Liberia Basketball Association First Division champions NPA Pythons don enter Group B of di West Division for di Road to Basketball Africa League qualifiers. Dem go face Energie Basketball Club of Benin, AS Douanes of Burkina Faso, Spintex Knights of Ghana and Red Flames of Sierra Leone, with di group stage don schedule for Oct. 21-25 for Tripoli, Libya.
Di top two teams from di group go advance to di Elite 16 stage of di Road to BAL competition, dey move one step closer to qualification for di Basketball Africa League, Africa top professional club basketball competition wey dem dey organise in partnership with di NBA and FIBA Africa.
Pythons earn dia place for di qualifiers afta dem beat LPRC Oilers to win di 2026 Liberia Basketball Association First Division championship. Di best-of-five final series stand for 2-2 before Pythons prevail 46-38 for di decisive game. Dem dey return to continental competition for di first time since 2019, when dem compete for di Road to BAL Group B qualifiers for Cotonou, Benin.
Dia only victory for dat 2019 campaign come against GRA Customs Braves of Ghana afta Pythons rally from one 11-point deficit for di fourth quarter to force overtime and secure di win. Samuel Davidson, wey come off di bench for Pythons, record one double-double with 14 points and 21 rebounds, plus two assists, while John Lewis Bing add 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
