- – 12 BAL Groups Embody First-Ever Members from Cape Verde and Kenya, Earlier Champions from Angola and Tunisia –
- – BAL’s Milestone Fifth Season Ideas Off on April 5 in Rabat with First-Ever BAL Video games in Morocco; Tickets on Sale Now through Guichet –
The Basketball Africa League (BAL) (www.BAL.NBA.com) at the moment introduced the 12 groups and sport schedule (https://apo-opa.co/43iFBgS) for the opening leg of the league’s milestone fifth season, which is able to tip off with the Kalahari Convention group section from Saturday, April 5 – Sunday April 13 on the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports activities Advanced in Rabat, Morocco.
The 2025 BAL season, which is able to function three regular-season group phases and culminate with the playoffs and finals on the SunBet Enviornment in Pretoria, South Africa in June, will function a report six first-time BAL individuals, together with the primary BAL groups from Cape Verde (Kriol Star Basketball) and Kenya (Nairobi Metropolis Thunder), in addition to defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) and 2022 champion US Monastir (Tunisia). Petro de Luanda and US Monastir are the one groups to have certified for all 5 BAL seasons. Beneath is the entire record of taking part groups by convention.
1. Kalahari Convention
- Al Ittihad (Egypt)*
- Fath Union Sport (FUS; Morocco)
- Stade Malien (Mali)
- Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria)
2. Sahara Convention
- ASC Ville de Dakar (Senegal)*
- Kriol Star Basketball (Cape Verde)*
- Petro de Luanda (Angola)
- US Monastir (Tunisia)
3. Nile Convention
- Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya)*
- Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Basketball (APR; Rwanda)
- Made by Basketball (MBB; South Africa)*
- Nairobi Metropolis Thunder (Kenya)*
Every convention will play a 12-game group section throughout which every staff will face the opposite three groups in its convention twice. Throughout group section play, the house staff in every nation will play on each gameday.
Within the season opener, Stade Malien (Mali) will face Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria) at 4:00 p.m. GMT+1. Within the second sport, dwelling staff Fath Union Sport (FUS; Morocco) will tackle Al Ittihad (Egypt) at 7:00 p.m. GMT+1. Single-game tickets for the video games in Rabat can be found on-line at Guichet.ma (https://apo-opa.co/4bkwuyc) and the next bodily areas: Megarama Cinema in Casablanca (https://apo-opa.co/3DeI6Gv), Megarama Cinema in Fes (https://apo-opa.co/4h0Ix54) and the Nationwide Theatre in Rabat (https://apo-opa.co/3Xpawoa). Followers who buy tickets may even have free entry to the BAL Fan Zone on the enviornment.
Tickets for the video games in Dakar, Senegal are additionally on sale now at www.BAL.NBA.com and BAL-TeewTickets.com.
Eight groups from throughout the three conferences will journey to Pretoria for 4 seeding video games adopted by an eight-game, single-elimination playoffs and finals from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14.
Extra details about the 2025 BAL season shall be introduced within the coming weeks.
*First-time BAL participant
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Concerning the BAL:
The Basketball Africa League (BAL), a partnership between the Worldwide Basketball Federation (FIBA) and NBA Africa, is knowledgeable league that includes 12 membership groups from throughout Africa that can tip off its fifth season in April 2025. Headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, the BAL builds on the muse of membership competitions FIBA Africa has organized throughout the continent and marks the NBA’s first collaboration to function a league outdoors North America.
