The qualification for the 2026 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2026, were the qualifying tournaments for the sixth season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa.
The competition began on 17 October and ended in 22 November 2025.
The official list of teams were announced by FIBA on 3 October 2025.
Dynamo was supposed to represent Burundi as national champions, however, it was not able to meet the deadlines, including the pending suspension after their withdrawal from the 2024 BAL season, which occurred after the Burundian government disallowed the team to wear the Rwandan sponsor, following political tensions between the two nations.
The group stage began on 17 October and ended on 29 October. The venues for each group were announced on 15 October 2025.
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Venue: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>
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Venue: Lusaka, Zambia <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>
On 31 October 2025, Nairobi, Kenya and Praia, Cape Verde were announced as host venues.
New Tech Bantou was forced to withdraw after it was unable to travel to Praia.
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