PHOTOS - BAL 2022: Zamalek, US Monastir reach last four
Sunday, May 22, 2022
All photos by Olivier Mugwiza

Quarter-finals Zamalek 66- 46 SLAC US Monastir 106-67 Cape Town Tigers

Zamalek, US Monastir have sealed their places into the semi-finals of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) following their crucial victories on Sunday.

Tunisia’s US Monastir confirmed their last-four ticket after narrowly overcoming Cape Town Tigers of South African 106-67 to make it two wins in a row, whereas Zamalek also maintained their perfect record with an effortless 66-46 win over SLAC.

Center Moustafa Kejo led Zamalek with 14 points, with Edgar Sosa and DJ Strawberry adding 13 and 12 points, respectively.

The two sides- US Monastir and Zamalek- join FAP from Cameroun and Petro de Luanda who were the first team to reach the knockouts on Saturday.

US Monastir and Zamalek, one of the title favourites, face-off in their semi-finals on Wednesday, while Petro de Luanda will take on FAP.

Home side, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) suffered an early elimination from the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2022 after a surprise 63-66 defeat by Cameroon’s Forces Armées et Police (FAP) Basketball Club in a quarter final match played on Saturday.