The East Division draw is in.

    ABIDJAN (Côte d'Ivoire) - The draw for the 2025 Road to BAL East Division Elite 16 took place on Sunday, November 24.

    The draw followed the conclusion of the Group Phase played in Tripoli (Libya), Douala (Cameroon), Harare (Zimbabwe) and Kibaha (Tanzania).

    The eight-team qualifier will take place Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya from Thursday, November 28 to Tuesday, December 3. November 30 will be a rest day.

    The competition consists of a round-robin system where teams will play a combined 16 games, which will be live streamed on FIBA Youtube channel.

    Teams were divided into two of four teams each, and those that finish in the top two places of each group will advance to the Semi-Finals where the winners will qualify for the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL).

    Groups A and B of the East Division Elite 16 were paired as follows:

    GROUP A

    GROUP B

    MMB (South Africa)

    City Oilers (Uganda)

    Kriol Star (Cape Verde)

    Urunani (Burundi)

    Bravehearts (Malawi)

    Matero Magic (Zambia)

    Nairobi City Thunder (Kenya)

    Fox Basketball (South Sudan)

    The full schedule of the tournament will be announced at a later date.

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