Road to BAL 2027, di qualification tournament for di seventh edition of di Basketball Africa League, go tip off on October 21 and e go run through November 22 across four weeks of continental competition. More than twenty teams don confirm dia entry, with eight of dem returning from last year edition. Dem don split di teams into East and West Divisions before di decisive Elite 16 round.
Group A (21-25 October, Tripoli, Libya) get West Division clubs wey be Al Ittihad of Libya, Stade Malie of Mali, Nadi Staouedi of Algeria, Nabaya of Guinea and Kriol Star of Cape Verde. Group B (21-25 October, Tripoli, Libya) bring together Energie BC of Benin, AS Douanes of Burkina Faso, Spintex Knights of Ghana, NPA Pythons of Liberia and Red Flames of Sierra Leone. Di top two finishers for each group go advance to di Elite 16 West Division.
Group C (24-28 October, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo) na di third West Division pool, with ASB Onatra of DR Congo, FAP of Cameroon, Espoir Basketball of Gabon and hosts Avenir du Rail. For di East Division, Group D (21-25 October, Hoima, Uganda) include Urunani of Burundi, Patriots Basketball Club of South Sudan, hosts Namuwongo Blazers, COSPN of Madagascar and Ushundzi Basket of Comoros. Group E (27-31 October, Lusaka, Zambia) pair Munali Suns of Zambia, Bravehearts of Malawi, Ferroviario da Beira of Mozambique, Harare Kings of Zimbabwe and one South African side wey dem never confirm yet.
Abidjan go host di West Division Elite 16 from 10-15 November, with JCA Kings, wey just finish dia first-ever BAL appearance dis year, dey act as hosts. Nairobi go stage di East Division Elite 16 from 17-22 November. Di top two teams for each conference go qualify for di 2027 BAL season, with FIBA note say wild cards fit also dey used to complete di 16-team field.
