# 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference

The 2024 BAL Kalahari Conference is the inaugural season of the Kalahari Conference, one of the three conferences of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The composition of the conference and the schedule were announced on 15 February 2024. The conference games began on 9 March and will end on 17 March 2024.
FUS Rabat were the inaugural Kalahari Conference champions, after finishing ahead of Petro de Luanda and the Cape Town Tigers. Dynamo had withdrawn after the first game day.

## Withdrawal of Dynamo BBC

In the opening day game between Burundi's Dynamo and South Africa's Cape Town Tigers, the Burundian side taped off the logo of league sponsor Visit Rwanda. Political tensions between the two border nations Burundi and Rwanda had been rising, as Burundi has accused Rwanda of supporting the RED-Tabara rebel militia in the country. Dynamo forfeited their second game against FUS Rabat on 10 March, with the BAL citing "refusing to comply with the league’s rules governing jersey and uniform requirements" as the reason why. Following Dynamo's second forfeit on 12 March, the team was automatically withdrawn from the group as per FIBA rules. Dynamo players Bryton Hobbs and Makhtar Gueye stated that the Burundian government had prohibited the team to wear the logo and ordered the club to forfeit its games if necessary.
Following the withdrawal of Dynamo, the BAL scheduled three games involving the NBA Academy Africa and local South African teams to fill up the holes in the schedule.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | FUS Rabat | 4 | 3 | 1 | 363 | 295 | +68 | .750 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 360 | 340 | +20 | .500 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Cape Town Tigers (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 305 | 346 | −41 | .250 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Dynamo (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Withdrew |

## Games

All times are in Central Africa Time.

### Gameday 1

* 9 March 2024 12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| Petro de Luanda | 73–82 | FUS Rabat |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 14–18, 24–25, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Morais 19 Rebs: Gakou 7 Asts: Dundão 4 | | Pts: Jordan 20 Rebs: Diarra 10 Asts: Four players 3 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 2,727 Referees: Gerda Gatling, Arnold Moseya, Didier Gaga
* 9 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| Cape Town Tigers | 73–86 | Dynamo |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 14–23, 24–22, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Cele 26 Rebs: Sibanyoni, Preston 7 Asts: Sibanyoni 5 | | Pts: Otobo 21 Rebs: Otobo 13 Asts: Hobbs 8 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 5,749 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Monicca Nassuuna

### Gameday 2

* 10 March 2024 12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST)
| Dynamo | 0–20 | FUS Rabat |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria
* 10 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| Petro de Luanda | 100–88 | Cape Town Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 16–28, 30–19, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Buiamba, Morais 17 Rebs: Morais, Moreira 8 Asts: Dundão 5 | | Pts: Manyang 20 Rebs: Sibanyoni 9 Asts: Cele 4 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 3,576 Referees: Omar Bermudez, Haytham Ihaqaf, Mahamadou Diallo

### Gameday 3

* 12 March 2024 12:00 PM (4:00 PM PST)
| Dynamo | 0–20 | Petro de Luanda |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria
* 12 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| Cape Town Tigers | 58–84 | FUS Rabat |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 16–20, 10–27, 14–13 |||
| Pts: Cele 22 Rebs: Sibanyoni 8 Asts: Diarra 3 | | Pts: Diarra 21 Rebs: Azouga, Najah 7 Asts: Jordan 7 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Jason Alabanza, Erick Otieno, Dorothy Okatch

### Gameday 4

* 14 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| FUS Rabat | 86–89 | Petro de Luanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 9–21, 23–29, 29–24 |||
| Pts: Jordan 18 Rebs: Diarra 7 Asts: Three players 4 | | Pts: Dundão 25 Rebs: Gakou 10 Asts: Three players 4 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 1,551 Referees: Kevin Fahy, Arnold Moseya, Monicca Nassuuna

### Gameday 5

* 16 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| Cape Town Tigers | 84–78 | Petro de Luanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–20, 17–19, 20–18 |||
| Pts: Preston 20 Rebs: Preston 11 Asts: Diarra 9 | | Pts: Moreira 20 Rebs: Moreira 10 Asts: Morais 7 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 5,734 Referees: Jason Alabanza, Wael Ibrahim Mostafa, Dorothy Okatch

### Gameday 6

* 17 March 2024 3:00 PM (7:00 PM PST)
* Boxscore
| FUS Rabat | 84–78 | Cape Town Tigers |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 22–21, 22–25, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Jordan 19 Rebs: Diarra 11 Asts: Nouhi 5 | | Pts: Cele 24 Rebs: Preston, Sibanyoni 7 Asts: Preston 5 |
* SunBet Arena, Pretoria Attendance: 5,827 Referees: Gerda Gatling, Erick Otieno, Didier Gaga

## Individual statistics

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Samkelo Cele | Cape Town Tigers | 20.5 |
| Rebounds per game | Aliou Diarra | FUS Rabat | 8.5 |
| Assists per game | John Jordan | FUS Rabat | 4.5 |
| Steals per game | Samkelo Cele | Cape Town Tigers | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Aliou Diarra | FUS Rabat | 2.3 |