2026 BAL qualification
qualifying games for the 2026 BAL season
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 began on 17 October and ended in 22 November 2025.
Teams
The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 3 October 2025.
Dynamo was supposed to represent Burundi as national champions, however, it was not able to meet the deadlines, including the pending suspension after their withdrawal from the 2024 BAL season, which occurred after the Burundian government disallowed the team to wear the Rwandan sponsor, following political tensions between the two nations.
West Division
East Division
First round
The group stage began on 17 October and ended on 29 October. The venues for each group were announced on 15 October 2025.
West Division
Group A
Venue: Bamako, Mali
Group B
Venue: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Group C
Venue: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ranking of third-placed teams
East Division
Group D
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Group E
Venue: Lusaka, Zambia
Elite 16
On 31 October 2025, Nairobi, Kenya and Praia, Cape Verde were announced as host venues.
West Division
New Tech Bantou was forced to withdraw after it was unable to travel to Praia.
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