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2026 BAL qualification
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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]
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Teams
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The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 3 October 2025.[1][2]
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 occured after the Burundian government disallowed the team to wear the Rwandan sponsor, following political tensions between the two nations.[3][4][5]
West Division
East Division
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Group stage
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The group stage will begin on 17 October and end on 29 October. The venues for each group were announced on 15 October 2025.[25]
West Division
Group A
Venue: Bamako, Mali
Group B
Venue: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Group C
Venue: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
East Division
Group D
Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Group E
Venue: Lusaka, Zambia
Ranking of third-placed teams
Updated to match(es) played on 2026-00-00. Source: FIBA
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Notes
- The FUBA initially nominated 2024 NBL champions City Oilers as representative, however, Nam Blazers succesfully protested the decision, and was given the spot based on its first place in the regular season of the 2025 season.[16]
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