2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification

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2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification
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The 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification occurred on various dates in 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket. Teams competed with other teams in their respective zones for a spot in the Championship tournament. [1]

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Qualified Teams

Five teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round took place. Seven more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
2015 Women's AfroBasket semi-finalists 24 September – 3 October 2015 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé 4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 1 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 2 1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 3 12–13 May 2017 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan 1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 4 17–18 June 2017 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kinshasa 1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 5 12–18 March 2017 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 6 9–10 March 2017 Flag of Mozambique.svg Maputo 1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Wildcard19 July 20171Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Total12

Zones

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

A regional tournament was held from 12 to 13 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [4]

12 May 2017
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg83–45Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
13 May 2017
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg45–70Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Zone 4

A regional tournament was held from 17 to 18 June 2017 in Kinshasa, DR Congo. [5]

17 June 2017
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg67–53Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter:18-14, 18-11, 19-12, 12-16
18 June 2017
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg52–50Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter:14-12, 11-19, 12-9, 15-10

Zone 5

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (H)440345262+838Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket
2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 413267271−45
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 413227306−795
March 12
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg85–56Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
March 13
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg41–70Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
March 14
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg62–87Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
March 16
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg59–62Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
March 17
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg81–76Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
March 18
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg68–92Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Zone 6

March 9
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg88–30Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
March 10
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg40–90Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Wildcard

On 19 July 2017, FIBA Africa awarded the wild card for 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket to the Central African Republic. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Women's AfroBasket Qualifiers
  2. ↑ "Tunisia qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 as Morocco pull out of qualifier". FIBA. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Guinea qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 as Cape Verde pull out of regional Qualifiers". FIBA. 28 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire select preliminary roster for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". FIBA. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ "DR Congo, CAF face off in Kinshasa for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 Qualifier". FIBA. 16 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Central African Republic awarded wild card for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017.
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