Nigeria champions, Rivers Hoopers have been drawn to play in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
According to the draws, the KingsMen will compete against Rwanda champions, Armee Patriotique Rwandaise Basketball (APR), former champions US Monastir of Tunisia and last season’s finalist, AS Douanes of Senegal.
The 2024 BAL teams have been divided into three conferences of four teams each. Each conference will play a 12-game group phase during which each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice.
Top two teams from each conference and two best third-placed teams from across the three conferences will travel to Kigali, Rwanda for four seeding games. This will then be followed by an eight-game, single-elimination Playoffs and Finals from Friday May 24 to the first of June at the BK Arena.
The Sahara Conference which will hold its games in Dakar, Senegal will be played between May 4-12.
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