2023 FIBA AfroCan qualification

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The 2023 FIBA AfroCan qualification are the qualifying games for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan, the second edition of the AfroCan. The qualifiers started in February and will finish in June 2023. Four teams are pre-qualified, while eight teams can qualify through the tournament. [1]

Contents

The qualification is divided into the FIBA Africa's designated geographical zones.

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of

qualification

Date of

qualification

Total

times qualified

Last

time qualified

Current

consecutive appearances

Previous best

performance

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Top four teams of 2019 FIBA AfroCan 2 2019 2Champions (2019)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2 2019 2Runners-up (2019)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2 2019 2Third Place (2019)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2 2019 2Fourth Place (2019)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Winner of Zone 628 February 20231
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Winner of Zone 426 March1

Games

Zone 6

The games of Zone 6 of the AfroCan qualification began on 21 February 2023 and were hosted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Malawi and South Africa were supposed to compete as well but both teams withdrew. [2]

One ticket to the AfroCan is available for Zone 6.

Group phase

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 422282250+326 [lower-alpha 1] Final
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (H)422248239+96 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 422242238+46 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Difference: 1) Mozambique +31; 2) Zimbabwe +9; 3) Zambia –41.
21 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg7157Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
22 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg8646Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
23 February 2023 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg6353Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
24 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg7153Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
25 February 2023 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg80730(OT)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
26 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg6653Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Final

28 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg7159Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 17–9, 13–18, 15–13
Pts: Houana 18
Rebs: Houana, Manjate 7
Asts: Matos 3
Boxscore Pts: Tswatswa 13
Rebs: Penduka 9
Asts: Chikoko 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Zone 4

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (H)440331232+998Qualified to FIBA AfroCan 2023
2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 431302225+777
3Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 422287250+376
4Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 413272261+115
5Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4041834072244
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Host
21 March 2023 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg7180Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Yaoundé
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
22 March 2023 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg5452Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Yaoundé
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
24 March 2023 Chad  Flag of Chad.svg7482Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Yaoundé
18:00
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Zone 5

The Zone 5 qualifiers were held from 17 June to 23 June in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. [3]

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 0000000Qualified to FIBA AfroCan 2023
2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0000000
3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (H)0000000
4Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 0000000
5Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0000000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Host

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References

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  2. "Who will represent Zone 6 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. "Who will represent Zone 5 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-06-18.