The Sahara Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Nile Conference and the Kalahari Conference. All conferences currently consist of four teams.
The conference alignment began in the 2022 season, although plans to have conferences were already set up before the inaugural season. Named after the Sahara, the conference has been played at a single venue thus far, the Dakar Arena in Dakar, Senegal for the past two seasons.
Venues From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Sahara Conference were played at the Dakar Arena located in Dakar.
Current standings
Conference winners Although no official trophy or title is awarded, the team ending at the top of the standings in the conference is lauded as "Conference winners" by the BAL. +Sahara Conference resultsSeasonWinnersConference recordPlayoffs resultRef.2022 (Details) REG (RWA) 4–1 (.800)Lost in quarter-finals2023 (Details) Stade Malien (MLI) 3–2 (.600)Won third place game2024 (Details) Rivers Hoopers (NGR) 4–2 (.667)Won third place game2025 (Details) US Monastir (TUN) 4–2 (.667)Lost in quarter-finals
Titles by team TeamTitlesSeason(s) won REG12022 Stade Malien12023 Rivers Hoopers12024 US Monastir12025
Standings ^Denotes team that won the BAL championship+Denotes team that lost in the BAL finals*Denotes team that qualified for the BAL playoffs SeasonPositions (by team)1st2nd3rd4th5th6th2022REG*(4–1)Monastir^(4–1)AS Salé* (3–2)SLAC*(3–2)Ferroviário(1–4)DUC(1–4)2023Stade Malien*(3–2)AS Douanes+(3–2)REG* (3–2)ABC Fighters*(3–2)Monastir(3–2)Kwara Falcons(0–5)2024Rivers Hoopers*(4–2)AS Douanes*(3–3)US Monastir*(3–3) APR (2–4)–2025US Monastir*(4–2)Rivers Hoopers*(3–3)Kriol Star*(3–3) ASC Ville de Dakar (2–4)–
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