Al Ahli Tripoli (basketball)

This article is about the basketball team from Tripoli. For the team from Benghazi, see Al Ahly Ly (basketball). For the Egyptian basketball team, see Al Ahly (basketball).

Al Ahli SC, also known as Al Ahli Tripoli, is a Libyan basketball team based in Tripoli. It is the basketball section of the multi-sports club with the same name. Al Ahli has won the Libyan Basketball League eight times, with its last title being in 2024, as well as five Libyan Cups and two Super Cups.

Al Ahli Tripoli
2024–25 Al Ahli Tripoli basketball season
League	Libyan Division 1 BAL
Founded	1950 (1950)
History	Al Ahli SC (1950–present)
Arena	Great Hall
Capacity	15,000
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Team colors	Green, Black, White and Yellow
Chairman	Mohammed Al Mashai
Head coach	Mohamed El Kardani
Championships	1 BAL 8 Libyan Leagues 5 Libyan Cups 3 Libyan Supercups

Al Ahli made its debut in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2025 season, and immediately won their first championship, their first continental title.

The home arena of the team is the Great Hall, which is a 15,000-seater in the city of Tripoli.

History

The team was founded in 1950.

Al Ahli has competed in the Arab Club Basketball Championship three times, and reached the quarterfinals on two occasions, in 2015 and 2019.

As the champions of the 2023–24 Libyan League, Al Ahli played in the Road to BAL in the end of 2024. On November 9, 2024, they qualified for the 2025 BAL season, by defeating ABC Fighters in the semifinal. In the league season, they finished undefeated in the group phase, and then wen on to win the BAL championship, after defeating Petro de Luanda in the final. Fouad Abou Chakra won the Coach of the Year Award, while Jean Jacques Boissy was named the league MVP. In the 2024–25 season domestic season, however, Tripoli lost to Al Ahly Benghazi and thus was not eligible to defend its BAL title in the 2025–26 season.

As the African continental champions, Al Ahli played in the 2025 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Singapore, and won the bronze medal, becoming the first African team to finish on the podium.

Various internationally renowned players have played for Al Ahli, including Terrell Stoglin, Walter Hodge and Anas Mahmoud.

Honours

National

Libyan Division I Basketball League

• Champions (8): 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1985–86, 2000–01, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
• Runners-up (5): 2007–08, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2022–23

Libyan Cup

• Winners (5): 1976–77, 2001–02, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2024–25

Libyan Super Cup

• Winners (4): 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025

International

Basketball Africa League (BAL)

• Champions (1): 2025

Road to BAL

• Division Champions (1): 2025

FIBA Intercontinental Cup

• Third Place (1): 2025

Arab Club Basketball Championship

• Quarterfinalist (2): 2015, 2019

Players

Main category: Al Ahli Tripoli basketball players

Current roster

As of 1 September 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

2024–25 Al Ahli Tripoli roster No. Pos. Nat. Player 0 G LBY Mohamed Daw 1 F LBY Fathi Mohsen 2 PG SYR Keron DeShields 5 G SEN Jean Jacques Boissy 7 SG LBY Naseim Badrush 8 G LBY Ali Abdelrahman 10 F LBY Abdulajabar Aboufardah 11 PG LBY Bakeer Fellah 15 C LBY Wajdi Dawo 22 G LBY Ahmed Alsawadiq 23 PF LBY Ghayth Almaghribi 30 PG LBY Mahmoud Benalhaj 41 C LBY Mohammed Mohammed 43 SG LBY Muhsin Alakrimi

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Walter Hodge
• Xavier Cannefax
• Anas Mahmoud
• Terrell Stoglin
• Wajdi Dawo