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156 PLAYERS FROM RECORD 28 COUNTRIES TO COMPETE IN 2025 BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE SEASON TIPPING OFF APRIL 5 IN MOROCCO

4/3/2025

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- Fans Can Watch Every Game Live on the NBA App, NBA.com, BAL.NBA.com and the BAL’s YouTube Channel; Games Will Reach Fans in 214 Countries and Territories in 17 Languages -
 
- BAL Will Honor NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo Throughout the Season -
 
DAKAR, SENEGAL AND RABAT, MOROCCO, April 3, 2025 – The Basketball Africa League (BAL) today announced that 156 players from a record 28 countries across five continents will compete in the league’s milestone fifth season, which will tip off on Saturday, April 5 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, Morocco.*
 
In the season opener, 2023 third-place finisher Stade Malien (Mali) will face 2024 third-place finisher Rivers Hoopers (Nigeria) at 4:00 p.m. GMT.  In the second game, home team Fath Union Sport (FUS; Morocco) will take on first-time BAL participant Al Ittihad (Egypt) at 7:00 p.m. GMT.  The complete season schedule is available at BAL.NBA.com/schedule.


The 2025 BAL season will reach fans in 214 countries and territories in 17 languages through free-to-air and paid TV broadcast partnerships with the African Union of Broadcasting, American Forces Network (AFN), Canal+, ESPN, FIBA’s digital platform Courtside 1891, NBA TV, Ninety Media Services, SNRT, Tencent Sports, TV5 Monde and livestreaming on the NBA App, NBA.com, BAL.NBA.com and the BAL’s YouTube channel.
 
The BAL also today announced that the league will honor NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo throughout the season, including by featuring a “DM55” patch on all player jerseys and select warm-up gear, as well as moments of silence ahead of each conference group phase.  The late four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer served as the NBA’s first global ambassador following his retirement in 2009.
 
Single-game tickets for the games in Rabat are available online at Guichet.com and BAL.NBA.com.  Fans who purchase tickets will also have free access to the BAL Fan Zone at the arena.   
 
During the 2025 BAL season, each four-team conference will play a 12-game group phase during which each team will face the other three teams in its conference twice.  During group phase play, every team will play on every gameday.  The Kalahari Conference group phase will take place from April 5 – Sunday, April 13 in Rabat.  The Sahara Conference group phase will take place from Saturday, April 26 – Sunday, May 4 at the Dakar Arena in Senegal.  The Nile Conference group phase will take place from Saturday, May 17 – Sunday, May 25 at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.  Eight teams from across the three conferences will travel to Pretoria, South Africa for four seeding games followed by an eight-game, single-elimination playoffs and finals from Friday, June 6 – Saturday, June 14. 
 
*Rosters are subject to change and will be updated in real-time on the team roster pages at BAL.NBA.com.


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