The Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco, hosted the opening of the 2025 BAL season on April 5. The inaugural BAL Finals will take place at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday, June 14. Following the first-ever Kalahari Conference games held in South Africa last year, this is the first time the Finals will be held there.
The BAL Season Action Is Heading To Pretoria
The top 12 club teams from 12 African countries are playing 48 games in four cities: Rabat, Dakar, Kigali and Pretoria. This season features a record six first-time BAL participants. Including the first teams from Cape Verde (Kriol Star Basketball) and Kenya (Nairobi City Thunder). This shows the degree to with the BAL is inspiring more teams and countries to invest in their local basketball ecosystems and strive to be part of this historic league. Defending champion Petro de Luanda (Angola) and 2022 champion US Monastir (Tunisia) are the only teams to have qualified for all five BAL seasons. 156 players from a record 28 countries across five continents are competing this season.
The BAL Season Group Phases
The 12 teams have been divided into three conferences of four teams each. Each conference will play a 12-game group phase during which each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice. The Kalahari Conference group phase was held in Rabat, Morocco from April 5 – April 13. The Sahara Conference group phase from April 26 – May 4 at the Dakar Arena in Senegal. The Nile Conference group phase, May 17 – May 25 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. Eight teams from across the three conferences will qualify for the Playoffs in Pretoria, South Africa, which will tip off on Friday, June 6 and culminate with the Finals on June 14.
Broadcast Across The Globe
Through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships with the African Union of Broadcasting, American Forces Network (AFN), Canal+, ESPN, FIBA's digital platform Courtside 1891, NBA TV, Ninety Media Services, SNRT, Tencent Sports, TV5 Monde, and livestreaming on the NBA App, NBA.com, BAL.NBA.com, and the BAL's YouTube channel, the 2025 BAL season is reaching fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages. Tickets can be purchased at BAL.NBA.com and in each country. The BAL Fan Zone at the arena is also free for fans who buy tickets.
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