Road to BAL Elite 16 : KSA Gets Semi-finals Spot

Kadji Sports Academy (KSA) Basketball Club of Cameroon picked an early qualification for the Semi-finals of the Road to Basketball Africa League (BAL) West Division, Elite 16, with two successive wins in the tournament ongoing in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. They started their Group B campaign of the tournament buoyantly by winning Spintex Knights of Ghana 84-71 on Tuesday November 5, 2024. The following day, the boys from Douala did it again as they defeated Mighty Barrolle Basketball Club of Liberia 81-75. Jérémy Nzeulie emerged top performer with 20 points scored, six rebounds and one assist. With these two wins, the club automatically sealed its place in the semi-finals. 
At press time yesterday, KSA was battling for the top spot in Group B against Al Ahli of Libya at the “Palais des Sports de Treichville” in Abidjan. According to the format of the tournament, teams will face each of their group opponents in a round-robin system and the teams that finish in the top two places of Groups A and B will advance to the Semi-finals, where the finalists will qualify for the BAL. 
Unlike previous editions of the Elite 16 round which saw three teams qualify for the BAL, this year's edition will award only two spots to th...