2026 BAL qualification

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.

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

Teams

The following list is provisional and subject to confirmation by FIBA.

West Division

Association	Team	Qualification method	Participation	Years qualified	Ref.
Entered in first round
Benin					[1]
Burkina Faso					[2]
Cameroon	BEAC	2024–25 Elite Messieurs champions	1st	–	[3]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
DR Congo
Ivory Coast	JCA	2025 Ligue d'Or	1st	–	[4]
Gabon
Ghana
Mali	CRB Tombouctou	2025 Ligue 1	1st	–	[5]
Liberia
Libya	Al Ahly Ly	2024–25 Libyan Division I Basketball League	2nd	1 (2024)	[6]

East Division

Association	Team	Qualification method	Participation	Years qualified	Ref.
Uganda
South Africa
Botswana
Burundi	Dynamo	2025 Burundian Basketball Championship	3rd	1 (2024)	[7]
Comoros
Ethiopia
Kenya
Mozambique
Madagascar
Malawi	Bravehearts	2025 BASMAL National Championship	3rd	–	[8]
South Sudan
Seychelles
Tanzania	Dar City	2024 National Basketball League	1st	–	[9]
Zambia	Matero Magic	2024–25 Zambia Basketball League	4th	–	[10]
Zimbabwe	Basket Hounds	2025 BUZ National Championship	2nd	–	[11]