By Daniel Itai.
Dakar, Senegal. (News Of The South) – The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and National Basketball Association (NBA) have named the 12 clubs that will compete in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
The 12 competing teams are, GSP (Algeria), Petro de Luanda (Angola), FAP (Cameroon), Zamalek (Egypt), GNBC (Madagascar), AS Police (Mali), AS Salé (Morocco), Ferroviàrio de Maputo (Mozambique), Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria), Patriots (Rwanda), AS Douanes (Senegal) and Union Sportive Monastirienne (Tunisia).
12 teams will be divided into two conferences, with each conference playing in three cities. Each team will play five games in the regular season, facing every team in its conference once. The top four teams in each conference will qualify for the single elimination playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda.
“These teams have earned the opportunity to represent their respective countries and will establish the BAL as a world class product that entertains fans of all ages when the season tips off on March 13 at the Dakar Arena in Senegal,” said BAL president, Amadou Gallo Fall.
Nike and Jordan Brand will outfit the league’s 12 teams with official game uniforms, warmup apparel, socks and practice gear.
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