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2025 BAL qualification (Road to BAL 2025)
Association	FIBA Africa
League	Road to BAL
Sport	Basketball
Duration	8 October – 4 December 2024
Number of teams	26
West Division
Division champions	Al Ahli Tripoli (1st division title)
Top scorer	Elly Randriamampionona (GNBC)
East Division
Division champions	Nairobi City Thunder (1st division title)
Top scorer	Jean Jacques Boissy (Urunani)
Seasons
← 20242026 →

The qualification for the 2025 BAL season, also known as "Road to BAL 2025", were the qualifying tournaments for the 5th season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The tournaments were organised by FIBA Africa and began on 8 October and finished on 4 December 2024.

A total of 26 teams played in this season's qualifying system, The format was slightly altered, as this season only five teams qualified from the qualifying system, opposed to four in all previous years.

Format changes

The format was changed from the previous four tournaments, as this season only four teams qualified through the Road to BAL, a decrease from the six teams in previous years. The national champions from Morocco and South Africa received direct qualification. In the first round, five groups in two divisions were played, with the top teams advancing to the elite 16. In the Elite 16 phase, the teams will be placed in two groups of eight teams each. After a round-robin tournament, the top two teams in each group will advance to the 2025 BAL season.

Teams

The first list of teams was announced by FIBA on 9 October 2024.

† denotes that a team withdrew.

West Division

Association	Team	Date of qualification	Qualification method	Participation	Ref.
Entered in first round
Benin	Elan Coton	27 April 2024	2023–24 Benin Basketball Super League champions	3rd
Burkina Faso	USFA †	23 September 2024	2024 Burkinabé Men's Basketball Championship champions	1st
Cameroon	KSA	22 May 2024	2023–24 Elite Messieurs champions	1st
Cape Verde	Kriol Star	–	Representative of the FCBB	1st
Central African Republic	Abeilles	29 September 2024	2024 Bangui Basketball League champions	1st
DR Congo	Chaux Sport	7 September 2024	2024 Coupe du Congo winners	1st
Ivory Coast	ABC Fighters	24 June 2024	2024 Ligue d'Or season champions	4th
Gabon	MDA	3 April 2024	2024 Gabonese Basketball Cupchampions	1st
Ghana	Spintex Knights	14 December 2023	2023 Accra Basketball League champions	1st
Mali	Stade Malien		2024 Ligue 1 champions	2nd
Liberia	Mighty Barrolle	24 September 2024	2024 Liberia Basketball Association Division 1 champions	1st
Libya	Al Ahli Tripoli	14 July 2024	2023–24 Libyan Division I Basketball League champions	1st

East Division

Association	Team	Date of qualification	Qualification method	Participation	Ref.
Entered in Elite 16
Uganda	City Oilers	4 September 2024	2024 NBL Uganda season champions	4th
South Africa	MBB	–	2024 South African National Basketball Championship winners	1st
Entered in first round
Botswana	BDF V	[data missing]		1st
Burundi	Urunani	29 September 2024	2024 Viva Basketball League champions	2nd
Comoros	Ushindzi	15 September 2023	2023 Comoros Basketball Championship winners	2nd
Ethiopia	Hawassa City †	[data missing]		2nd
Kenya	Nairobi City Thunder	20 July 2024	2023–24 KBF Premier League champions	1st
Mozambique	Costa do Sol	20 December 2023	2023 LMB season champions	1st
Madagascar	GNBC	30 October 2023	2024 N1A champions	2nd
Malawi	Bravehearts	[data missing]	2023–24 BASMAL National Championship winners	2nd	[data missing]
South Sudan	Fox	20 October 2024	SSBF BAL qualifying tournament winners	1st
Seychelles	Beau Vallon Heat	[data missing]		3rd
Tanzania	JKT Stars	[data missing]	2023 National Basketball Leaguechampions	2nd
Zambia	Matero Magic	6 January 2024	2023–24 Zambia Basketball Leaguechampions	3rd
Zimbabwe	Basket Hounds	9 June 2024	2024 BUZ National Championshipwinners	1st

First round

West Division

The West Division will begin with a group in Tripoli, Libya, from 8 to 13 October 2024.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Ahli Tripoli (H)	2	2	0	185	143	+42	4	Advance to Elite 16
2	Stade Malien	2	1	1	147	161	−14	3
3	Kriol Star (W)	2	0	2	153	181	−28	2

10 October 2024	Al Ahli Tripoli	85–66	Stade Malien	Tripoli
19:30 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 32–11, 14–21, 15–20, 24–14
	Pts: Eric 23 Rebs: Almeida 13 Asts: Almeida, Hodge 7	Boxscore	Pts: Coulibaly 20 Rebs: Pare 8 Asts: Keïta 8	Arena: Great Hall Referees: BANZA KALUME, Tonton (COD), GAGA, Didier (RWA),LAROUCI, Adlen (ALG)

11 October 2024	Stade Malien	81–76	Kriol Star	Tripoli
19:30 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 16–21, 24–17, 21–16
	Pts: Coulibaly, Kanoute 16 Rebs: Pare 11 Asts: Kante 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lahrichi, Ndizeye 14 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Lahrichi 7	Arena: Great Hall Referees: KAMATE, Hassane (CIV), BANZA KALUME, Tonton (COD), TABOUBI, Amir (TUN)

12 October 2024	Kriol Star	77–100	Al Ahli Tripoli	Tripoli
19:30 (GMT+2)	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 19–33, 18–20, 21–24
	Pts: Stewart 16 Rebs: Ndizeye 7 Asts: Lahrichi 14	Boxscore	Pts: Sadi 21 Rebs: Abdoallah 10 Asts: Badrush 10	Arena: Great Hall Referees: BANZA KALUME, Tonton (COD) KAMATE, Hassane (CIV) GEBETO, Walelign Fikadu (ETH)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	ABC Fighters	3	3	0	281	216	+65	6	Advance to Elite 16
2	Spintex Knights	3	1	2	232	241	−9	4
3	Mighty Barrolle (W)	3	1	2	211	231	−20	4
4	Elan Coton	3	1	2	209	245	−36	4

1. ^ Head-to-head point differential: 1) Spintex Knights, 1–1 (+9); 2) Mighty Barrolle, 1–1 (–1); 3) Elan Coton, 1–1 (–8).

ABC Fighters

10 October 2024	ABC Fighters	88–69	Mighty Barrolle	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

Spintex Knights

10 October 2024	Spintex Knights	82–69	Elan Coton	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

ABC Fighters

11 October 2024	Spintex Knights	81–99	ABC Fighters	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

Elan Coton

11 October 2024	Elan Coton	74–69	Mighty Barrolle	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

ABC Fighters

12 October 2024	ABC Fighters	94–66	Elan Coton	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

Mighty Barrolle

12 October 2024	Mighty Barrolle	73–69	Spintex Knights	Tripoli, Libya
17:00 (GMT+2)
		Boxscore		Arena: Great Hall

Group C

The Group C games were played in Douala, Cameroon, from 27 October to 1 November 2024.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chaux Sport	4	4	0	331	279	+52	8	Advance to Elite 16
2	KSA (H)	4	3	1	302	236	+66	7
3	MDA (W)	4	1	3	279	289	−10	5
4	Abeilles	4	1	3	257	296	−39	5
5	King Africa	4	1	3	230	299	−69	5

1. ^ Head-to-head record tie-breaker: 1) MDA, 1–1 (+8); 2) Abeilles, 1–1 (0); 3) King Africa, 1–1 (–8).

KSA

27 October 2024	KSA	69–54	MDA	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 15–15, 17–16, 20–14
	Pts: Bileg 12 Rebs: Bileg 9 Asts: Three players 4	Boxscore	Pts: Boukosso Igouwe 22 Rebs: Siby 14 Asts: Obiang Akam 3	Arena: Complexe multisports de Japoma Attendance: 200

27 October 2024	Abeilles	61–79	Chaux Sport	Douala, Cameroon
19:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 6–23, 15–17, 15–17
	Pts: Kamayengue 16 Rebs: Kamayengue 7 Asts: Kokonendji 5	Boxscore	Pts: Nyembo 13 Rebs: Kambuy Manga 13 Asts: Rotardier 4	Arena: Complexe multisports de Japoma Attendance: 800

28 October 2024	King Africa	37–72	KSA	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 23–11, 5–23, 3–14, 6–24
		Boxscore		Attendance: 450

28 October 2024	MDA	71–75	Abeilles	Douala, Cameroon
19:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 22–17, 15–20, 19–28
		Boxscore

Chaux Sport

29 October 2024	Chaux Sport	79–76	MDA	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 11–19, 17–22, 28–23, 23–12
		Boxscore		Attendance: 200

King Africa

30 October 2024	King Africa	63–59	Abeilles	Douala, Cameroon
19:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 14–10, 16–13, 15–18
		Boxscore		Attendance: 200

Chaux Sport

31 October 2024	KSA	78–83	Chaux Sport	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 (GMT+1)
		Boxscore		Attendance: 800

MDA

31 October 2024	MDA	78–66	King Africa	Douala, Cameroon
19:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–21, 19–13, 18–13
		Boxscore

KSA

1 November 2024	Abeilles	62–83	KSA	Douala, Cameroon
17:00 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 9–22, 18–16, 25–21, 10–24
		Boxscore		Attendance: 200

1 November 2024	Chaux Sport	90–64	King Africa	Douala, Cameroon
19:30 (GMT+1)	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–14, 16–15, 34–12
		Boxscore		Attendance: 200

East Division

The East Division will be hosted in Kibaha, Tanzania from 15 to 20 October 2024. The other group will be held in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 22 to 27 October 2024.

Group A

Venue: City Sports Center, Harare, Zimbabwe

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Matero Magic	5	5	0	408	238	+170	10	Advance to Elite 16
2	Bravehearts	5	3	2	339	349	−10	8
3	Fox (W)	5	3	2	368	316	+52	8
4	Costa do Sol	5	3	2	352	321	+31	8
5	Basket Hounds (H)	5	2	3	333	355	−22	7
6	BDF V	5	0	5	302	477	−175	5

1. ^ Head-to-head record: 1) Bravehearts, 2–0; 2) Fox, 1–1; 3) Costa do Sol, 0–2.

22 October 2024	Fox	76–67	BDF V	Harare, Zimbabwe
14:00
		Boxscore		Arena: City Sports Center

22 October 2024	Costa do Sol	71–78	Matero Magic	Harare, Zimbabwe
16:30
		Boxscore		Arena: City Sports Center

22 October 2024	Basket Hounds	72–62	Bravehearts	Harare, Zimbabwe
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: City Sports Center

23 October 2024	Fox	71–66	Costa do Sol	Harare, Zimbabwe
14:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Matero Magic

23 October 2024	Bravehearts	67–82	Matero Magic	Harare, Zimbabwe
16:30
				Arena: City Sports Center

Basket Hounds

23 October 2024	BDF V	69–71	Basket Hounds	Harare, Zimbabwe
18:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Bravehearts

24 October 2024	BDF V	70–72	Bravehearts	Harare, Zimbabwe
14:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

24 October 2024	Matero Magic	67–63	Fox	Harare, Zimbabwe
16:30
				Arena: City Sports Center

Costa do Sol

24 October 2024	Costa do Sol	86–62	Basket Hounds	Harare, Zimbabwe
18:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Bravehearts

25 October 2024	Bravehearts	65–60	Fox	Harare, Zimbabwe
14:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Costa do Sol

25 October 2024	BDF V	54–64	Costa do Sol	Harare, Zimbabwe
16:30
				Arena: City Sports Center

Matero Magic

25 October 2024	Matero Magic	82–68	Basket Hounds	Harare, Zimbabwe
18:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Bravehearts

26 October 2024	Costa do Sol	71–73	Bravehearts	Harare, Zimbabwe
14:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Matero Magic

26 October 2024	Matero Magic	114–42	BDF V	Harare, Zimbabwe
16:30
				Arena: City Sports Center

Fox

26 October 2024	Fox	89–60	Basket Hounds	Harare, Zimbabwe
21:00
				Arena: City Sports Center

Group B

Times are in GMT+3.

Venue: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre, Kibaha, Tanzania

Hawassa City from Ethiopia and Ushindzi Club from the Comoros were also initially announced to be in the group, before they withdrew.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urunani	4	4	0	247	149	+98	8	Advance to Elite 16
2	Nairobi City Thunder	4	3	1	359	270	+89	7
3	GNBC	4	2	2	303	352	−49	6
4	JKT (H)	4	1	3	260	317	−57	5
5	Beau Vallon Heat	4	0	4	232	364	−132	4

16 October 2024	Beau Vallon Heat	53–89	Nairobi City Thunder	Kibaha, Tanzania
16:00	Scoring by quarter: Not reported
	Pts: Bouchereau 19 Rebs: Mutyambizi 6 Asts: Mutyambizi 8	Boxscore	Pts: Davis 28 Rebs: Davis, Okoth 11 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 200 Referees: Guy Sani (CMR), Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Didier Shema Nshuti (RWA)

16 October 2024	Urunani	83–60	JKT	Kibaha, Tanzania
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 15–18, 14–26, 22–14
	Pts: Boissy 37 Rebs: Olisemeka 13 Asts: Boissy 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ndula 20 Rebs: Manyonyi 7 Asts: Ndula 3	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre

17 October 2024	Beau Vallon Heat	43–112	Urunani	Kibaha, Tanzania
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 34–11, 23–8, 29–12
	Pts: Alao 8 Rebs: Oliseh 10 Asts: Chang-Time 3	Boxscore	Pts: Doumbya 25 Rebs: Sibanyoni 11 Asts: Boissy 12	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 151 Referees: Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Mohamed Shabani (TAN), Yao Kizungu (COD)

17 October 2024	GNBC	89–72	JKT	Kibaha, Tanzania
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 18–25, 23–26, 11–23
	Pts: Ramorasata, Mory 25 Rebs: Mory 7 Asts: Mory 6	Boxscore	Pts: Mushi 20 Rebs: Felesian 11 Asts: Mkosa 4	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 165 Referees: Guy Sani (CMR), Khaled Ahmed (EGY), Antonio Sitoe (MOZ)

18 October 2024	Nairobi City Thunder	88–89	Urunani	Kibaha, Tanzania
	Pts: T. Ongwae 23 Rebs: G. Diing 10 Asts: U. Iroegbu 7		Pts: J. Boissy 28 Rebs: P. Olisemeka 11 Asts: J. Boissy 9	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre

18 October 2024	GNBC	98–72	Beau Vallon Heat	Kibaha, Tanzania
	Pts: E. Randriamampionona 33 Rebs: C. Rasolofonirina 5 Asts: S. Ramorasata 7		Pts: D. Chang 20 Rebs: D. Chang 9 Asts: D. Mutyambizi 4	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre

19 October 2024	Beau Vallon Heat	59–65	JKT	Kibaha, Tanzania
				Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre

19 October 2024	GNBC	56–112	Urunani	Kibaha, Tanzania
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 12–31, 10–30, 20–22
	Pts: Mory 18 Rebs: Mory 5 Asts: Mory 7	Boxscore	Pts: Boissy, Doumbya 25 Rebs: Sibanyoni 9 Asts: Boissy, Crawford 7	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 160

20 October 2024	Nairobi City Thunder	86–63	JKT	Kibaha, Tanzania
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 23–9, 20–23, 25–11
	Pts: Ogechi 23 Rebs: Diing 9 Asts: Ongwae 8	Boxscore	Pts: Mushi 18 Rebs: Felesian 10 Asts: Ndula 10	Arena: The Filbert Bayi Olympafrica Centre Attendance: 160 Referees: SANI, Guy (CMR) HOUNGBEDJI, Silver Jacques (BEN) MOCKEY, Gnoambilé Guillaume (CIV)

Elite 16

The top eight teams from each division qualify for the Elite 16, in which teams in each division are split up in two groups. Here, they are joined by teams that already played in the 2024 BAL season and were national champions, as well as by the NBA Academy Africa.

West Division

The West Division will be played from 5 to 10 November 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Moanda and Mighty Barrolle were given wild cards.

Draw

The draw was held on 3 November 2024 at the FIBA Africa headquarters in Abidjan.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SMAL	ABC	CHS	MDA
1	Stade Malien	3	3	0	241	198	+43	6	Advance to final round		—	90–80	72–65	79–53
2	ABC Fighters	3	1	2	255	229	+26	4			80–90	—	85–88	90–51
3	Chaux Sport	3	1	2	218	229	−11	4			65–72	88–85	—	65–72
4	MDA Basket	3	1	2	176	234	−58	4			53–79	51–90	72–65	—

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		AHT	KSA	MIG	SPI
1	Al Ahli Tripoli	3	3	0	296	235	+61	6	Advance to final round		—	96–91	99–75	101–69
2	KSA	3	2	1	256	242	+14	5			91–96	—	81–75	84–71
3	Mighty Barrolle	3	1	2	229	248	−19	4			75–99	75–81	—	79–68
4	Spintex Knights	3	0	3	208	264	−56	3			69–101	71–84	68–79	—

Final round

Semi-finals

9 November 2024	Stade Malien	80–59	KSA	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 28–14, 18–15, 17–16
	Pts: Coulibaly 19 Rebs: Djambo 11 Asts: Keïta 7	Boxscore	Pts: Kadji 12 Rebs: Bileg 10 Asts: Nzeulie 3	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 110

9 November 2024	Al Ahli Tripoli	80–76	ABC Fighters	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–24, 20–22, 17–11
	Pts: Murphy 34 Rebs: Sadi 9 Asts: Four players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Bland 18 Rebs: Badji 10 Asts: Camara 4	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 1,156

Third place game

ABC Fighters

9 November 2024	KSA	53–92	ABC Fighters	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 6–19, 18–25, 12–24
	Pts: Gueye 17 Rebs: Gueye 11 Asts: Pitard, Nzeulie 2	Boxscore	Pts: Zouzoua 19 Rebs: Narcis 10 Asts: Bland 5	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 150 Referees: Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Oumar Sy (MTN)

Final

Al Ahli Tripoli

10 November 2024	Stade Malien	68–71	Al Ahli Tripoli	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 22–24, 16–11, 14–6
	Pts: Kanoute 19 Rebs: Dade Haman, Kanoute 7 Asts: Kante 7	Boxscore	Pts: Badrush 26 Rebs: Deng 15 Asts: Sadi 5	Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville Attendance: 1,050 Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (COD), Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Hassane Kamate (CIV)

East Division

The East Division will be held in the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya, from 28 November to 3 December 2025. Kriol Star from Cape Verde and Fox from South Sudan received wild cards.

Draw

The draw was held on 24 November 2024 in Abidjan.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nairobi City Thunder (H)	3	3	0	297	198	+99	6	Advance to final round
2	Kriol Star	3	2	1	223	220	+3	5
3	MBB	3	1	2	207	226	−19	4
4	Bravehearts	3	0	3	187	270	−83	3

Kriol Star	89–58	Bravehearts
Scoring by quarter: Not published

MBB	59–102	Nairobi City Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 18–31, 17–22, 5–32
Pts: Mothiba 14 Rebs: Mokwena 12 Asts: Pfachi 6		Pts: Harouna 18 Rebs: Koranga 8 Asts: Iroegbu 7

Bravehearts	61–90	MBB
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 17–20, 9–28, 13–18
Pts: Banda, Lele 10 Rebs: Banda 12 Asts: Limbe 3		Pts: Pfachi 32 Rebs: Mothiba 10 Asts: Pfachi 6

Nairobi City Thunder	104–71	Kriol Star
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 27–15, 21–17, 32–23
Pts: Odero 15 Rebs: Okoth 11 Asts: Adera 4		Pts: McGlynn 17 Rebs: Enoh 11 Asts: Almeida, Richardson 3

MBB	58–63	Kriol Star
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 11–21, 13–7, 19–18
Pts: Mothiba 20 Rebs: Mokwena 15 Asts: Pfachi 4		Pts: McGlynn 20 Rebs: Mendes 13 Asts: Three players 4

Bravehearts	68–91	Nairobi City Thunder
Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 20–21, 14–27, 21–23
Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Banda 15 Asts: Banda 2		Pts: Ogechi 18 Rebs: Diing 10 Asts: Iroegbu 4

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Urunani	3	3	0	235	170	+65	6	Advance to final round
2	City Oilers	3	2	1	245	198	+47	5
3	Fox	3	1	2	191	228	−37	4
4	Matero Magic	3	0	3	188	263	−75	3

Final round

Semifinals

Kriol Star

2 December 2024	Urunani	82–90	Kriol Star	Nairobi, Kenya
18:00 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 19–16, 20–32, 25–30
	Pts: Boissy 33 Rebs: Doumbya, Ndikumana 10 Asts: Crawford 10	Boxscore	Pts: McGlynn 35 Rebs: Mendes, Richardson 8 Asts: Lahrichi 6	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 1,000

2 December 2024	Nairobi City Thunder	80–59	City Oilers	Nairobi, Kenya
20:30 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 16–15, 20–19, 18–17
	Pts: Majok 17 Rebs: Majok 10 Asts: Iroegbu 7	Boxscore	Pts: Petty 23 Rebs: Otobo 11 Asts: Jones 3	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 1,000

Third place game

3 December 2024	City Oilers	75–77	Urunani	Nairobi, Kenya
18:00 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 25–8, 13–24, 19–19
	Pts: Petty 30 Rebs: Otobo 11 Asts: Petty 7	Boxscore	Pts: Crawford 20 Rebs: Doumbya 14 Asts: Ndikumana 5	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 300 Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Shabani Mohamed (TAN)

Final

3 December 2024	Nairobi City Thunder	99–86	Kriol Star	Nairobi, Kenya
20:30 (GMT+3)	Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 30–19, 23–16, 19–29
	Pts: Diing 20 Rebs: Diing 7 Asts: Adera 14	Boxscore	Pts: Richardson 26 Rebs: Mendes 15 Asts: Lahrichi 11	Arena: Kasarani Indoor Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Tonton Banza Kalume (COD), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Michel Djeugoue (CMR)

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