Basketball Africa League’s inaugural Kalahari Conference hits fever pitch in Pretoria

Aliou Diarra of FUS Rabat outjumps his opponents from Petro de Luanda during the opening opening group fixture in the Kahalari Conference in Pretoria on 9 March.The fourth season of Basketball Africa League tipped off at the Sunbet Arena in Pretoria at the weekend.

As expected, there were thrills and spills, something generally associated with the game of basketball. Despite the home side, Cape Town Tigers, suffering defeats in their opening two matches, the sold-out crowd was left yearning for more.The Tigers lost 86-73 to Burundi’s Dynamo Basketball Club. On Sunday, Petro bounced back with a 100-88 win over the Tigers, while FUS Rabat forfeited their game against Dynamo.As we reflect on the weekend that was, this is what went down on the Sunbet Arena court on the opening weekend of the BAL as captured by photographer Denvor de Wee:

Aliou Diarra of FUS Rabat outjumps his opponents from Petro de Luanda during the opening opening group fixture in the Kahalari Conference in Pretoria on 9 March.Isreal Oyoro Otobo of Dynamo BC goes toe to toe with Nkosinathi Sibanyoni of Cape Town Tigers in action during their Kalahari Conference group match at the Sunbet Arena in Pretoria on 10 March.

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