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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.

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A total of 31 teams[1] 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.

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Team allocation

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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.[1]

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    Cameroon (CMR): FAP, runners-up of the Cameroon Basketball League, replaced national champions Condor.[2]
  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.[1] However, eventually the teams did not participate in their respective allocated groups.
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    South Sudan (SSD): Cobra of South Sudan was not listed on the official team list released on 9 October 2019.[1] They were placed in Group F.

First round

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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.[1]

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West Division

Group A

Venue: Bamako, Mali

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Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with a wild card
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  1. Head to head: Police 83, GS Pétroliers 76.
  2. Head to head: Al Naser 76, SLAC 72.
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Group B

Venue: Cotonou, Benin

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  1. Head-to-head: ABC 74, Nigelec 68.
  2. Head-to-head: NPA Pythons 74, Braves of Customs 70.
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Group C

Venue: Libreville, Gabon

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Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
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Division West

Group D

Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
16 October 2019
City Oilers Uganda71–57Burundi Dynamo
JKT Tanzania87–47Ethiopia Hawassa City
17 October 2019
Dynamo Burundi64–73Rwanda Patriots
Hawassa City Ethiopia49–100Uganda City Oilers
18 October 2019
City Oilers Uganda85–54Tanzania JKT
Patriots Rwanda125–50Ethiopia Hawassa City
19 October 2019
Hawassa City Ethiopia43–90Burundi Dynamo
Patriots Rwanda79–65Tanzania JKT
20 October 2019
Patriots Rwanda74–63Uganda City Oilers
Dynamo Burundi68–88Tanzania JKT
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Group E

Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa

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Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
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  1. Head-to-head point difference: Lions Club +2, Jozi Nuggets 1, Dolphins –3.
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26 October 2019
15:30
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 8469 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)
Jozi Nuggets South Africa 6663 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

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Group F

Venue: Antananarivo, Madagascar

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(H) Hosts; (W) Advanced with wild card
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Second round

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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.[4] On 7 November, FIBA announced the four wild card receivers.[5]

The Division West tournament will be played at the Kigali Arena in the Rwandan city of Kigali.[6] 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.

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The draw was held on 21 November in Abidjan.[7]

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West Division – Group G

Group A

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Source: FIBA
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  1. Usoni withdrew its game against Beau Vallon Heat on 31 October 2019, automatically losing 0–20.[3]
  2. Head-to-head point difference: GS Pétroliers +3, FAP –1, Al Naser –2.
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Group B

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Source: FIBA
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  1. Head-to-head point difference: ABC +12, AS Police –2, Manga –10.
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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
 
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1 December
 
 
Mali Police71
 
 
Ivory Coast ABC69
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East Division – Group H

Group A

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First match(es) will be played: 17 December 2019. Source: FIBA

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First match(es) will be played: 17 December 2019. Source: FIBA

Final round

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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
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Statistical leaders

As retrieved from FIBA.[8]
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