The Elite Messieurs (translated to English: Elite Men), also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season.
Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP, who have won four consecutive titles between 2020 and 2023.
The champions of the Elite Messieurs qualify for the Road to BAL, the qualification tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
In the most recent format, eight teams participated in the regular season where they face each other tea one time. The top four teams advance to the Final Four, where they play in a round-robin to determine the final standings.
Current teams The following were the 8 teams for the 2025 season: TeamCity EstablishedALPYaoundéALPBABEACDouala FirebirdsDoualaEcole de Basket1991FalconsYaoundéFAP1972Moungo ZoneNkongsamba
Champions SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird place1971Yaoundé Université Club1972–1983Unknown1984Zenith BBC1985Zenith BBC19861987Zenith BBC19881989Challenger1990Challenger1991Challenger1992Challenger1993Dreamstore BBC1994Dreamstore BBC1995BEACDreamstore BBC1996Athletic Warriors1997Athletic Warriors1998Athletic Warriors1999Athletic Warriors20002001Yaoundé Université Club2002BEAC2003BEAC2005Phoenix de DoualaEcole de Basket2006Phoenix de DoualaBEACNoga Air Force2007Condor2008CondorBEAC2009BEACCondor2010Far Compet de YaoundéEcole de Basket2011CondorINJS YaoundéMontagne Bafoussam2012INJS2013Ecole de BasketAll Stars de BamendaINJS Yaoundé2014All Stars de Bamenda2015INJSBEACNzui-Manto2015–16Nzui-MantoINJS YaoundéBEAC2016–17BEACNzui-Manto2017–18BEAC2018–19CondorFAPEcole de Basket2019–20FAPUniversité de DoualaLe Nkam2020–21FAPOnyxLe Nkam2021–22FAPEcole de BasketBEAC2022–23FAP2023–24Kadji Sports AcademyFAPEcole de Basket2024–25BEACFAPALPH2025–26BEACALPHMC Noah
By team TeamTitlesWinning seasonsLast season titleBEAC81995, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2025, 20262026Athletic Warriors†41996, 1997, 1998, 19991999Condor42007, 2008, 2011, 20192019FAP42020, 2021, 2022, 20232022BBC Challenger†31990, 1991, 19921992Zenith†21985, 19871987Phoenix de Douala*22005, 20062006INJS22012, 20152015Yaoundé Université Club21971, 20011971Kadji Sports Academy120242024Nzui-Manto120162016Ecole de Basket120132013All Stars de Bamenda*120142014Far Compet de Yaoundé†120102010† Defunct club.* Former club, now plays in the Division 2.
In African competitions Each year, the champions of the league are placed for the qualifiers of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the premiere pan-African competition. Since 2020, this league is replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The following list shows Cameroonian teams which played in a main tournament:
FIBA Africa Basketball League + Cameroon participants in the FIBA Africa Basketball League Club Participations Last participation Best result BEAC 2016 7th place Condor 2010 Runners-up Nzui Manto 2015 10th place CAMAIR ONCBP
Basketball Africa League Team 20212022 FAP 4th place
Most Valuable Player Season PlayerTeam 2021–22 Étienne Tametong FAP
References
External links Elite Messieurs Cameroon at AfroBasket.com