🏀 Six Basketball Linked League Games Today
The 2026-27 Basketball Linked League continues on Monday with six games in the preliminary round, combining four fixtures from the second round with two matches completing the opening round.
The schedule features several important clashes as clubs look to collect points early and improve their positions within their respective groups.
🔥 Four Matches in the Second Round
The second round of the preliminary stage begins with four matches, including Al Qanah against Al Ahly at 5:00 PM.
At 6:00 PM, Al Ittihad Alexandria visit Talaea El Geish, while Ashab El Gead face Petrojet at the same time. El Shams? No—the supplied fixture is El Sayd against Sporting, also at 6:00 PM.
The teams will be looking for positive results that can give them an early advantage in the race for qualification to the decisive stages.
🏹 Zamalek Host Games Damanhour
Two matches from the opening round are also being played today, with Zamalek hosting Games Damanhour at 6:00 PM.
Zamalek will be looking to make a strong start to their campaign, while Games Damanhour will aim to secure a result that strengthens their position in the group.
🟢 Al Gezirah Face Olympic
At the same time, Al Gezirah host Olympic in another opening-round fixture.
The match carries significance for both sides given the importance of every point under the competition’s preliminary-stage system.
🏆 Linked League Helps Determine Super League Matchups
The Basketball Linked League is one of the important competitions on the Egyptian basketball calendar, with its results helping determine the opening-round matchups of the Super League, which qualifies for the African Basketball League, according to the teams’ final positions.
The competition features 16 teams: Al Ahly, Al Ittihad Alexandria, Telecom Egypt, Zamalek, Petrojet, Sporting, Smouha, Al Gezirah, Al Qanah, Talaea El Geish, Heliopolis, Olympic, Ashab El Gead, El Sayd, El Zohour and Games Damanhour.
📋 Competition and Qualification System
The preliminary stage is played on a home-and-away basis, with points determined by the combined results of the senior men’s and Under-16 linked teams.
A team receives two points for a win, while the losing side receives one point.
At the end of the preliminary stage, the winner of each of the four groups qualifies directly for the quarterfinals, while the teams finishing second and third enter additional qualification matches to determine the remaining spots in the last eight.
📢 With the Basketball Linked League continuing, every game is becoming increasingly important as clubs compete for positions and qualification to the next stage.
