The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has announced the 2022 BAL season will tip off on Saturday, March 5 at the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal.
The second season will also be played in Cairo, Egypt while the playoffs will be held at the Kigali Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
Twelve (12) teams, which include defending champions Zamalek (of Egypt) and four other teams returning from the inaugural season played last year, will be divided into two conferences – the Sahara Conference and the Nile Conference.
How and where will the games be played?
Each conference will play a 15-game group phase during which each team will face the other five teams in its conference once.
The Sahara Conference’s group phase will take place at the Dakar Arena from March 5-15 while the Nile Conference’s group phase will take place at Hassan Mostafa Indoor Sports Complex in Cairo from April 9-19.
The top four teams from each conference will qualify for the BAL Playoffs, which will feature a single-elimination tournament and Finals at Kigali Arena from May 21-28.
Opening Game and Fixtures
In the season opener, Senegal’s Dakar Université Club (DUC) will take on Guinea’s Seydou Legacy Athlétique Club (S.L.A.C) at 8:30 p.m. EAT.
Regular Season Schedule
| DATE | DAY | HOME | AWAY | GROUP | LOCAL TIME |
| SAHARA CONFERENCE | |||||
| 3/5/2022 | Saturday | DUC | S.L.A.C | G1 | 5:30pm |
| 3/6/2022 | Sunday | REG | AS Salé | G2 | 2:00pm |
| 3/6/2022 | Sunday | US Monastir | CFV – Beira | G3 | 5:30pm |
| 3/8/2022 | Tuesday | S.L.A.C | US Monastir | G4 | 5:30pm |
| 3/8/2022 | Tuesday | CFV – Beira | DUC | G5 | 9:00pm |
| 3/9/2022 | Wednesday | REG | S.L.A.C | G6 | 5:30pm |
| 3/9/2022 | Wednesday | AS Salé | CFV – Beira | G7 | 9:00pm |
| 3/11/2022 | Friday | AS Salé | US Monastir | G8 | 5:30pm |
| 3/11/2022 | Friday | DUC | REG | G9 | 9:00pm |
| 3/12/2022 | Saturday | S.L.A.C | CFV – Beira | G10 | 2:00pm |
| 3/12/2022 | Saturday | US Monastir | DUC | G11 | 5:30pm |
| 3/14/2022 | Monday | REG | US Monastir | G12 | 5:30pm |
| 3/14/2022 | Monday | AS Salé | S.L.A.C | G13 | 9:00pm |
| 3/15/2022 | Tuesday | CFV – Beira | REG | G14 | 5:30pm |
| 3/15/2022 | Tuesday | DUC | AS Salé | G15 | 9:00pm |
| NILE CONFERENCE | |||||
| 4/9/2022 | Saturday | Zamalek | Cobra Sport | G16 | 8:00pm |
| 4/10/2022 | Sunday | F.A.P | Espoir Fukash | G17 | 6:30pm |
| 4/10/2022 | Sunday | Cape Town | Petro de Luanda | G18 | 10:00pm |
| 4/12/2022 | Tuesday | Petro de Luanda | Cobra Sport | G19 | 6:30pm |
| 4/12/2022 | Tuesday | Cape Town | Zamalek | G20 | 10:00pm |
| 4/13/2022 | Wednesday | Cobra Sport | Espoir Fukash | G21 | 6:30pm |
| 4/13/2022 | Wednesday | F.A.P | Cape Town | G22 | 10:00pm |
| 4/15/2022 | Friday | Cobra Sport | Cape Town | G23 | 6:30pm |
| 4/15/2022 | Friday | Zamalek | Petro de Luanda | G24 | 10:00pm |
| 4/16/2022 | Saturday | Petro de Luanda | F.A.P | G25 | 6:30pm |
| 4/16/2022 | Saturday | Espoir Fukash | Zamalek | G26 | 10:00pm |
| 4/18/2022 | Monday | Petro de Luanda | Espoir Fukash | G27 | 6:30pm |
| 4/18/2022 | Monday | F.A.P | Cobra Sport | G28 | 10:00pm |
| 4/19/2022 | Tuesday | Espoir Fukash | Cape Town | G29 | 6:30pm |
| 4/19/2022 | Tuesday | Zamalek | F.A.P | G30 | 10:00pm |
