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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Sahara Conference Number 3 seed Rwanda Energy Group (REG) will face Nile Conference Number 2 seed Al Ahly at the playoffs of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) that will unfold in Kigali from May 20-27.<\/p>\n

The eight-team BAL playoff matchups were decided after teams four teams booked their tickets from the just-concluded Nile Conference.<\/p>\n

The conference, which unfolded in Cairo, Egypt, from April 26 to May 6, was topped by Angolan powerhouse Petro de Luanda followed Egyptian giants Al Ahly.<\/p>\n

Mozambique\u2019s Ferroviario de Beira finished third while South Africa\u2019s Cape Town Tigers secured the last spot of the playoffs in the fourth place.<\/p>\n

The teams that have qualified from the Nile Conference will join their Sahara Conference counterparts including REG, Mali\u2019s Stade Malien, Cote d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s ABC Fighters and Senegal\u2019s AS Douanes.<\/p>\n

Beside REG-Al Ahly matchup, Nile Conference champions Petro de Luanda will face Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s ABC Fighters while Sahara Conference champions will take on Cape Town Tigers as AS Douanes awaits test against CF Beira.<\/p>\n

Tunisia\u2019s US Monastir are the BAL reigning champions despite failing to make it to the 2023 BAL playoffs after finishing fifth in the Sahara Conference.<\/p>\n

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