2026 BAL qualification

2026 BAL qualification
Association	FIBA Africa
League	Road to BAL
Sport	Basketball
Duration	TBA
Number of teams	TBA
West Division
Division champions	TBD
Top scorer	TBD
East Division
Division champions	TBD
Top scorer	TBD
Seasons
← 2025 2027 →

The qualification for the 2026 BAL season , also known as Road to BAL 2026, were the qualifying tournaments for the sixth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa.

The competition is scheduled to begin on 17 October and end in December 2025. ^[1]

Teams

The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 3 October 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

West Division

Association	Team	Qualification method	Participation	Years qualified	Ref.
Entered in first round
Benin	Elan Coton	2025 Benin Basketball Super League	3rd	–	[3]
Burkina Faso	AS Douanes	2025 Burkinabé Men's Basketball Championship	1st	–	[4]
Cameroon	BEAC	2024–25 Elite Messieurs champions	1st	–	[5]
Central African Republic	New Tech Bantou
DR Congo	New Generation
Ivory Coast	JCA	2025 Ligue d'Or	1st	–	[6]
Gabon	Moanda
Ghana	Spintex Knights
Mali	CRB Tombouctou	2025 Ligue 1	1st	–	[7]
Libya	Al Ahly Ly	2024–25 Libyan Division I Basketball League	2nd	1 (2024)	[8]

East Division

Association	Team	Qualification method	Participation	Years qualified	Ref.
Uganda	Namuwongo Blazers
South Africa	Johannesburg Giants	2025 South African National Basketball Championship	1st	–	[9]
Botswana	Dolphins
Burundi	Dynamo	2025 Burundian Basketball Championship	3rd	1 (2024)	[10]
Comoros	Djabal
Kenya	Nairobi City Thunder	2024–25 KBF Premier League	2nd	1 (2025)	[11]
Mozambique	Ferroviário da Beira
Madagascar	COSPN
Malawi	Bravehearts	2025 BASMAL National Championship	3rd	–	[12]
Seychelles	Roche-Bois Warriors
Tanzania	Dar City	2024 National Basketball League	1st	–	[13]
Zambia	Matero Magic	2024–25 Zambia Basketball League	4th	–	[14]
Zimbabwe	Basket Hounds	2025 BUZ National Championship	2nd	–	[15]

References

1. "African clubs lining up for the marathon journey to the 2025 Road to BAL". www.fiba.basketball. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
2. "Teams List - FIBA Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2026 | FIBA Basketball". www.fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
3. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
4. "AS Douanes are the new champions of Burkina Faso". www.afrobasket.com. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
5. "BEAC celebrate 2025 title!". www.afrobasket.com. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
6. GONLI, Donald (10 May 2025). "Basket-ball: La JCA double champion de Côte d'Ivoire grâce à un coaching gagnant de Stéphane Konaté". www.linfodrome.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
7. "HISTORY MADE!". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
8. "Al Ahly Benghazi are Libya Basketball League champions!". www.afrobasket.com. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
9. "Johannesburg Giants crowned the 2025 South African champions". www.fiba.basketball. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
10. "VBL – Playoffs Finals : Urunani BBC de Jean-Jacques Boissy est champion du Burundi !" (in French). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
11. "City Thunder, KPA crowned KNBL champions". Citizen Digital. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
12. "ElevateTheGame: Bravehearts win CDH basketball tourney". Malawi Institute of Journalism. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
13. "Dar City outshine ABC to win National Basketball League title". The Citizen. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
14. "Matero Magic, Lusaka Queens retain ZBF titles". Zambia: News Diggers!. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
15. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.