2024 BAL qualification

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AssociationFIBA Africa
Duration3 October – 26 November 2023
2024 BAL qualification
(Road to BAL 2024)
AssociationFIBA Africa
LeagueRoad to BAL
SportBasketball
Duration3 October – 26 November 2023
Number of teams29 registered
22 participated
West Division
Division championsCentral African Republic Bangui Sporting Club
Top scorerJohn Jordan (FUS Rabat)
East Division
Division championsSouth Africa Cape Town Tigers
Top scorerDhieu Deing (Pazi)
Seasons

The qualification for the 2024 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2024, was the 4th edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and are held from 3 October to 26 November 2023.[1] The format was the same as to the previous seasons, with the competition divided in the group phase and the elite 16.

In the West Division, Bangui Sporting Club won the division and became the first team from the Central African Republic to qualify.[2] Runners-up were FUS Rabat and Al Ahly Benghazi finished third, and became the first team from Libya to qualify.[3] In the East Division, the Cape Town Tigers took their second division title, while runners-up City Oilers qualified for a second straight season.[4] Dynamo became the first team from Burundi to qualify.[5]

Locations

The representatives of Guinea, Uganda, Mali, Mozambique, Ivory Coast and South Africa were directly qualified for the Elite 16, as teams from those countries qualified in the 2023 tournaments.

The teams were allocated as follows:

  • Group phase: 20 teams
    • National champions from 20 associations
  • Elite 16: 7 teams

The final list of teams was announced by FIBA Africa on 21 September 2023.[6] On 30 September 2023, FIBA announced that Nigelec from Niger and Roche-Bois Warriors of Mauritius had pulled out of the tournament.[7] On 5 October, FIBA announced Elan Coton of Benin withdrew, causing the cancellation of Group A with the remaining two teams automatically advancing.[8]

Location of teams of the 2024 Road to BAL.
Red: Group A; Brown: Group B; Green: Group C; Blue: Group D; Pink: Group E; Orange: Elite 16 round;

West Division

Entry stage Association Team Qualification method Head coach
Elite 16
(2 teams)
Guinea Guinea SLAC Winner of FGBB-organised qualification tournament Paolo Povia[9]
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast ABC Fighters 2023 Ivorian Basketball Championship champions Milutin Nikolić[10]
Mali Mali Stade Malien (withdrew) 2022–23 Ligue 1 champions
Group phase
(7 teams)
Benin Benin Elan Coton (withdrew) 2023 Benin Basketball Super League champions
Cameroon Cameroon FAP 2023 Elite Messieurs champions Kevin Ngwese[11]
Central African Republic Central African Republic Bangui Sporting Club 2023 Bangui Basketball League champions Liz Mills[12]
Chad Chad Lamantins (forfeited after one game) 2023 Ligue de Basketball de N'Djaména 1st place
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Virunga 2023 Coupe du Congo champions Peter Mulolwa[13]
Gabon Gabon Espoir 2023 Gabonese Cup champions Michael Oganda Igoue[14]
Libya Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League champions Aoun Monaem[15]
Morocco Morocco FUS Rabat 2022–23 Division Excellence champions Said El Bouzidi[16]
Niger Niger Nigelec (withdrew) No national championship organised

East Division

Entry stage Association Team Qualification method Head coach
Elite 16
(3+1 teams)
Mozambique Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 2023 Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol champions Luis Hernandez Lopez[17]
South Africa South Africa Cape Town Tigers 2023 BNL season champions Florsheim Ngwenya[18]
Uganda Uganda City Oilers 2022 NBL Uganda season champions[19] Mandy Juruni[20]
None NBA Academy Africa Wild card Alfred Aboya[21]
Group phase
(10 teams)
Botswana Botswana Dolphins 2023 Botswana Basketball League champions Trynos Moyo[22]
Burundi Burundi Dynamo 2023 Viva Basketball League champions Olivier Ndayiragije[23]
Comoros Comoros Ushindzi 2022–23 Comoros Basketball Championship champions Ali Abdoulwahab[24]
Ethiopia Ethiopia Sebeta City (withdrew) 2023 Ethiopian Premier League champions
Kenya Kenya KPA 2023 KBF Premier League champions Guy Arnaud[25]
Tanzania Tanzania Pazi 2023 National Basketball League champions Henry Mwinuka[26]
Madagascar Madagascar COSPN 2022 N1A champions Julien Chaignot[27]
Malawi Malawi Brave Hearts (withdrew) 2023 BASMAL National Championship champions
Mauritius Mauritius Roche-Bois Warriors (withdrew) 2023 MBBF Super League champions
Namibia Namibia UNAM Wolves 2022 Khomas Basketball Association League champions Titus Mwahafa[28]
Seychelles Seychelles Beau Vallon Heat 2023 Seychelles Basketball League champions Augustin Scholastique[29]
Zambia Zambia Munali Suns 2022–23 Zambia Basketball League champions Harry Chansa[30]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe JBC 2023 BUZ National Championship champions Addison Chiware[31]

Formerly participating associations that did not register a team

  • Algeria Algeria
  • Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
  • Ghana Ghana
  • South Sudan South Sudan

Group phase

Elite 16

Statistics

References

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