Basketball Africa League’s Sahara Conference Enters Closing Weekend

RABAT, Morocco, May 2 – Tunisia’s Club Africain extended their unbeaten run with an 86-77 win over Nigeria’s Maktown Flyers, maintaining their stronghold atop the Sahara Conference. Omar Abada led Club Africain once again with 25 points and 11 assists, with Oussama Marnaoui and Mohamed Hadidane combining for 30 points and nine rebounds. 

The Tunisians controlled the tempo for most of the game, using balanced scoring and defensive pressure to keep the Flyers at bay. The result marked Maktown’s third consecutive loss, despite a competitive showing.

Meanwhile, Egypt’s Al Ahly secured a dominant 85-65 victory over the JCA Kings (Côte d’Ivoire), punching their ticket to the BAL Playoffs and reinforcing their status as one of the conference’s top teams.

Zach Lofton led the way for Al Ahly with 32 points, while JCA Kings were paced by Jonathan Cissé, who finished with 21 points and eight assists in the loss.

Al Ahly’s offensive efficiency and defensive discipline proved decisive, as they pulled away in the second half to secure a comfortable margin.

The Sahara Conference returns this afternoon, with JCA Kings taking on ASC Ville de Dakar at 3 p.m. GMT+1, followed by a North African derby between the conference leaders Club Africain and FUS Rabat at 6 p.m. GMT+1.

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