African basketball organizations are actively seeking financial backers in preparation for a franchise bidding process in the Basketball Africa League, Semafor has learned. The NBA-owned league aims ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sindiswa Mabunda covers the sports landscape in Africa. Nov 17, 2025, 04:32pm EST Nov 17, 2025, 04:39pm EST DIAMNIADIO, SENEGAL - ...

The Basketball Africa League heads into its fifth edition in 2025, and has already produced names like Duke Blue Devils' Khaman Maluach, so which team could see a star emerge this year? The BAL is ...

The 2025 BAL season will feature the top 12 club teams from 12 African countries, with games played in Morocco for the 1st time. Official release DAKAR, SENEGAL — The Basketball Africa League (BAL) ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 08: Amadou Gallo Fall attends the premiere of "Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League" during the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Lightbox on ...

“Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League” has found a home. Richard Brown’s Passenger and Fremantle announced on Monday that ESPN has acquired exclusive U.S. rights, with Bell Media taking ...

Six-time Nigeria Premier Basketball League champions, Rivers Hoopers, have been drawn to play in the Kalahari Conference of the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. In a BAL’s statement ...

The NBA is set to launch a European league in collaboration with the International Basketball Federation. The competition is scheduled to tip off in 2027, with teams based in London and Manchester.

The NBA is launching a professional basketball league in Africa that will feature 12 teams from several countries across the continent. The league will debut next year, and will be referred to as the ...

Four cities in West Africa will play host to a hundred and twenty games in the first season of the African Basketball League. Four cities in West Africa will play host to a hundred and twenty games in ...