 Zambia Matero Magic (W) 3 0 3 159 219 −60 3 Advance to elite 16
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
28 October
16:30
City Oilers Uganda 90–54 Zambia Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–9, 24–10, 23–16
Pts: Roebuck 26
Rebs: Azolibe 9
Asts: Okello 6		 Pts: Mukelabai 11
Rebs: Mauwe 8
Asts: Mauwe 5
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
28 October
19:00
ABC Tanzania 45–70 Burundi Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 15–19, 14–13, 9–17
Pts: Athumani 9
Rebs: Chuma 8
Asts: Mwenda 2		 Pts: Ndikumana 18
Rebs: Baru 9
Asts: Kazunguzibwa, Ngenzahayo 3
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
29 October
16:30
Urunani Burundi 64–58 Uganda City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 9–14, 18–20, 18–15
Pts: Kazunguzibwa 21 Pts: Roebuck, Azolide 17
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
29 October
19:00
ABC Tanzania 57–52 Zambia Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 11–8, 14–16, 20–15
Pts: Athumani 17 Pts: Leroy 13
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
30 October
16:30
Matero Magic Zambia 53–72 Burundi Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 11–15, 6–16, 17–23
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
30 October
19:00
City Oilers Uganda 71–63 Tanzania ABC
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 10–15, 16–17, 18–11
Pts: Roebuck 31 Pts: Athumani 31
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Group D

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The games of Group D were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and are played from 18 to 23 October. Dekedaha from Somalia and Foxes from Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. One day before the start, Roche-Bois Warriors from Mauritius withdrew as well.[6]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Madagascar COSPN (H) 2 2 0 176 118 +58 4 Advance to elite 16
2 Kenya KPA 2 1 1 180 103 +77 3
3 Comoros Djabal Iconi 2 0 2 95 230 −135 2
Source: Road to BAL
(H) Hosts
21 October
17:30 (GMT+3)
COSPN Madagascar 110–58 Comoros Djabal Iconi
Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 28–21, 22–11, 34–12
Pts: Randriamapionona 25
Rebs: Solondrainy 14
Asts: Randriamampionona, Rahajaniaina 6		 Pts: Soilihi 12
Rebs: Aboubacar 8
Asts: Chaher 5
22 October
15:00 (GMT+3)
Djabal Iconi Comoros 37–120 Kenya KPA
Scoring by quarter: 10–27, 10–23, 7–39, 10–31
Pts: Mchangama 14
Rebs: Mchangama 11
Asts: Mchangama, Chaher 1		 Pts: Koranga 24
Rebs: Kidong'o 12
Asts: Adera 6
23 October
17:30 (GMT+3)
COSPN Madagascar 66–60 Kenya KPA
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 10–9, 27–16, 15–12
Pts: Rahajaniaina 15
Rebs: Ratianarivo 12
Asts: Randriamampionona 4		 Pts: Wachira 13
Rebs: Koranga 11
Asts: Koranga, Khaemba 2

Elite 16

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In the elite 16, the eight teams from the first round are joined by six teams that qualified in the 2022 qualification. The NBA Academy Africa and Elan Coton joined as wild cards.[7]

Draw

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The draw was held on 3 November 2022 on Abidjan.[7]

West Division

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The games of the East Division are held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and are played from 15 to 20 November.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club 3 3 0 201 179 +22 6 Advance to second round
2 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters 3 1 2 233 214 +19 4[a]
3 Morocco AS Salé 3 1 2 196 199 −3 4[a]
4 Benin Elan Coton 3 1 2 178 216 −38 4[a]
Source: Road to BAL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranking based on point difference: 1) ABC Fighters +24; 2) AS Salé +9; 3) Elan Coton –33.
14 November
15:30
Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 67–55 Morocco AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 9–13, 16–13, 22–18, 20–11
Pts: Perriere 20
Rebs: Perriere 10
Asts: Fula Nganga, Djimrabaye 3		 Pts: Kourdou 17
Rebs: Azouga 7
Asts: Harouna 3
14 November
20:30
ABC Fighters Ivory Coast 96–56 Benin Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 22–14, 25–19, 26–14
Pts: Westbrook 15
Rebs: Fofana 7
Asts: Kone 6		 Pts: Gilchrist 13
Rebs: Gilchrist 10
Asts: Afuwape 7
15 November
15:30
AS Salé Morocco 58–62 Benin Elan Coton
Scoring by quarter: 11–9, 27–13, 11–26, 9–14
Pts: El Masbahi 14
Rebs: Harouna 7
Asts: Harouna 4		 Pts: Afuwape 19
Rebs: Gilchrist 9
Asts: Afuwape 6
15 November
20:30
Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 72–67 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 18–22, 17–10, 25–19
Pts: Djimrabaye 18
Rebs: Gray 13
Asts: Djimrabaye 7		 Pts: Fofana 19
Rebs: Lufile 9
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 6
16 November
15:30
Elan Coton Benin 57–62 Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 18–12, 14–16, 10–15
Pts: Afuwape 19
Rebs: Afuwape 8
Asts: Afuwape 5		 Pts: Fula Nganga 22
Rebs: Gasana 8
Asts: Gasana 4
16 November
20:30
ABC Fighters Ivory Coast 70–83 Morocco AS Salé
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 17–18, 9–22, 23–21
Pts: Fofana 15
Rebs: M. Kone 4
Asts: Lufile 3		 Pts: Harouna 23
Rebs: Bakkali 15
Asts: El Mahsini 9

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Mali Stade Malien 3 3 0 238 192 +46 6 Advance to second round
2 Guinea SLAC 3 2 1 252 226 +26 5
3 Cameroon FAP 3 1 2 217 222 −5 4
4 Equatorial Guinea Nueva Era 3 0 3 205 272 −67 3
Source: Road to BAL
14 November
13:00
Nueva Era Equatorial Guinea 69–91 Guinea SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 14–20, 13–27, 24–23
Pts: Terrell 26
Rebs: Ntutumu 9
Asts: Ndong Midje		 Pts: Poole 20
Rebs: Bah, Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
14 November
18:00
FAP Cameroon 52–65 Mali Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 18–17, 13–14, 11–17
Pts: Almeida 11
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Tametong 6		 Pts: Berthe 15
Rebs: Diarra 14
Asts: Berthe 5
15 November
13:00
Nueva Era Equatorial Guinea 72–90 Cameroon FAP
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 14–21, 14–26, 18–25
Pts: Terrell 26
Rebs: Hinestrosa 9
Asts: Hinestrosa 4		 Pts: Mendes 20
Rebs: Ngaransou 12
Asts: Keumoe 6
15 November
18:00
SLAC Guinea 76–82 Mali Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–23, 22–202, 15–19
Pts: Miller Jr. 22
Rebs: Miller Jr. 10
Asts: Nwabuzor 5		 Pts: Mamadou Keita 20
Rebs: Diarra 11
Asts: Makan Keita 4
16 November
13:00
Stade Malien Mali 91–64 Equatorial Guinea Nueva Era
Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 18–18, 18–14, 27–18
Pts: Berthe 13
Rebs: Three players 3
Asts: Mamadou Keita 4		 Pts: Worthy 21
Rebs: Hinestrosa 10
Asts: Bobepari 5
16 November
18:00
FAP Cameroon 75–85 Guinea SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 18–20, 16–28, 16–18
Pts: Almeida, Keummoe 13
Rebs: Ngaransou 6
Asts: Keumoe 6		 Pts: Miller Jr. 22
Rebs: Miller Jr. 14
Asts: Nwabuzor, Poole 5

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November
 
 
Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club61
 
19 November
 
Guinea SLAC69
 
Guinea SLAC70
 
18 November
 
Ivory Coast ABC Fighters81
 
Mali Stade Malien59
 
 
Ivory Coast ABC Fighters62
 
Third place game
 
 
19 November
 
 
Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club59
 
 
Mali Stade Malien62
Semi-finals
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18 November
18:30
Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 61–69 Guinea SLAC
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–14, 18–18, 16–17
Pts: Gray 15
Rebs: Gray 20
Asts: Gasana 4		 Pts: Poole 19
Rebs: Miller Jr. 13
Asts: Miller Jr. 4
18 November
21:00
Stade Malien Mali 63–80 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 18–20, 13–22, 22–17
Pts: Berthe 15
Rebs: Diarra 12
Asts: Three players 3		 Pts: Konaté 17
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 4
Third place game
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19 November
18:30
Bangui Sporting Club Central African Republic 59–62 Mali Stade Malien
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 18–24, 17–10, 9–12
Pts: Gasana, Fula Nganga 15
Rebs: Gray 11
Asts: Nambaï 2		 Pts: Berthe 22
Rebs: Diarra 18
Asts: Makan 5
Final
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19 November
21:00
SLAC Guinea 70–81 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters
Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 8–29, 20–20, 21–14
Pts: Doumbouya 16
Rebs: Doumbouya 11
Asts: Thiam, Nwabuzor 5		 Pts: Diarra, Otto 16
Rebs: Kone 10
Asts: Pacheco Ortiz 7

East Division

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The games of the East Division are held in Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa, and are played from 22 to 27 November.[8] Initially, it was announcned that games would be held in Cape Town.

Group A

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The games played by the NBA Academy Africa are not scored and are ineligible to qualify for the next round; however, games against the team will be used for their opponents' standings.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Burundi Urunani 3 2 1 200 171 +29 5[a] Advance to semi-finals
2 South Africa Cape Town Tigers 3 2 1 230 191 +39 5[a]
3 NBA Academy Africa 3 2 1 223 223 0 5 Unable to qualify for next round
4 Kenya KPA 3 0 3 184 252 −68 3
Source: Road to BAL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie-breaker: Cape Town Tigers 49–59 Urunani.
22 November
13:00
Urunani Burundi 72–43 Kenya KPA
Scoring by quarter: 18–5, 18–8, 18–14, 18–16
Pts: Ndikumana 18
Rebs: Ndikumana 14
Asts: Ndikumana, Filer 4		 Pts: Williams 13
Rebs: Wijass 8
Asts: Ogol 3
22 November
18:00
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 85–60 NBA Academy Africa
Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 28–19, 29–17, 14–14
Pts: Gbinije 22
Rebs: Gbinije 7
Asts: Deing 7		 Pts: Darlan 20
Rebs: Chinyelu 12
Asts: Darlan 5
23 November
13:00
NBA Academy Africa 79–69 Burundi Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 16–15, 20–13, 18–11
Pts: Darlan 24
Rebs: Chinyelu 17
Asts: Darlan 7		 Pts: Filer 17
Rebs: Filer 8
Asts: Three players 4
23 November
18:00
KPA Kenya 72–96 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–22, 23–34, 11–21
Pts: Williams 24
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Ogol, Khaemba 3		 Pts: Ganapamo 20
Rebs: Putney 9
Asts: Ganapamo, Deing 5
24 November
14:00
KPA Kenya 69–84 NBA Academy Africa
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 14–17, 7–25, 15–19
Pts: Wachira 21
Rebs: Brady 7
Asts: Wachira, Brady 3		 Pts: Darlan 25
Rebs: Chinyelu, Maluach 9
Asts: Darlan 5
24 November
18:00
Cape Town Tigers South Africa 49–59 Burundi Urunani
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 13–8, 9–19, 15–7
Pts: Ganapamo 14
Rebs: Sibanyoni 10
Asts: Three players 2		 Pts: Filer 28
Rebs: Parker-Rivera 11
Asts: Nijimbere, Baru 3

Group B

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Matero Magic from Zambia were given a wild card to join Group B, after Cobra Sport from South Sudan withdrew.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Uganda City Oilers 3 3 0 242 204 +38 6 Advance to second round
2 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 3 2 1 242 198 +44 5
3 Zambia Matero Magic 3 1 2 213 227 −14 4
4 Madagascar COSPN 3 0 3 193 238 −45 3
Source: Road to BAL
22 November
11:30
City Oilers Uganda 71–59 Madagascar COSPN
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 25–15, 11–23, 13–10
Pts: Roebuck 17
Rebs: Barnaba 10
Asts: Drileba 3		 Pts: Randriamampionona 14
Rebs: Solondrainy, Rabibisoa 7
Asts: Randriamampionona, Todimasiniaina 4
22 November
16:30
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 63–57 Zambia Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 16–9, 13–16, 13–18
Pts: Perry 24
Rebs: Murray 12
Asts: Nurmamade 4		 Pts: Chona 11
Rebs: Kandulu 19
Asts: Ngoma 4
23 November
11:30
COSPN Madagascar 53–84 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–28, 13–13, 17–17
Pts: Ratianarivo 15
Rebs: Coulter 15
Asts: Razakaria 3		 Pts: Nurmamade 14
Rebs: Murray 8
Asts: Munguambe 7
23 November
16:30
Matero Magic Zambia 73–83 Uganda City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 8–26, 18–17, 30–23
Pts: Phiri 18
Rebs: Kandulu 14
Asts: Ngoma 4		 Pts: Jones 26
Rebs: Jones 9
Asts: Enabu 5
24 November
11:30
COSPN Madagascar 81–83 Zambia Matero Magic
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 20–23, 23–19, 16–17
Pts: Ratianarivo 25
Rebs: Coulter 11
Asts: Rabibisoa, Randriamampionona 5		 Pts: Phiri 22
Rebs: Kandulu 14
Asts: Kainda 3
24 November
16:30
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 72–88 Uganda City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 20–19, 14–23, 22–23
Pts: Perry 21
Rebs: Ubisse 9
Asts: Perry 7		 Pts: Roebuck, Barnaba 17
Rebs: Barnaba 9
Asts: Enabu 7

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 November
 
 
Burundi Urunani62
 
27 November
 
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira68
 
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira71
 
26 November
 
South Africa Cape Town Tigers81
 
Uganda City Oilers69
 
 
South Africa Cape Town Tigers75
 
Third place game
 
 
27 November
 
 
Burundi Urunani62
 
 
Uganda City Oilers71
Semi-finals
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26 November
16:30 (GMT+2)
Urunani Burundi 62–68 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 13–10, 16–19, 18–20
Pts: Ngenzahayo 16
Rebs: Parker-Rivera 10
Asts: Filer 5		 Pts: Ubisse 21
Rebs: Ubisse 13
Asts: Nurmamade, Murray 4
26 November
19:00 (GMT+2)
City Oilers Uganda 69–75 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–16, 26–21, 17–24
Pts: Jones 40


Third place game

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27 November
16:30 (GMT+2)
Urunani Burundi 62–71 Uganda City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 14–10, 14–19, 22–25

Final

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27 November
19:00 (GMT+2)
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 71–81 South Africa Cape Town Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 20–17, 25–19, 15–18
Pts: Ubisse 18
Rebs: Ubisse, Murray 8
Asts: Malale 4		 Pts: Ganapamo 34
Rebs: Putney 9
Asts: Putney 7

Statistics

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Individual statistic leaders

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Note: statistics from six games in Group A, as well as two games in the final round of the Eltie 16 East Division are missing.[9]

Category Player Team(s) Statistic Played
Efficiency per game Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 24.5 4
Points per game Evans Ganapamo Cape Town Tigers 21.0 4
Rebounds per game Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 11.8 4
Assists per game Elly Randriamampionona COSPN 4.3 4
Steals per game Kenny Gasana Bangui Sporting Club 2.8 6
Blocks per game Chris Obekpa SLAC 4.3 4
Turnovers per game Dane Miller Jr. 5.5 4
Minutes per game Mandrell Worthy Nueva Era 38.3 4
FG% Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 54.2% 4
3P% Ibrahima Fofana 50.0% 4
FT% Mandrell Worthy Nueva Era 85.2% 4
Double-doubles Dane Miller Jr. SLAC 4 4

Individual game highs

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Category Player Team Statistic
Efficiency Evans Ganapamo Cape Town Tigers 35
Points Falando Jones City Oilers 40
Rebounds Kendall Gray Bangui Sporting Club 20
Assists Yassine El Mahsini AS Salé 9
Steals Dhieu Deing Cape Town Tigers 8
Blocks Chris Obekpa SLAC 7
Three pointers Elly Randriamampionona COSPN 6

References

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  4. ^ a b Ibrahima, Fall El Hadji (12 October 2022). "BAL 2023-Groupe B (Qualifications) : Vita Club finalement forfait". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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  7. ^ a b "Draw results in for Elite 16 Round of Season 3 of Basketball Africa League". FIBA.basketball. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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