Nile Conference Explained

Nile Conference
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Sport:Basketball
League:Basketball Africa League
Founded:2022
Inaugural:2022
Teams:4
(2024–present)
6
(2022–2023)
Champion: Al Ahly (1st title)
Champ Season:2024
Current:2024 BAL Sahara Conference
Color:red
Font Color:yellow

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

From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo.

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.

Nile Conference results!Season!Winners!Conferencerecord!Playoffs result!Ref.
2022 (Details) Zamalek (EGY) 5–0 (1.000)Won third place game[1]
2023 (Details) Petro de Luanda (ANG) 5–0 (1.000)Lost third place game[2]
2024 (Details) Al Ahly (EGY) 5–1 (.833)TBD[3]

Titles by team

TeamTitlesSeason(s) won
Zamalek12022
Petro de Luanda12023
12024

Standings

^Denotes team that won the BAL championship
+Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals
Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs
SeasonPositions (by team)
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2022Zamalek

  • (5–0)
Petro de Luanda+
(4–1)
Cape Town Tigers

  • (2–3)
FAP

  • (2–3)
Cobra Sport
(1–4)
Espoir Fukash
(1–4)
2023Petro 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)
2024Al Ahly

  • (5–1)
Al Ahly Ly

  • (3–3)
Bangui SC
(3–3)
City Oilers
(1–5)

References

  1. Web site: 2022-04-20 . BAL champs Zamalek remain unbeaten into Playoffs . 2024-03-17 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-05-05 . Petro de Luanda are the 2023 Nile Conference champions . 2024-03-17 . . en.
  3. Web site: Al Ahly SC are the winners of the 2024 Nile Conference . 2024-05-02 . The BAL . en.