Tanzania, April 2 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's representative in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), Dar City, remain firmly in contention for a place in the playoffs despite suffering a setback against Libya's Al Ahly Ly.

In a thrilling encounter played at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, Dar City fell 118-97 to the Libyan side, a result that stunned many basketball fans back home given the Tanzanian champions' strong form in earlier matches.

The defeat came as a surprise, especially considering that Al Ahly Ly had previously shown inconsistent performances compared to Dar City, who entered the game with confidence after securing victories against Johannesburg Giants and Nairobi City Thunder.

Those wins had positioned the Tanzanian side ...