# 2023 BAL Nile Conference

The Nile Conference of the 2023 BAL season is played from 26 April to 6 May 2023 and will be played in the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in 6th of October, Cairo, Egypt. The four highest-ranked teams advance to the 2023 BAL Playoffs where they will each meet a team from the Nile Conference in the quarter-finals.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | PDL | AAH | CFV | CTT | SLC | COI |
| 1 | Petro de Luanda | 5 | 5 | 0 | 463 | 363 | +100 | 1.000 | Advance to playoffs | — | 91–90 | — | 87–48 | — | 89–71 |
| 2 | Al Ahly (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 425 | 380 | +45 | .800 | Advance to playoffs | — | — | 92–73 | — | 80–70 | — |
| 3 | Ferroviário da Beira | 5 | 2 | 3 | 416 | 462 | −46 | .400 | Advance to playoffs | 76–101 | — | — | 82–76 | — | — |
| 4 | Cape Town Tigers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 354 | 398 | −44 | .400 | Advance to playoffs | — | 75–91 | — | — | — | 80–70 |
| 5 | SLAC | 5 | 1 | 4 | 409 | 427 | −18 | .200 | | 78–95 | — | 97–109 | 68–75 | — | — |
| 6 | City Oilers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 375 | 412 | −37 | .200 | | — | 70–72 | 96–75 | — | 68–96 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head: Ferroviário da Beira defeated Cape Town Tigers 82–76 on 3 May 2023.
* 1 2 Head-to-head: SLAC defeated City Oilers 96–68 on 2 May 2023.

## Games
### 26 April

Al Ahly won their inaugural game in the BAL behind debutant Nuni Omot who scored 21 points for his team.
* 26 April 2023 18:00
* BAL Report RealGM Report
| Al Ahly | 92–73 | Ferroviário da Beira |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 21–19, 23–24, 16–16 |||
| Pts: Omot 21 Rebs: Oraby 6 Asts: Webster 9 | | Pts: Perry 19 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Perry 5 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 1,159

### 27 April

* 27 April 2023 17:00
* RealGM Report
| SLAC | 68–75 | Cape Town Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–18, 8–13, 21–23 |||
| Pts: Miller Jr. 20 Rebs: Conde, Miller Jr. 12 Asts: Barefield, Nwabuzor 3 | | Pts: Ganapamo, Hall 15 Rebs: Hall 8 Asts: Wade 5 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 270
* 27 April 2023 20:30
* RealGM Report
| Petro de Luanda | 89–71 | City Oilers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 21–25, 24–20, 23–12 |||
| Pts: Gakou 16 Rebs: Hollis 10 Asts: Majok 5 | | Pts: Jones 22 Rebs: Justice Jr., Roebuck Jr. 8 Asts: Justice Jr. 5 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 657

### 29 April

Petro de Luanda defeated Ferroviário by a wide margin, with twelve of Petro's players scoring at least three points.
In the second game of the day, Al Ahly led by as many as 33 points in the third quarter before a late rally by the City Oilers. The Oilers managed to cut the lead to 2 points with 2.6 seconds remaining in the game.
* 29 April 2023 16:00
* Livestats
| Ferroviário da Beira | 76–101 | Petro de Luanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 28–26, 17–31, 20–23 |||
| Pts: Young 17 Rebs: Gueye 6 Asts: Perry 6 | | Pts: Morais 18 Rebs: Hollis 6 Asts: Gonçalves 5 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: N/A Referees: Ian McClenny, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Aya Ahmed
* 29 April 2023 19:30
* Livestats
| City Oilers | 70–72 | Al Ahly |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–20, 9–21, 34–11 |||
| Pts: Roebuck Jr. 28 Rebs: Roebuck Jr. 11 Asts: Enabu 4 | | Pts: Omot 17 Rebs: Oraby 10 Asts: Tarek 5 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 1,372 Referees: Catherine Chang, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Walelign Fikadu Gebeto

### 30 April

Ferroviário da Beira had a lead of as much as 22 points before losing their advantage and trailing 95–92 in the fourth quarter. Point guard Will Perry of Beira scored 41 points, tying the league's single-game scoring record and setting a new record for most three-point field goals in a game with 9 three pointers. Four of Perry's three point field goals came in the fourth quarter, and gave Beira the advantage to improve their record to 1–2 and stay in the race for a playoff spot.
* 30 April 2023 17:00
* Livestats
| SLAC | 97–109 | Ferroviário da Beira |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 20–26, 33–20, 28–33 |||
| Pts: Miller Jr. 30 Rebs: Miller Jr. 8 Asts: Iroegbu 5 | | Pts: Perry 41 Rebs: Gueye 8 Asts: Perry 8 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 540 Referees: Annie Joyce Muchenu
In their second meeting in two seasons, Petro de Luanda blew out the Cape Town Tigers by as much as 39 points. Five players scored in double digits for Petro, while Josh Hall led Cape Town in scoring with 14 points.
* 30 April 2023 20:30
* Livestats
| Petro de Luanda | 87–48 | Cape Town Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 20–12, 26–9, 13–15 |||
| Pts: Gonçalves 15 Rebs: Gonçalves 9 Asts: Four players 4 | | Pts: Hall 14 Rebs: Gbinije 8 Asts: Hall, Wade 3 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 883 Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza

### 2 May

* 2 May 2023 17:00
* BAL Report
| City Oilers | 68–96 | SLAC |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 12–20, 24–33, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Justice Jr. 30 Rebs: Barnaba 9 Asts: Roebuck Jr. 4 | | Pts: Iroegbu 22 Rebs: Conde 9 Asts: Miller Jr. 10 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: N/A Referees: Catherine Chang, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Mbaye Seye
* 2 May 2023 20:30
* BAL Report
| Cape Town Tigers | 75–91 | Al Ahly |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 22–16, 14–18, 19–17 |||
| Pts: Ganapamo 26 Rebs: Cele 6 Asts: Ganapamo, Gbinije 5 | | Pts: Omot 28 Rebs: Omot 5 Asts: Amin 8 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 2,050 Referees: Ian McClenny, Jean Sauveur Ruhamiriza, Hassan Kamate

### 3 May

Petro de Luanda became the first club from the Nile Conference to qualify for the 2023 BAL Playoffs, as their bench outscored SLAC's bench 44–2.
* 3 May 2023 17:00
* BAL Report
| SLAC | 78–95 | Petro de Luanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 21–34, 17–23, 20–16 |||
| Pts: Miller Jr. 24 Rebs: Conde 12 Asts: Miller Jr. 7 | | Pts: Majok 15 Rebs: Hollis 10 Asts: Diabate 7 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 500 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Marie Cherubin, Walelign Gebeto
* 3 May 2023 20:30
* BAL Report
| Ferroviário da Beira | 82–76 | Cape Town Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–17, 17–26, 26–11 |||
| Pts: Young 26 Rebs: Sidibe 17 Asts: Perry 9 | | Pts: Gbinije 20 Rebs: Gbinije 7 Asts: Gbinije 6 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 672 Referees: Julian Scott, Mahamadou Diallo, Aya Ahmed

### 5 May

In the match-up between Petro de Luanda and Al-Ahly, the Angolan champions won the game on a buzzer-beating tip-in by Gerson Gonçalves. Carlos Morais hit eight three-pointers, just one shy of the league record.
* 5 May 2023 16:00
* BAL Report
| City Oilers | 96–75 | Ferroviário da Beira |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 27–21, 24–15, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Justice Jr. 25 Rebs: Roebuck Jr. 9 Asts: Justice Jr. 6 | | Pts: Young 29 Rebs: Perry, Young 8 Asts: Perry 4 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 1,012 Referees: Ian McClenny, Walelign Gebeto, Mahamadou Diallo
* 5 May 2023 19:30
* BAL Report
| Petro de Luanda | 91–90 | Al Ahly |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 21–25, 24–26, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Morais 34 Rebs: Morais 6 Asts: Majok 5 | | Pts: Omot 25 Rebs: Ismail 7 Asts: Webster 8 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 3,015 Referees: Tyler Ricks, Mbaye Seye, Annie Joyce Muchenu

### 6 May

The Cape Town Tigers qualified for their second straight playoffs following their win against the City Oilers. Before the last game of the Nile Conference, SLAC was already eliminated because of the result earlier that day.
* 6 May 2023 16:00
* Livestats
| Cape Town Tigers | 80–70 | City Oilers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–20, 26–19, 17–14 |||
| Pts: Cele 28 Rebs: Gbinije, Cele 8 Asts: Prinsloo 6 | | Pts: Jones 27 Rebs: Jones, Justice Jr. 8 Asts: Dribela, Justice Jr. 4 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 696 Referees: Tyler Mirkovich, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Hassan Kamate
* 6 May 2023 19:30
* Livestats
| Al Ahly | 80–70 | SLAC |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–25, 31–8, 11–19 |||
| Pts: Oraby 20 Rebs: Ismail 9 Asts: Thompson 6 | | Pts: Nwabuzor 19 Rebs: Conde 7 Asts: Nwabuzor 4 |
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall, 6th of October Attendance: 1,623 Referees: Catherine Chang, Kingsley Ojeaburu, Marie Leslie Cherubin