Tanzania, May 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Dar City may have seen their Basketball Africa League (BAL) campaign end in the quarterfinals, but the Tanzanian side has left Kigali, Rwanda with pride, experience and belief that they can compete with Africa's best basketball clubs.

Dar City narrowly missed out on a place in the BAL semifinals after suffering an 83-69 defeat to Angolan giants Petro de Luanda in the decisive second leg of their playoff series. The result allowed Petro de Luanda to overturn an eight-point deficit from the first game and qualify for the semifinals for the sixth consecutive season.

The Angolan champions, who won the BAL title in 2024, entered the game determined to avoid another upset.

They established control early, ta...