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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>It was an occasion to remember for South Africa\u2019s Cape Town Tigers as they scrambled to a dramatic 91-88 win over Morocco\u2019s FUS Rabat in their 2024 Basketball Africa League (BAL) playoffs\u2019 quarterfinal at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Samkelo Cele\u2019s three-pointer took the game to overtime, giving the Tigers time to regain their composure and make history by becoming the first South African team to advance to the semifinals.The result is being hailed as one of the major upsets in BAL history.<\/p>\n

Cele led the team with a game-high 30 points, also grabbing nine rebounds. Nkosinathi Sibanyoni also made BAL history, grabbing an all-time high 25 rebounds, almost half the team\u2019s 53, including 14 on the offensive board.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we had to go all out because it\u2019s win or go home, so I\u2019m glad we made it. I am happy for us, I am happy for Cape Town Tigers. This is for South Africa,\u201d Sibanyoni said.Sibanyoni added 16 points and four assists, while Cartier Diarra got 13 points and eight assists, and Dhieu Deng finished with 12 points before leaving the game in the second half with an injury.<\/p>\n

Aliou Diarra led Rabat with 18 points and 16 rebounds, with a big night from NBA Academy Africa\u2019s Mohamed Sylla, who finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots.<\/p>\n

The game was tight throughout, with 17 lead changes and 14 ties, but the Tigers found themselves with a 10-point lead late in the fourth quarter, almost throwing it away with less than two minutes left on the clock before Cele delivered when it counted most.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the afternoon, Libya\u2019s Al Ahly Ly SC beat the defending champions, Egypt\u2019s Al Ahly, 86-77.<\/p>\n

Al Ahly Ly will take on the winner of the quarterfinal between Nigeria\u2019s Rivers Hoopers and Tunisia\u2019s Monastir in Wednesday’s semifinals.<\/p>\n

The 2024 BAL season is reaching fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships with companies including African Union of Broadcasting, American Forces Network (AFN), Canal+, NBA TV, SuperSport, Tencent Video, TSN, TV5 Monde and the BAL\u2019s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n

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