Craig Randall II was named the Most Precious Participant (MVP) of the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) after main RSSB Tigers to their maiden championship with a dramatic 90–88 victory over Petro de Luanda at BK Area on Sunday.
The 30-year-old taking pictures guard headlined the 2026 All-BAL First Workforce, which additionally featured Childe Dundao (Petro de Luanda), Donovan Williams (Al Ahly Libya), Majok Deng (Al Ahly Libya) and his RSSB Tigers teammate Mangok Mathiang, who was named the league’s Defensive Participant of the 12 months.
Randall completed the season because the BAL’s main scorer, averaging 36 factors per sport whereas additionally logging a league-high 38 minutes per contest.
Within the championship sport in opposition to Petro de Luanda, he delivered one other standout efficiency, scoring a game-high 33 factors regardless of a troublesome taking pictures evening. Randall performed all 40 minutes of the ultimate, underlining his significance to the Tigers’ historic triumph.
The 2026 All-BAL Second Workforce comprised Omar Abada (Membership Africain), Zack Lofton (Al Ahly SC), Kevin Murphy (Al Ahly SC), Aboubacar Gakou (Petro de Luanda) and Jo Lual Acuil (Al Ahly Libya).
In the meantime, Petro de Luanda guard Childe Dundao earned a spot on the All-BAL Defensive First Workforce for the third time for the reason that award was launched in 2022. He had beforehand obtained the honour in each 2022 and 2023.
Becoming a member of Dundao on the 2026 All-BAL Defensive First Workforce had been Mohamed Sadi (Al Ahly Libya), Aminu Mohamed (Membership Africain), Mouhamadou Diagne (FUS Rabat) and Mangok Mathiang (RSSB Tigers).
The All-BAL Defensive Second Workforce featured David Michineau (Dar Metropolis), Axel Toupane (ASC Ville de Dakar), Majok Deng (Al Ahly Libya), Osayi Osifo (Al Ahly SC) and Jo Lual Acuil (Al Ahly Libya).
Elsewhere, Mohamed Sadi of Al Ahly Libya was named the recipient of the 2026 BAL Manute Bol Sportsmanship Participant of the 12 months Award.
The Libyan worldwide, who made his BAL debut with Senegal’s AS Douanes in 2021, performed a key position in Al Ahly Libya’s third-place end this season. His facet secured the bronze medal with a 106–98 victory over Egypt’s Al Ahly SC earlier on Sunday.
A BAL champion with Al Ahly Tripoli in 2025, the 31-year-old loved one other spectacular marketing campaign, averaging eight factors, eight rebounds, 4 assists and two steals per sport.
Based on BAL laws, the Sportsmanship Participant of the 12 months Award is offered to the participant who “exemplifies the beliefs of sportsmanship on the courtroom with moral
