Final preparations dey ongoing for the Henri-Elendé gymnasium for Brazzaville before two continental basketball competitions wey dem don schedule from 24 to 28 October 2026. The venue go host Group C West Division qualifiers of the Road to BAL from 24 to 26 October and the Zone 4 Women's Basketball League Africa (WBLA) qualifiers from 24 to 28 October.
As FECOKET president Fabrice Makaya Matève don waka go professional trip, first vice-president Dimi Yoka carry out inspection visit to check the work progress. Technicians wey dey the court don dey install the hoops and paint the lines, while workers for the changing rooms still dey paint. The offices and meeting room also dey arrange well to meet international competition standards.
Yoka tell the press say the work suppose finish as dem plan, but e admit say money still be concern. FECOKET don approach the Ministry of Sports for support to finish the remaining work. The federation don already take debt to keep the project dey move and don submit plenty quotations, dey wait for response from the ministry.
The men tournament go see four clubs dey play for the two qualifying spots for the West Division Elite 16, the next stage for the road to the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2027. Six teams go contest the women event for two places for the WBLA final phase.
Tickets dey sell for 500 FCFA. The staging of the two competitions mark Congo return to the international basketball stage, after the country withdraw from hosting the men AfroBasket for 2017 because of financial wahala.
