 Official promotional material for the game[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 2021 BAL season | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Kigali Arena, Kigali, Rwanda | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Walter Hodge | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | US Monastir (1.70 decimal odds)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 1,789[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 BAL Finals was the championship game of the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The final was played in the Kigali Arena in Kigali on 30 May 2021. The game was played between Egyptian club Zamalek and Tunisian club US Monastir.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations, attendance in the arena was limited and 1,789 people were present.[3] Zamalek defeated Tunisian side Monastir 76–63 to win its first BAL championship and second African championship, having won the 1992 continental title. As such, the team qualified for the 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup. Zamalek's Walter Hodge was named league MVP after the final.
- ^ Basketball Africa League [@theBAL] (29 May 2021). "THE BAL FINALS TOMORROW AT 4 PM/CAT ⚡🏆! GAME ON! @ZSCOfficial_EN 🇪🇬vs @usmonastir_org 🇹🇳 https://t.co/fwisdNXxwT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "BAL 2021 Results & Historical Odds, Basketball Africa Archive". Oddsportal.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ a b "LiveStats". fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.