The 2026 BAL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2026 BAL season which determined the champions of the sixth Basketball Africa League (BAL) season. The playoffs began on 22 May 2026 with the quarterfinals and finished on 31 May 2026 with the final. All twelve games were played in the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda.
The quarterfinals were played as two-legged ties decided on aggregate score, while the semifinals, third place game and final were single games. The RSSB Tigers won the title in their debut season, beating Petro de Luanda 90–88 in the final, and became the first Rwandan team to win the BAL.
Qualified teams The top four teams from each of the two conferences of the group phase qualified for the playoffs. ASC Ville de Dakar, Club Africain, Dar City and the RSSB Tigers made their playoff debuts. TeamConferenceRecordSeedPlayoffappearance Petro de LuandaKalahari4–116th Al AhlySahara4–123rd RSSB TigersKalahari4–131st Club AfricainSahara4–141st Al Ahly LyKalahari3–252nd FUS RabatSahara3–263rd ASC Ville de DakarSahara3–271st Dar CityKalahari2–381st
Seeding To determine the quarterfinal pairings, the eight qualified teams were seeded from 1 to 8 based on their performance across group phase games.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Note: All times are in Central Africa Time.
(1) Petro de Luanda vs. (8) Dar City Petro de Luanda won 165–157 on aggregate.
Game 1
Game 2
(4) Club Africain vs. (5) Al Ahly Ly Al Ahly Ly won 186–167 on aggregate.
Game 1
Game 2
(2) Al Ahly vs. (7) ASC Ville de Dakar Al Ahly won 177–169 on aggregate.
Game 1
Game 2
(3) RSSB Tigers vs. (6) FUS Rabat RSSB Tigers won 193–171 on aggregate.
Game 1
Game 2
Semifinals
(1) Petro de Luanda vs. (5) Al Ahly Ly
(2) Al Ahly vs. (3) RSSB Tigers
Third place game: (5) Al Ahly Ly vs. (2) Al Ahly
Final: (1) Petro de Luanda vs. (3) RSSB Tigers
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