Event | 2023 BAL season | ||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 27 May 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Venue | BK Arena, Kigali, Rwanda | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Nuni Omot (Al Ahly) | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Al Ahly (1.38) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 7,532 | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Bruce Melodie DJ Neptune Pheelz | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 BAL Final was the championship game of the 2023 BAL season, the third season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL), and concluded the playoffs. The final was played on 27 May 2023 in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, for a third year in a row. The final was contested by Egyptian club Al Ahly and Senegalese club AS Douanes.
Al Ahly won its first title after defeating AS Douanes 80–65 for their first BAL title and their second continental championship, following the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup in 2016. Al Ahly head coach Augustí Julbe became the first coach to win two BAL championships, while Nuni Omot was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) after the game.
As winners of the BAL, Al Ahly qualified for the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in which they finished fourth.