2019 Africa Basketball League Final
The 2019 Africa Basketball League Final was the 33rd final of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, and the first under the new name. The game was played at 26 May 2019 at the Kilamba Arena in the Angolan capital of Luanda. It was also the last final of FIBA Africa's premier competition, before it was replaced by the Basketball Africa League.
| Event | 2018–19 Africa Basketball League | ||||||||||
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| Date | 26 May 2019 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Kilamba Arena, Luanda, Rwanda | ||||||||||
| MVP | Eduardo Mingas | ||||||||||
| Attendance | 5,500[1] | ||||||||||
Approximately 5,500 fans attended the game.[1] Primeiro de Agosto won its record ninth African title. Primeiro's Eduardo Mingas was named MVP after the game.[2]
Venue
The Kilamba Arena in Luanda featured as the arena for the Final Four.
Road to the finals
 AS Salé |
Round |  Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||
 Rivers Hoopers |
88–59 | Round 1 |  Al Ahly |
86–77 | ||
 JS Kairouan |
77–70 | Round 2 |  REG |
70–64 | ||
 SLAC |
107–93 | Round 3 |  Ferroviário da Beira |
87–55 | ||
| Opponent | Results | Playoffs | Opponent | Results | ||
| Civil Defenders |
69–69 | 96–77 | Quarterfinals | Petro de Luanda |
70–57 | 74–57 |
| JS Kairouan |
81–73 | Semifinals | Smouha |
86–76 | ||
Game
| 26 May 2019 | AS Salé |
71–83 | Primeiro de Agosto |
Luanda |
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| 18:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 17–16, 19–13, 18–28 | |||
| Pts: Arnold 21 Rebs: Najah 13 Asts: El Mahsini 5 PIR: Najah 18 |
Report | Pts: Mingas Rebs: Mingas 11 Asts: Quezada 7 PIR: Quezada 21 |
Arena: Kilamba Arena Attendance: 5,500[1] |
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References
- "Huge crowd witnesses D'Agosto set a record 9th African title". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- "Eduardo Mingas claims MVP award of #AfricaLeague 2019 FINAL FOUR". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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