Basketball Africa League 2025: A Comprehensive Guide

The Basketball Africa League (BAL) returns for its 2025 season with exciting changes and developments. Since 2019 the NBA-linked basketball league has broadly expanded across Africa while South Africa now hosts the playoffs and finals after Rwanda lost this privilege. Morocco becomes a new host country and Egypt withdraws as a host nation. From April through June 2025 twelve teams from three conferences play in the Basketball Africa League with tournament games taking place in Pretoria.

Tournament Schedule

BAL 2025 Tournament Schedule

ConferenceLocationDates
Kalahari ConferenceRabat, MoroccoApril 5-13, 2025
Sahara ConferenceDakar, SenegalApril 26 – May 4, 2025
Nile ConferenceKigali, RwandaMay 17-25, 2025
Playoffs and FinalsPretoria, South AfricaJune 6-14, 2025

Conference Teams

BAL 2025 Conference Teams

Kalahari Conference

TeamCountryStatus
Rivers HoopersNigeriaReturning
FUS RabatMoroccoHost
Stade MalienMaliReturning
Al IttihadEgyptReturning

Sahara Conference

TeamCountryStatus
Petro de LuandaAngolaDefending Champion (2024)
US MonastirTunisiaFormer Champion (2022)
ASC Ville de DakarSenegalHost
Kriol StarCape VerdeReturning

Nile Conference

TeamCountryStatus
APRRwandaHost
Nairobi City ThunderKenyaDebutant
MBBSouth AfricaDebutant
Al Ahly TripoliLibyaDebutant
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