Al Ahly Ly booked their place within the semifinals of the 2026 Basketball Africa League after an emphatic 98-80 victory over Tunisian giants Membership Africain on Monday at BK Area.
American guard Charlie Moore delivered a standout efficiency for the Libyan aspect, ending with 23 factors after capturing 7-for-15 from the sector, together with a formidable 4-for-9 from past the arc.
Moore acquired sturdy assist from teammates Donovan Williams, Majok Deng and Assem Marei, who contributed 25, 15 and 11 factors respectively as Al Ahly Ly sealed a dominant win to advance to the final 4.
In contrast to their intently contested first-round encounter, the place Membership Africain misplaced by only a single level, the Tunisian aspect discovered themselves trailing by as many as 18 factors throughout Monday’s quarterfinal conflict.
Membership Africain confirmed resilience within the second quarter, outscoring Al Ahly Ly 24-20 to scale back the deficit to 6 factors at halftime, with the Libyan champions main 50-44.
Nevertheless, Al Ahly Ly took full management after the break. A decisive 13-2 scoring run within the third quarter proved an excessive amount of for Membership Africain, who failed to steer at any stage of the sport
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The Tunis-based aspect entered the competition understanding they wanted to overturn the slender 88-87 defeat suffered in opposition to Al Ahly Ly within the first spherical to maintain their semifinal hopes alive. However regardless of moments of promise, they struggled to include Al Ahly’s relentless offensive stress.
Oussama Marnaoui led Membership Africain’s scoring with 16 factors, whereas Aminu Mohamed added 15.
Makthar Gueye offered a prompt the bench with 12 factors, however early foul hassle disrupted his affect. The ahead picked up three fouls within the opening two quarters, forcing coach Antonio Cainzos to substitute him to keep away from an early disqualification. Though Gueye returned within the third quarter, he failed so as to add to his tally.
In the meantime, Membership Africain playmaker Omar Abada performed the total recreation however endured a troublesome capturing evening, ending with 12 factors after changing simply 3 of his 13 field-goal makes an attempt, whereas additionally recording seven assists.
The victory secured Al Ahly Ly the third of 4 semifinal spots on this 12 months’s BAL playoffs, whereas Membership Africain’s continental marketing campaign got here to an finish.
