5 gamers scored in double figures and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) beat Nairobi Metropolis Thunder (Kenya) 104-91 at BK Area in Kigali, Rwanda final evening, which gave them their fourth straight win within the Nile Convention and a assured slot within the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs (https://BAL.NBA.com/). Al Ahli will be a part of Al Ittihad (Egypt), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), 2022 BAL champion US Monastir (Tunisia), the defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) and Kriol Star (Cape Verde) when the BAL Playoffs tip off at SunBet Area in Pretoria, South Africa on June 6. Tickets for the 2025 BAL Playoffs can be found on www.Ticketmaster.co.za.
Former NBA Academy Africa student-athlete Jean Jacques Boissy (Senegal) led Al Ahli with 26 factors, whereas Mohamed Abdourahman (Libya) added 23 factors and 13 rebounds. Uchenna Iroegbu (U.S./Nigeria) led Thunder with 23 factors, with Eugene Adera (Kenya) including 9 factors, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
Within the second sport final evening, Made By Basketball (South Africa) defeated the house workforce APR (Rwanda) 94-88, successful their second straight sport within the competitors. Jovan Mooring (U.S.) obtained 29 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists, Teafale Lenard Jr. (U.S.) recorded 19 factors, seven rebounds and 4 assists, and Pieter Prinsloo (South Africa) added 13 factors and 7 rebounds. Tennessee Tech middle David Craig (South Africa) performed greater than 24 minutes, ending with 9 factors, 10 rebounds and two blocks for the South African workforce which shot 51 p.c from the ground.
Obadiah Noel (U.S.) led APR with 23 factors and Youssoupha Ndoye (Senegal) added 19 factors and 10 rebounds, however APR struggled offensively down the stretch, taking pictures 37 p.c from the ground. APR retained their second place within the Nile Convention, however will look to bounce again this weekend after two consecutive losses.
The Nile Convention resumes on Saturday, with MBB (2-2) taking up Nairobi Metropolis Thunder (0-4) and Al Ahli Tripoli (4-0) dealing with APR (2-2).
POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCES
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
NILE CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Al Ahli Tripoli* – 4-0
APR – 2-2
MBB – 2-2
Nairobi Metropolis Thunder- 0-4
*Superior to 2025 BAL Playoffs
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