The Nile Conference is one of the three conferences that make up the Basketball Africa League (BAL), the other two being the Sahara 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 Nile River, the conference has been played at a single venue thus far, the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt for the past two seasons.
Venues From 2022 to 2024, all games of the Nile Conference were played at the Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall located in Cairo, Egypt. In 2025, the conference was played in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
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. + Nile Conference resultsSeasonWinnersConference recordPlayoffs resultRef.2022 (Details) Zamalek (EGY) 5–0 (1.000)Won third place game2023 (Details) Petro de Luanda (ANG) 5–0 (1.000)Lost third place game 2024 (Details) Al Ahly (EGY) 5–1 (.833)Quarterfinalist2025 (Details) Al Ahli Tripoli (LBY) 6–0 (1.000)Champions
Titles by team TeamTitlesSeason(s) won Zamalek12022 Petro de Luanda12023 Al Ahly 12024 Al Ahli Tripoli 12025
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)1st2nd3rd4th5th6th2022Zamalek*(5–0)Petro de Luanda+(4–1)Cape Town Tigers*(2–3)FAP*(2–3)Cobra Sport(1–4)Espoir Fukash(1–4)2023Petro de Luanda*(5–0)Al Ahly^(4–1)Ferroviário da Beira*(2–3)Cape Town Tigers*(2–3)SLAC(1–4)City Oilers(1–4)2024Al Ahly*(5–1)Al Ahly Ly+(3–3)Bangui SC(3–3)City Oilers(1–5)–2025 Al Ahli Tripoli*(6–0)APR*(3–3)MBB(3–3)Nairobi City Thunder(1–5)
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