The Basketball Africa League (BAL) has officially announced the 12 participating teams and game schedule for its historic fifth season, set to begin on April 5, 2025, at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco. This milestone season will include six first-time BAL participants, including the league’s first-ever teams from Cape Verde and Kenya.

The 2025 BAL season will feature three group phases before culminating in the playoffs and finals at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, in June. Defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) and 2022 champion US Monastir (Tunisia) return as the only two teams to have qualified for all five BAL seasons.

BAL 2025 Conferences and Teams

Kalahari Conference (April 5-13, Rabat, Morocco)

• Al Ittihad (Egypt)
• Fath Union Sport (FUS; Morocco)
• Stade Malien (Mali)
• Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria)

Sahara Conference (Dates TBA, Dakar, Senegal)

• ASC Ville de Dakar (Senegal)
• Kriol Star Basketball (Cape Verde) First-time participant
• Petro de Luanda (Angola) – Defending champions
• US Monastir (Tunisia) – 2022 champions

Nile Conference (Dates TBA, Cairo, Egypt)

• Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) First-time participant
• APR (Rwanda)
• Made by Basketball (MBB; South Africa) First-time participant
• Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya) First-time participant

BAL 2025 Season Format

Each conference will play a 12-game group phase, where each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice. During the group phase, the home team in each country will play on every game day.

Opening Games – April 5, 2025 (Rabat, Morocco)

• 4:00 p.m. GMT+1 – Stade Malien (Mali) vs. Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria)
• 7:00 p.m. GMT+1 – Fath Union Sport (Morocco) vs. Al Ittihad (Egypt)

BAL Playoffs and Finals – June 6-14, Pretoria, South Africa

The top eight teams from across the three conferences will advance to Pretoria for:

• Four seeding games
• Eight-game, single-elimination playoffs
• BAL Finals on June 14

How to Watch and Buy Tickets

Fans can purchase single-game tickets for the Rabat, Morocco games online at Guichet.ma. Tickets are also available at:

• Megarama Cinema (Casablanca) – Get tickets
• Megarama Cinema (Fes) – Get tickets
• National Theatre (Rabat) – Get tickets

Tickets for the Dakar, Senegal games are available at BAL.NBA.com and BAL-TeewTickets.com.

What’s Next for BAL 2025?

With former champions and new challengers in the mix, the Basketball Africa League 2025 season is shaping up to be the most competitive and exciting edition yet. More information, including game dates for the Sahara and Nile Conferences, will be announced in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned for more updates!