Tanzania, April 6 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has hailed Dar City for making history by qualifying for the playoffs of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

The Tanzanian side finished fourth in the group stage after winning two of their five matches, securing a place in the knockout phase scheduled to take place from May 22 to 31 in Kigali.

Dar City opened their campaign with a dominant 100-70 victory over South Africa's Johannesburg Giants before edging Kenya's Nairobi City Thunders 90-85 in a closely contested match.

They later suffered defeats to defending champions Al Ahly Ly of Libya (118-97), Angola's Petro Atletico (100-75), and Rwanda's RSSB Tigers (104-92).

Despite the losses, Dar City sealed qualification on the basis of...