2024 BAL qualification
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| 2024 BAL qualification (Road to BAL 2024) | |
|---|---|
| Association | FIBA Africa |
| League | Road to BAL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 3 October – 26 November 2023 |
| Number of teams | 29 registered 22 participated |
| West Division | |
| Division champions | |
| Top scorer | John Jordan (FUS Rabat) |
| East Division | |
| Division champions | |
| Top scorer | Dhieu Deing (Pazi) |
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
- 6 teams from countries that finished 1st-3rd in the 2023 BAL qualification
- 1 wild card
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]
West Division
| Entry stage | Association | Team | Qualification method | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite 16 (2 teams) |
SLAC | Winner of FGBB-organised qualification tournament | Paolo Povia[9] | |
| ABC Fighters | 2023 Ivorian Basketball Championship champions | Milutin Nikolić[10] | ||
| 2022–23 Ligue 1 champions | — | |||
| Group phase (7 teams) |
2023 Benin Basketball Super League champions | — | ||
| FAP | 2023 Elite Messieurs champions | Kevin Ngwese[11] | ||
| Bangui Sporting Club | 2023 Bangui Basketball League champions | Liz Mills[12] | ||
| 2023 Ligue de Basketball de N'Djaména 1st place | — | |||
| Virunga | 2023 Coupe du Congo champions | Peter Mulolwa[13] | ||
| Espoir | 2023 Gabonese Cup champions | Michael Oganda Igoue[14] | ||
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 2022–23 Libyan Division I Basketball League champions | Aoun Monaem[15] | ||
| FUS Rabat | 2022–23 Division Excellence champions | Said El Bouzidi[16] | ||
| No national championship organised | — |
East Division
| Entry stage | Association | Team | Qualification method | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite 16 (3+1 teams) |
Ferroviário da Beira | 2023 Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol champions | Luis Hernandez Lopez[17] | |
| Cape Town Tigers | 2023 BNL season champions | Florsheim Ngwenya[18] | ||
| City Oilers | 2022 NBL Uganda season champions[19] | Mandy Juruni[20] | ||
| None | NBA Academy Africa | Wild card | Alfred Aboya[21] | |
| Group phase (10 teams) |
Dolphins | 2023 Botswana Basketball League champions | Trynos Moyo[22] | |
| Dynamo | 2023 Viva Basketball League champions | Olivier Ndayiragije[23] | ||
| Ushindzi | 2022–23 Comoros Basketball Championship champions | Ali Abdoulwahab[24] | ||
| 2023 Ethiopian Premier League champions | — | |||
| KPA | 2023 KBF Premier League champions | Guy Arnaud[25] | ||
| Pazi | 2023 National Basketball League champions | Henry Mwinuka[26] | ||
| COSPN | 2022 N1A champions | Julien Chaignot[27] | ||
| 2023 BASMAL National Championship champions | — | |||
| 2023 MBBF Super League champions | — | |||
| UNAM Wolves | 2022 Khomas Basketball Association League champions | Titus Mwahafa[28] | ||
| Beau Vallon Heat | 2023 Seychelles Basketball League champions | Augustin Scholastique[29] | ||
| Munali Suns | 2022–23 Zambia Basketball League champions | Harry Chansa[30] | ||
| JBC | 2023 BUZ National Championship champions | Addison Chiware[31] |
Formerly participating associations that did not register a team

