2024 BAL season

The 2024 BAL season, also known as BAL Season 4, will be the 4th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The season is expected to begin in March or April 2024 and will finish with the playoffs and finals in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, for a fourth consecutive season.[1]

2024 BAL season
LeagueBasketball Africa League
Season2024
DatesMarch - May 2024
Number of teams12

Al Ahly are the defending champions, having won the previous edition.

Venues

On 19 June 2023, the BAL and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) announced they agreed on a multi-year extension to their collaboration. Under the extension, it was agreed that the BK Arena in Kigali will host the playoffs and finals in the 2024, 2026 and 2028 seasons.[1]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Road to BAL
Main article: 2024 BAL qualification

The Road to BAL will take place from 3 October to 19 November 2023. A total of 20 teams registered to play in the first round, which is played in five groups.[2]

Teams
Location of teams of the 2024 BAL season main tournament.

Petro de Luanda were the first team to qualify, as they won the 2022–23 Angolan Basketball League on 19 April 2023.[3]

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification BAL appearance Previous appearance Consecutive appearances Previous best performance Ref.
Angola Petro de Luanda 2022-23 Angolan League champions 19 April 2023 4th 2023 4 Runners-up (2022) [3]
Egypt Al Ahly 2022-23 Egyptian Premier League champions 15 May 2023 2nd 2023 2 Champions (2023) [4]
Tunisia US Monastir 2022–23 Championnat Pro A champions 27 May 2023 4th 2023 4 Champions (2022) [5]
Rwanda APR 2022–23 RBL season champions 9 September 2023 1st — 1 — [6]
Senegal AS Douanes 2023 Nationale 1 champions 17 September 2023 3rd 2023 2 Runners-up (2023)
Nigeria 2023 Nigerian Premier League champions

Personnel
Team Head coach Captain
Al Ahly Spain Augustí Julbe[7] Egypt Seif Samir
APR Jordan Maz Trakh Rwanda Jean Jacques Nshobozwa
AS Douanes Senegal Pabi Guèye Senegal Alkaly Ndour
Petro de Luanda Brazil José Neto[8] Angola Carlos Morais
US Monastir

References
  1. "Basketball Africa League and Rwanda Development Board announce multi-year extension to play BAL games in Kigali". NBA.com: NBA Communications. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Schedule and venues confirmed for the 2023 Road to BAL". FIBA.basketball. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. da Silva, Juscelino (20 April 2023). "Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. "الخطيب يهنئ لاعبي السلة وجهازهم الفني والإداري والطبي ببطولة دوري السوبر". Al Ahly (in Arabic). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  5. "African Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. "Al Ahly Extend Augustí's Contract For 2 More Years". Al Ahly. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. "José Neto renova contrato com o Petro de Luanda". Databasket (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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