2026 Road to BAL: Dar City beat Ferroviario da Beira for the 3rd place

Ferroviario da Beira - Dar City Basketball Team 77-92

Dar City Basketball Team secured third place in the 2026 Road to BAL qualifiers with a convincing 92–77 victory over Ferroviario da Beira. Dar City dominated early, taking a commanding 27–12 lead in the first quarter and extending their advantage to 19 points by halftime. Though Ferroviario da Beira responded with a stronger third quarter, scoring 25 points to momentarily narrow the gap, Dar City maintained control and closed out the game confidently with a solid fourth-quarter performance.
Raphiael Putney (207-F/C-1990, college: UMass) stepped up with 28 points and Nisre Zouzoua (188-G-1996, college: Nevada) had 25. Josh Thomas (193-G-1997, college: Milwaukee) and Helton Ubisse (201-C-1995) notched 16 points each in a loss.