2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification

For the men's tournament, see AfroBasket 2021 qualification.

2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification

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The 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification occurred on various dates in 2021 to determine which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket. Teams competed with other teams in their respective zones for a spot in the championship tournament.

Zone 1

Four teams were scheduled to compete, but Algeria, Morocco and Libya withdrew before the tournament, so the original host Tunisia qualified. ^[1]

Zone 2

Two teams played a home-and away series to determine the qualified team. ^[2]

Overview

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Guinea	124–132	Cape Verde	65–64	59–68

Results

27 June 2021

Guinea

65–64

Cape Verde

Conakry

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28 June 2021

Cape Verde

68–59

Guinea

Conakry, Guinea

Zone 3

Six teams were scheduled to compete, but Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso did not register for the tournament, so Ivory Coast qualified. ^[3]

Zone 5

Four teams played a round robin to determine the qualified team. ^[4] It was held in Kigali, Rwanda between 14 and 17 July 2021. ^{[5] [6]} Kenya became the champions after defeating Egypt 99–83 in the final. ^[7]

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	273	230	+43	6	Semi Final 1
2	Rwanda (H)	3	2	1	201	168	+33	5	Semi Final 2
3	Kenya	3	1	2	217	232	−15	4
4	South Sudan	3	0	3	165	226	−61	3	Semi Final 1

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

South Sudan   v   Egypt

12 July 2021	South Sudan	65–95	Egypt	Kigali
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–36, 23–20, 14–24, 9–15
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Rwanda   v   Kenya

12 July 2021	Rwanda	77–45	Kenya	Kigali
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Kenya   v   South Sudan

13 July 2021	Kenya	66–48	South Sudan	Kigali
15:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Rwanda   v   Egypt

13 July 2021	Rwanda	59–71	Egypt	Kigali
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Egypt   v   Kenya

14 July 2021	Egypt	107–106	Kenya	Kigali
15:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

South Sudan   v   Rwanda

14 July 2021	South Sudan	52–65	Rwanda	Kigali
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Semi-finals

Egypt   v   South Sudan

16 July 2021	Egypt	99–65	South Sudan	Kigali
15:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Rwanda   v   Kenya

16 July 2021	Rwanda	52–79	Kenya	Kigali
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Third place game

South Sudan   v   Rwanda

17 July 2021	South Sudan	56–83	Rwanda	Kigali
15:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Final

Egypt   v   Kenya

17 July 2021	Egypt	83–99	Kenya	Kigali
18:00
		Boxscore		Arena: BK Arena

Zone 6

Three teams were scheduled to compete, but Botswana and Zimbabwe did not register for the tournament, so Angola qualified. ^[8]

References

1. "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Tunisia". fiba.basketball. 2 September 2021.
2. "Guinea v Cape Verde – one ticket for two teams vying return to Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. 10 June 2021.
3. "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Cote d'Ivoire". fiba.basketball. 3 September 2021.
4. "Kenya's Wanyama confident about chances at Women's AfroBasket Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 18 May 2021.
5. "2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Zone 5 qualification archive website". www.fiba.basketball.
6. "Rwanda to host FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021 Zone 5 Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 18 June 2021.
7. "Kenya qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". fiba.basketball. 18 July 2021.
8. "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Angola". fiba.basketball. 13 September 2021.

External links

• 2021 FIBA Women's Afrobasket Qualifiers