2024 BAL Nile Conference

The 2024 BAL Nile Conference was the 3rd season of the Nile Conference, one of the three conferences of the 2024 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The composition of the conference and the schedule were announced on 15 February 2024.^[1] The conference games began on 19 April and ended on 27 April 2024.

2024 Nile Conference

Tournament details
Country	Egypt
City	6th of October, Cairo
Venue(s)	Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
Dates	19 – 27 April 2024
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Al Ahly (1st title)
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Al Ahly won the conference with a 5–1 record,^[2] and Al Ahly Ly qualified for the playoffs as second ranked team.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Al Ahly (H)	6	5	1	544	470	+74	.833	Advance to playoffs
2	Al Ahly Ly	6	3	3	537	498	+39	.500[a]
3	Bangui SC	6	3	3	509	529	−20	.500[a]
4	City Oilers	6	1	5	468	561	−93	.167

Source: BAL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head: Al Ahly Ly and Bangui SC were tied 1–1 in their games, +19 point differential for Al Ahly Ly over these two games.

Games

Gameday 1

The two sides had met each other in the 2024 BAL qualification, where Bangui defeated Al Ahly 87–85 in the semifinal to qualify for the BAL season.^[3]

Bangui opened the first quarter strong and scored its first nine points from behind the three-point line, and went up 29–26 after the first quarter. In the second, Al Ahly Ly went on a 15–0 run and never trailed again in the game. Their backcourt duo of Kevin Murphy and Pierre Jackson combined for 41 points.^[4]

19 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly Ly	93–71	Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–13, 18–16, 21–13
Pts: Murphy 21 Rebs: Deng 8 Asts: Jackson 11		Pts: Fula Nganga 19 Rebs: Nwabuzor 9 Asts: Nwabuzor 4

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 975 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Claudio Eiuba

Al Ahly and City Oilers played their second BAL game, after Al Ahly had won in the previous season's Nile Conference. In the second quarter, Al Ahly used a 19–0 run to take the lead and never trailed again the comprehensive win.^[5] Ehab Amin led his team with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, while Mark Lyons contributed 14 points for the Egyptians.^[6] Patrick Rembert scored 21 points for the Oilers while BAL Elevate youngster Khaman Maluach recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds off the bench for the Oilers.^[6]

19 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly	99–76	City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 28–16, 25–19, 26–21, 20–20
Pts: Amin 16 Rebs: Mitchell 8 Asts: Amin, Elgizawy 5		Pts: Rembert 21 Rebs: Maluach 8 Asts: Rembert 6

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 2,027 Referees: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Silver Houngbedji

Gameday 2

In their second game, Thierry Darlan led Bangui SC to record their first ever win in the BAL.^[7] Rolly Fula Nganga and Evans Ganapamo added City Oilers center Khaman Maluach set new career-highs of 29 points and 11 rebounds and got his first BAL double-double at 17 years old.^[7]

20 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

Bangui SC	101–88	City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 27–17, 25–27, 26–18
Pts: Darlan 22 Rebs: Darlan 10 Asts: Nwabuzor 10		Pts: Maluach 29 Rebs: Maluach 11 Asts: Culpepper, Rembert 5

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 543 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Oumar Sy

20 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly	98–88	Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 22–18, 27–19, 29–28
Pts: Lyons 20 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Gendy 5		Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 9 Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 2,115 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Amir Taboubi

Gameday 3

22 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

City Oilers	68–79	Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 13–25, 24–11, 20–18
Pts: Rembert 17 Rebs: Maluach 19 Asts: Baale, Rembert 2		Pts: Lual-Acuil 22 Rebs: Diabate 9 Asts: Diabate 11

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 450 Referees: Kladji Mulla, Amir Taboubi, Oumar Sy

With 4:45 to go in the game, Bangui SC took the lead following a three-pointer by Thierry Darlan. Al Ahly then used a 8–0 lead to win the game.^[8]

22 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

Bangui SC	79–85	Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–22, 19–20, 22–22
Pts: Fula Nganga 27 Rebs: Darlan 14 Asts: Darlan, Nwabuzor 3		Pts: Three players 14 Rebs: Mitchell 7 Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 3

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 1,895 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Annie Joyce Muchenu

Gameday 4

24 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

Bangui SC	96–93	Al Ahly Ly
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 32–29, 24–12, 25–34
Pts: Fula Nganga 30 Rebs: Darlan 14 Asts: Wegscheider 6		Pts: Lual-Acuil 22 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 10 Asts: Diabate, Jackson 5

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 453 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Mbaye Seye, Sara Elsharnouby

24 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

City Oilers	82–81	Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 15–14, 18–19, 26–17
Pts: Maluach 27 Rebs: Maluach 16 Asts: Miller Jr. 4		Pts: Gardner 19 Rebs: Amin, Gardner 8 Asts: Lyons, Mitchell 4

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 2,589 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Claudio Eiuba, Silver Hongbedji

Gameday 5

26 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

City Oilers	76–91	Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 22–27, 27–18, 15–17
Pts: Rembert 21 Rebs: Maluach 13 Asts: Culpepper 6		Pts: Ngaïfei 22 Rebs: Ngaïfei 11 Asts: Darlan 7

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 678 Referees: Kaz Beverly, Sara Elsharnouby, Oumar Sy

26 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly Ly	76–87	Al Ahly
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–17, 18–27, 13–18
Pts: Lual-Acuil 26 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 15 Asts: Jackson 10		Pts: Mitchell 16 Rebs: Amin, Oraby 9 Asts: Lyons 7

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: Kladji Mulla, Mbaye Seye, Amir Taboubi Referees: 2,730

Gameday 6

Going into the last gameday, Bangui SC could win the conference following a win over Al Ahly and City Oilers could theoretically qualify for the third place.^[9] In the win that clinched Al Ahly Ly's playoff spot, Jo Lual-Acuil set a new BAL record for most points in a single game with 42 points.^[10]

27 April 2024 4:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly Ly	110–78	City Oilers
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 32–20, 23–24, 35–12
Pts: Lual-Acuil 42 Rebs: Lual-Acuil 13 Asts: Diabate 8		Pts: Ahmed, Culpepper 14 Rebs: Maluach 13 Asts: Miller Jr. 10

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 435 Referees: Kenneth Gardner, Annie Joyce Muchenu, Claudio Eiuba

Following their convincing win over Bangui SC, Al Ahly won their first conference title.^[11] Because of the result, Kalahari Conference team Cape Town Tigers qualified for the playoffs as one of the two best third-placed teams, while Bangui had to wait for the results of the Sahara Conference.^[2]

27 April 2024 7:00 PM

Livestats

Al Ahly	94–71	Bangui SC
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 25–17, 21–21, 20–18
Pts: Ali 13 Rebs: Gardner 7 Asts: Three players 6		Pts: Wegscheider 16 Rebs: Djimbaraye 11 Asts: Wegscheider 4

Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 3,003 Referees: Kelsey Reynolds, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Silver Houngbedji

Statistics

^[12]

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game	Jo Lual-Acuil	Al Ahly Ly	23.0
Rebounds per game	Khaman Maluach	City Oilers	13.5
Assists per game	Solo Diabate	Al Ahly Ly	7.0
Steals per game			2.3
Blocks per game	Khaman Maluach	City Oilers	2.8