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The qualification for the 2025 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2025, is the 5th season of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments are organised by FIBA Africa and will begin on 8 October and will finish in November 2024.

Format changes

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The format was changed from the previous four tournaments, as this season only four teams qualified through the Road to BAL, a decrease from the six teams in previous years.[1][2] The national champions from Morocco and South Africa received direct qualification.[2] In the first round, five groups in two divisions were played, with the top teams advancing to the elite 16. In the Elite 16 phase, the teams will be placed in two groups of eight teams each. After a round-robin tournament, the top two teams in each group will advance to the 2025 BAL season.[1]

Teams

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The first list of teams was announced by FIBA on 9 October 2024.[3]

Confirmed teams

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West Division

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Association Team Date of qualification Qualification method Participation Ref.
Entered in first round
 Benin Elan Coton 27 April 2024 2023–24 Benin Basketball Super League champions 3rd [4]
 Burkina Faso USFA 23 September 2024 2024 Burkinabé Men's Basketball Championship champions 1st [5]
Cameroon Cameroon KSA 22 May 2024 2023–24 Elite Messieurs champions 1st [6]
 Cape Verde Kriol Star – Representative of the FCBB 1st [3]
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Chaux Sport 7 September 2024 2024 Coupe du Congo winners 1st [7]
 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters 24 June 2024 2024 Ligue d'Or season champions 4th [8]
 Gabon Moanda 3 April 2024 2024 Gabonese Basketball Cupchampions [9]
 Ghana Spintex Knights 14 December 2023 2023 Accra Basketball League champions 1st [10]
 Mali Stade Malien 2024 Ligue 1 champions 2nd
 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 24 September 2024 2024 Liberia Basketball Association Division 1 champions 1st [11]
 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 14 July 2024 2023–24 Libyan Division I Basketball League champions 1st [12]

East Division

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Association Team Date of qualification Qualification method Participation Ref.
Entered in first round
 Comoros Ushindzi 15 September 2023 2023 Comoros Basketball Championship winners 2nd
 Ethiopia Hawassa City Unknown 2nd
Kenya Kenya Nairobi City Thunder 20 July 2024 2023–24 KBF Premier League champions 1st [13]
 Mozambique Costa do Sol 20 December 2023 2023 LMB season champions 1st [14]
 Madagascar GNBC 30 October 2023 2024 N1A champions 2nd [15]
 Malawi Bravehearts [data missing] 2023–24 BASMAL National Championship winners 2nd [data missing]
 Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat 3rd
 Tanzania JKT Stars [data missing] 2023 National Basketball Leaguechampions 2nd [citation needed]
 Zambia Matero Magic 6 January 2024 2023–24 Zambia Basketball Leaguechampions 3rd [16]
 Zimbabwe Basket Hounds 9 June 2024 2024 BUZ National Championshipwinners 1st [17]

Potential teams and representatives

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The following teams are eligible to play in the Road to BAL based on their domestic performance, but have not yet been confirmed by FIBA and might withdraw.

Association Team Date of qualification Qualification method Ref.
 Burundi Urunani 29 September 2024 2024 Viva Basketball League champions [18]
 Central African Republic Abeilles 29 September 2024 2024 Bangui Basketball League champions [19]
 Uganda City Oilers 4 September 2024 2024 NBL Uganda season champions [20]
None NBA Academy Africa –

First round

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West Division

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The West Division will begin with a group in Tripoli, Libya, from 8 to 13 October 2024.[21]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cape Verde Kriol Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Elite 16
2 Mali Stade Malien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Burkina Faso USFA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Elite 16
2 Ghana Spintex Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Benin Elan Coton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ivory Coast ABC Fighters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: FIBA
10 October 2024 ABC Fighters Ivory Coast vs. Liberia Mighty Barrolle Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)
10 October 2024 Spintex Knights Ghana vs. Benin Elan Coton Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)
11 October 2024 Spintex Knights Ghana vs. Ivory Coast ABC Fighters Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)
11 October 2024 Elan Coton Benin vs. Liberia Mighty Barrolle Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)
12 October 2024 ABC Fighters Ivory Coast vs. Benin Elan Coton Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)
12 October 2024 Mighty Barrolle Liberia vs. Ghana Spintex Knights Tripoli
17:00 (GMT+2)

Group C

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The Group C games will be played in Douala, Cameroon, from 27 October to 1 November 2024.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Equatorial Guinea King Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Elite 16
2 Cameroon KSA (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Gabon Moanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Chaux Sport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

East Division

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The East Division will be hosted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 15 to 20 October 2024.[21] The other group will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 22 to 27 October 2024.[21]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Madagascar GNBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Elite 16
2 Comoros Ushindzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kenya Nairobi City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Ethiopia Hawassa City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kenya Nairobi City Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: FIBA

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Zimbabwe Basket Hounds (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Elite 16
2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Zambia Matero Magic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Malawi Brave Hearts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2024. Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Elite 16

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The top eight teams from each division qualify for the Elite 16, in which teams in each division are split up in two groups. Here, they are joined by teams that already played in the 2024 BAL season and were national champions, as well as by the NBA Academy Africa.[2]

The West Division will be played from 5 to 10 November 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[3] The dates and venue of the East Division will be announced.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition System - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2025 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Overview - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2025 | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2025 Official Website | FIBA.basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ "YOUZOU LIGUE PRO MASCULINE - FEDERATION BENINOISE DE BASKETBALL". FEDERATION BENINOISE DE BASKETBALL (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Championnat national de basketball : L'USFA détrône l'AOA en hommes, l'AS Douanes sacrée chez les dames". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). 24 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  6. ^ "KSA de Douala are 2024 Champions!". www.afrobasket.com. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ Muhima, Georges Ben (7 September 2024). "Coupe du Congo de Basketball : Chaux Sport Brille pour Clôturer la Compétition". Kivu Morning Post (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Abidjan Basket Club clinch 2023/24 title". Afrobasket.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Basket-ball/ Coupe du Gabon 2024 : Moanda BB et Naba au pinacle". L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (in French). 3 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Spintex Knights are champions of Accra Basketball League". Ghanaweb.com. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Liberia: Defending Champions Mighty Barrolle Retain Crown in LBA". FrontPageAfrica. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Al-Ahly Tripoli wins Libyan Basketball League for an eighth time". Afrobasket.com. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ Olobulu, Timothy (20 July 2024). "INVINCIBLES! – Stylish Thunder strike down KPA to clinch first ever league title". Capital Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  14. ^ Nhamurave, Samuel. "basquetebol: costa do sol sagra-se campeão 20 anos depois" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  15. ^ Raherinjatovo, Donné (30 October 2023). "BASKETBALL-N1A HOMMES - La GNBC d'Analamanga sur le trône". L'Express de Madagascar (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Magic wins unprecented 11th title". Times of Zambia. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  17. ^ "From underdogs to top dogs: Hounds' quick rise". The Sunday Mail. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  18. ^ "VBL – Playoffs Finals : Urunani BBC de Jean-Jacques Boissy est champion du Burundi !" (in French). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  19. ^ Sango, Ndjoni (3 October 2024). "RCA: le club Abeilles déclaré champion de la ligue de Bangui pour la saison 2023-2024 - Ndjoni Sango" (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  20. ^ "City Oilers Cruise to 10th NBL title". ChimpReports. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Latest news in the run-up to the Road to BAL 2025". www.fiba.basketball. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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