Basketball in Africa

Team Al Nasr Benghazi had fantastic season in Libya. They grabbed trophy in Lybian National Cup and after that in domestic championship. Al Nasr Benghazi ended Preliminary stage with almost perfect 13-1 record. Al-Itthad was the second ranked team with 11-3, while No.3 Al-Ahli Benghazi registered 9-5. Fourth team who advanced to the next stage was Al-Ahli Tripoli, also with 9-5. Other four teams from the Preliminary Stage continued battle from the 5th to 8th place.
Al Nasr Benghazi opened the championship battle with 4 straight wins. In the fifth match Al-Itthad handed the first loss to Al Nasr Benghazi 87-73. However, despite that defeat it was clear that Al Nasr Benghazi will be the new champion. The reason is Al-Itthad's 3 failures before that. In the last round Al Nasr Benghazi was better than Al-Ahli Benghazi 76-59 finishing this season in style. If we include first and the second stage it is 18-2. Last year Al Nasr Benghazi ended on the fourth place and before that was runner-up. It is the first (and second) club's title over the past 6 years.