The qualification for the 2023 BAL season, also known as Road to BAL 2023, was the 3rd edition of the qualifying tournaments for the Basketball Africa League. The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and are held from 10 October to 27 November 2022.[1] The format was similar to the previous two seasons, with a group phase and an elite 16 being held.
Team allocation
On 21 September 2021, FIBA Africa announced the teams in the qualifying tournaments as well as the six countries that would qualify directly.[1]
1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: standings in the domestic league
BAL: Qualified as team that was directly qualified in the 2022 BAL season
QS: Teams from a country that qualified for the 2022 BAL season through the qualifying tournaments
The group was initially set to feature six teams, including the champions from Cape Verde and the Reformers of Prisons from Ghana. The Reformers of Prisons withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. The games of Group A are held in Niamey, Niger, and are played from 18 October to 23 October.
Benjamin Mpaka National Indoor Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Group D
The games of Group D were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and are played from 18 to 23 October.
Dekedaha from Somalia and Foxes from Zimbabwe withdrew, leaving four teams in the group. One day before the start, Roche-Bois Warriors from Mauritius withdrew as well.[6]
The games played by the NBA Academy Africa are not scored and are ineligible to qualify for the next round; however, games against the team will be used for their opponents' standings.