2023 Women's Afrobasket qualification

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The 2023 Women's Afrobasket qualification will be played on various dates in 2023 to determine the seven teams who qualify for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket. Teams compete with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the championship tournament. [1] There are seven zones in total.

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Participating teams

Zone 1
TeamPos
Zone 2
TeamPos
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 54
Zone 3
TeamPos
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 54
Zone 4
TeamPos
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 74
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 82
Zone 5
TeamPos
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 42
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 68
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 88
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 89
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 113
Zone 6
TeamPos
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 46
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 47
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 102
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 105
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia NR
Zone 7
TeamPos
Did not enter

Zone 2/3

Two teams played to determine the qualifying team from 30 June to 2 July 2023 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. [2] Originally, six teams entered the tournament.

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg179–101Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 81–5598–46

Games

30 June 2023 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg8155Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Abidjan
13:00Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 24–14, 23–14, 22–14
Pts: Ouraga 14
Rebs: Sieza 10
Asts:three players 4
Boxscore Pts: Kaba 26
Rebs: Kaba 10
Asts: Jallow, Kaba 3
Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville
2 July 2023 Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg4698Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Abidjan, Ivory Coast
13:00Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 11–30, 21–26, 3–28
Pts: Kaba 19
Rebs: Diallo 8
Asts: Mbaye 4
Boxscore Pts: Bognini 18
Rebs: Sieza 12
Asts: Kolga 6
Arena: Palais des Sports de Treichville

Zone 4

Two teams played a two-game series to determine the qualifying team. [3]

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg222–85Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 121–32101–53

Games

24 March 2023 DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg12132Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Yaoundé, Cameroon
13:00Scoring by quarter:26–10, 34–13, 31–0, 30–9
Pts: Nyoka 25
Rebs: Kaba 14
Asts: Nyoka 8
Boxscore Pts: Abagha, Angue 9
Rebs: Balowa, Oroki 5
Asts: Assengone 4
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
25 March 2023 Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg53101Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Yaoundé, Cameroon
13:00Scoring by quarter: 6–32, 10–22, 21–24, 16–23
Pts: Assengone 14
Rebs: Assengone 12
Asts: Balowa 3
Boxscore Pts: Ngobeleza 26
Rebs: Basiki 8
Asts: Kokolo 7
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Zone 5

Five teams played to finalize one teams who qualifies. The tournament was in Kampala, Uganda from 14 to 19 February 2023. [4]

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 431352267+857 [lower-alpha 1] Final
2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (H)431291269+227 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 431267244+237 [lower-alpha 1] Third place game
4Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 413226277515
5Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda [lower-alpha 2] 404224303794
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Egypt 3 Pts, +24 PD; Uganda 3 Pts, −7 PD; Kenya 3 Pts, −17 PD
  2. Rwanda as final tournament hosts, automatically qualified regardless of their results
14 February 2023 South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg6883Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Kampala
17:00Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–26, 10–18, 25–20
Pts: Bulgak 16
Rebs: Bulgak 20
Asts: Teny 5
Boxscore Pts: El-Gedawy 23
Rebs: Aly 8
Asts: Deghady 6
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
14 February 2023 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5361Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kampala
20:00Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 18–18, 17–9, 11–18
Pts: Otto 11
Rebs: Akello 9
Asts: Nakiyingi 6
Boxscore Pts: Wanyama 15
Rebs: Okot 20
Asts: Okot 3
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
15 February 2023 Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg4054Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Kampala
17:00Scoring by quarter:13–8, 11–13, 12–18, 4–15
Pts: Mwizerwa 8
Rebs: Uwizeye 9
Asts: Richardson 4
Boxscore Pts: Teny 18
Rebs: Bulgak 12
Asts: Bulgak 5
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
15 February 2023 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg8586Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Kampala
20:00Scoring by quarter:28–22, 10–28, 23–22, 24–14
Pts: El-Gedawy 22
Rebs: El-Gedawy 14
Asts: Moussa 10
Boxscore Pts: Otto 27
Rebs: Otto 14
Asts: Ekone 5
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
16 February 2023 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg6958Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Kampala
17:00Scoring by quarter:17–5, 12–20, 19–21, 21–12
Pts: Wanyama 16
Rebs: Okot 10
Asts: Mwangale 7
Boxscore Pts: Tetero 18
Rebs: Umugwaneza 15
Asts: Micomyiza, Tetero 3
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
16 February 2023 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg7453Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Kampala
20:00Scoring by quarter:23–15, 14–16, 20–7, 17–15
Pts: Akello 14
Rebs: Najjuma 18
Asts: Ekone 4
Boxscore Pts: Macuei 15
Rebs: Macuei 17
Asts: Tac 2
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
17 February 2023 Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg56102Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Kampala
17:00Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 14–24, 13–27, 15–25
Pts: Uwizeye 15
Rebs: Uwizeye 7
Asts: Imanizabayo 7
Boxscore Pts: Sherif 18
Rebs: Hussein 12
Asts: Deghady 6
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
17 February 2023 South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg5180Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kampala
20:00Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 10–15, 10–20, 16–24
Pts: Bulgak 10
Rebs: Bulgak 16
Asts: Bulgak, Tac 3
Boxscore Pts: Akinyi, Reynolds 17
Rebs: Okot 18
Asts: Otieno, Reynolds 4
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
18 February 2023 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg8257Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kampala
15:00Scoring by quarter:21–16, 28–13, 14–10, 19–18
Pts: El-Gedawy 23
Rebs: El-Gedawy 11
Asts: Moussa 7
Boxscore Pts: Wanyama 13
Rebs: Akinyi 12
Asts: Mwangale 5
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo
18 February 2023 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg7870Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Kampala
18:00Scoring by quarter:23–9, 18–24, 17–17, 20–20
Pts: Otto 22
Rebs: Otto 13
Asts: Akello, Otto 4
Boxscore Pts: Uwizeye 19
Rebs: Uwizeye 11
Asts: Imanizabayo 5
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo

Third place game

19 February 2023 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg6430Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Kampala
15:00Scoring by quarter:12–11, 17–5, 17–8, 18–6
Pts: Okot 18
Rebs: Okot 16
Asts: Otieno 7
Boxscore Pts: Leime 10
Rebs: Leime 9
Asts: Wol 2
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo

Final

19 February 2023 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7465Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Kampala
18:00Scoring by quarter:20–19, 20–19, 19–15, 15–12
Pts: El-Gedawy 19
Rebs: El-Gedawy 12
Asts: Moussa 6
Boxscore Pts: Ekone 25
Rebs: Akello 13
Asts: Otto 4
Arena: MTN Arena Lugogo

Zone 6

Four teams played to determine the team who qualifies. The tournament was held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from 21 to 28 February 2023. South Africa withdrew before the tournament. [5]

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 660519301+21812 Final
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 642407282+12510
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 6242583901328 Third place game
4Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 6062925032116
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
21 February 2023 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg5274Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter:20–19, 17–22, 3–23, 12–10
Pts: Matiquite 16
Rebs: Matiquite 6
Asts: Lucas 2
Boxscore Pts: Mabjaia 17
Rebs:three players 2
Asts:three players 1
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
21 February 2023 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg5769Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
18:00Scoring by quarter: 11–17, 16–21, 13–15, 17–16
Pts: Chella 12
Rebs: Kawagu 5
Asts: Kalala 3
Boxscore Pts: Chamwarura 21
Rebs: Mabika 10
Asts: Mabika 7
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
Referees: Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Antonio Sitoe (MOZ), Carlota Churane (MOZ)
22 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg8751Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter:24–6, 33–19, 17–16, 13–10
Pts: Mafanela 13
Rebs: Rafael 10
Asts: Agostinho 4
Boxscore Pts: Mwamba 9
Rebs: Maseko 5
Asts: Ziko 3
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
22 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg41105Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter: 8–32, 15–23, 9–29, 9–21
Pts: Mabika 19
Rebs: Mabika 7
Asts: Maroto 3
Boxscore Pts: Matiquite 18
Rebs: Matiquite 10
Asts: Lucas 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
23 February 2023 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg9261Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter:36–13, 23–23, 15–12, 18–23
Pts: Matiquite 23
Rebs: Matiquite 8
Asts: Lucas 4
Boxscore Pts: Chella 24
Rebs: Chella 6
Asts:four players 2
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
23 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg9543Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter:19–7, 27–16, 29–9, 20–12
Pts: Agostinho, Chiziane 14
Rebs: Chiziane, Rafael 7
Asts: Mutombene 5
Boxscore Pts: Maroto 15
Rebs: Mabika 17
Asts: Katsatse 3
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
24 February 2023 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3285Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter: 5–19, 19–25, 11–16, 6–25
Pts: Chella 13
Rebs: Chella 9
Asts: Ziko 2
Boxscore Pts: Barbosa 16
Rebs: Peso 14
Asts: Gala 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
24 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg3886Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 13–30, 10–19, 8–23
Pts: Chawayipira 18
Rebs: Mhembere 5
Asts: Katsatse 5
Boxscore Pts: Rafael 16
Rebs: Covane 13
Asts: Veloso 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
25 February 2023 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg44103Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter: 8–31, 16–33, 10–27, 10–12
Pts:three players 7
Rebs: Kalala 5
Asts: Chella 2
Boxscore Pts: Chiziane 20
Rebs: da Conceição, Veloso 9
Asts: Chiziane 5
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
25 February 2023 Angola  Flag of Angola.svg8938Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter:22–11, 27–11, 17–8, 23–8
Pts: Antonio 22
Rebs: Peso 11
Asts: Sindalawa 5
Boxscore Pts: Mabika 13
Rebs: Mabika 6
Asts: Katsatse, Maroto 2
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
26 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg7473Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 24–18, 14–9, 15–21
Pts: Agostinho 19
Rebs: Agostinho 8
Asts:four players 2
Boxscore Pts: Lucas 24
Rebs: Manuel 11
Asts: Matiquite, Pascoal 2
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
26 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg6747Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 13–10, 19–14, 26–7
Pts: Mabika 20
Rebs: Mabika 11
Asts: Maroto 7
Boxscore Pts: Kawagu, Mulambo 8
Rebs: Kawagu, Mulambo 11
Asts: Mwachambo 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Third place game

28 February 2023 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg7050Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Bulawayo
14:00Scoring by quarter:23–14, 17–14, 8–17, 22–5
Pts: Chamwarura 26
Rebs: Mabika 12
Asts: Chamwarura 3
Boxscore Pts: Chella, Mwachambo 8
Rebs: Kawagu 21
Asts: Samuwika 3
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Final

28 February 2023 Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg9280Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Bulawayo
16:00Scoring by quarter:27–24, 18–16, 20–30, 25–12
Pts: Agostinho 32
Rebs: Agostinho 7
Asts: Chiziane 5
Boxscore Pts: Matiquite 23
Rebs: Matiquite 12
Asts: Lucas, Pascoal 2
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asDate of qualificationLast appearanceBest placement in tournament WR
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Host nation23 September 2021 2011 Ninth place (2009, 2011)88
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2021 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists 2021 Champions (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021)15
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Champions (1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2015)31
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Runners-up (2015)50
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Champions (2007)26
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Zone 5 winner 19 February 2023Champions (1966, 1968)42
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Zone 6 winner 28 February 2023Runners-up (1986, 2003, 2013)47
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Zone 4 winner 25 March 2023 2019 Champions (1983, 1986, 1994)74
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Wildcard [6] 9 June 2023 2021 Champions (2011, 2013)48
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2015 Ninth place (1997)80
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Zone 2/3 winner 2 July 2023 2021 Fourth place (1977, 2009)54

Statistical leaders

Player averages

As of 28 February 2023

CategoryPlayerTeamAverage
Points Raneem El-Gedawy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.6
Rebounds Madina Okot Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14.4
Assists Reem Moussa Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6.8
Steals Raneem El-Gedawy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4.4
Blocks Rose Macuei Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2.0
Minutes Jannon Jaye Otto Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 37.1
Efficiency Raneem El-Gedawy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 20.6

Team averages

CategoryTeamAverage
PointsFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 87.0
ReboundsFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 61.0
AssistsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.6
StealsFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 14.0
BlocksFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 4.0
EfficiencyFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 103.4

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