2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup

African Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates	November 2025 – March 2027
Teams	16
Official website
African qualifiers website
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The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Africa region, will begin in November 2025 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the five African teams that will participate at the 2027 FIBA World Cup. ^[1]

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:

• First round: 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams to play a double round-robin system (home-and-away or two tournaments at a single venue). The three best-placed teams from each group will advance to the second round.
• Second round: 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. Each group will be formed from teams that advanced from the four first round groups. All results from the previous round will be carried over. The two best-placed teams from each group and the best third-placed team will qualify for the World Cup.

Entrants

The 16 teams that qualified for AfroBasket 2025 will participate in the first round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African qualifiers.

•   Angola
•   Cameroon
•   Cape Verde
•   DR Congo
•   Egypt
•   Guinea
•   Ivory Coast
•   Libya
•   Madagascar
•   Mali
•   Nigeria
•   Rwanda
•   Senegal
•   South Sudan
•   Tunisia
•   Uganda

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw was held on 13 May 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 9 May 2025. ^[4]

Pot 1 Team Pos   South Sudan 23   Ivory Coast 31	Pot 2 Team Pos   Angola 33   Tunisia 36	Pot 3 Team Pos   Egypt 38   Nigeria 42	Pot 4 Team Pos   Cape Verde 45   Senegal 47
Pot 5 Team Pos   Cameroon 64   DR Congo 72	Pot 6 Team Pos   Guinea 75   Mali 83	Pot 7 Team Pos   Uganda 85   Rwanda 93	Pot 8 Team Pos   Libya 94   Madagascar 105

First round

All times are local. ^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Sudan	3	2	1	244	194	+50	5	Second round
2	Cameroon	3	2	1	214	209	+5	5
3	Cape Verde	3	2	1	246	260	−14	5
4	Libya	3	0	3	200	241	−41	3

Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Cameroon   v   Cape Verde

27 November 2025	Cameroon	77–82	Cape Verde	Radès, Tunisia
11:00	Scoring by quarter:19–12, 17–26, 22–27, 19–17
	Pts: Nnoko 14 Rebs: Bayehe 11 Asts: Hill 5	Boxscore	Pts: I. Almeida 20 Rebs: I. Almeida 11 Asts: I. Almeida 8	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Hassane Kamaté (CIV)

South Sudan   v   Libya

27 November 2025	South Sudan	79–55	Libya	Radès, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 26–13, 9–9, 25–10
	Pts: Gach 15 Rebs: Kuath 10 Asts: Makoi 11	Boxscore	Pts: Sadi 19 Rebs: Sadi 8 Asts: Sadi 6	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Cape Verde   v   South Sudan

28 November 2025	Cape Verde	79–109	South Sudan	Radès, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 15–25, 20–23, 22–22
	Pts: I. Almeida 17 Rebs: Mendey 10 Asts: Lima 8	Boxscore	Pts: Maker 23 Rebs: Kuath 12 Asts: Makoi 7	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Amir Taboubi (TUN)

Libya   v   Cameroon

28 November 2025	Libya	71–77	Cameroon	Radès, Tunisia
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 14–24, 12–21, 28–12
	Pts: Zeew 22 Rebs: Sadi 8 Asts: Sadi 10	Boxscore	Pts: Hill 14 Rebs: Nnoko 11 Asts: Hill 6	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Erick Otieno (KEN)

Cameroon   v   South Sudan

30 November 2025	Cameroon	60–56	South Sudan	Radès, Tunisia
11:00	Scoring by quarter:19–9, 18–15, 8–15, 15–17
	Pts: Bayehe, Hill 15 Rebs: Bayehe 8 Asts: Mouaha 8	Boxscore	Pts: Gach 15 Rebs: Adel 11 Asts: Gach 8	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)

Libya   v   Cape Verde

30 November 2025	Libya	74–85	Cape Verde	Radès, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–14, 20–15, 26–28
	Pts: Al-Maghribi 20 Rebs: Al-Maghribi 14 Asts: Sadi 8	Boxscore	Pts: J. Almeida 16 Rebs: Mendes 10 Asts: I. Almeida, Delgado 6	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Cape Verde   v   Cameroon

2 July 2026	Cape Verde	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Libya   v   South Sudan

2 July 2026	Libya	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

Cameroon   v   Libya

3 July 2026	Cameroon	vs.	Libya
		Boxscore

South Sudan   v   Cape Verde

3 July 2026	South Sudan	vs.	Cape Verde
		Boxscore

South Sudan   v   Cameroon

5 July 2026	South Sudan	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Cape Verde   v   Libya

5 July 2026	Cape Verde	vs.	Libya
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Senegal   v   Ivory Coast

26 February 2026	Senegal	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

DR Congo   v   Madagascar

26 February 2026	DR Congo	vs.	Madagascar
		Boxscore

Madagascar   v   Senegal

27 February 2026	Madagascar	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Ivory Coast   v   DR Congo

27 February 2026	Ivory Coast	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Senegal   v   DR Congo

1 March 2026	Senegal	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Madagascar   v   Ivory Coast

1 March 2026	Madagascar	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

Ivory Coast   v   Senegal

2 July 2026	Ivory Coast	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Madagascar   v   DR Congo

2 July 2026	Madagascar	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Senegal   v   Madagascar

3 July 2026	Senegal	vs.	Madagascar
		Boxscore

DR Congo   v   Ivory Coast

3 July 2026	DR Congo	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

DR Congo   v   Senegal

5 July 2026	DR Congo	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Ivory Coast   v   Madagascar

5 July 2026	Ivory Coast	vs.	Madagascar
		Boxscore

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guinea	3	3	0	217	182	+35	6	Second round
2	Tunisia	3	2	1	224	210	+14	5
3	Nigeria	3	1	2	208	226	−18	4
4	Rwanda	3	0	3	205	236	−31	3

Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Nigeria   v   Tunisia

27 November 2025	Nigeria	78–880(OT)	Tunisia	Radès, Tunisia
17:00	Scoring by quarter:15–12, 17–23, 21–18, 20–20, Overtime: 5–15
	Pts: Zanna 22 Rebs: Zanna 8 Asts: Ogundiran 6	Boxscore	Pts: Abada 29 Rebs: Lahyani 10 Asts: Abada 5	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 500 Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Oumar Sy (MTN), Imad Driouach (MAR)

Rwanda   v   Guinea

27 November 2025	Rwanda	70–82	Guinea	Radès, Tunisia
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–26, 17–18, 23–20
	Pts: Hagumintwari, Ndizeye 18 Rebs: McCormack 14 Asts: Nshobouzoua 6	Boxscore	Pts: Evans 25 Rebs: Sy 8 Asts: Boum 6	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 50 Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Tonton Banza (COD)

Guinea   v   Nigeria

29 November 2025	Guinea	69–55	Nigeria	Radès, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter:22–16, 13–10, 17–15, 17–14
	Pts: Boum 21 Rebs: Dramé 12 Asts:three players 3	Boxscore	Pts: Udeze 16 Rebs: Udeze 9 Asts: Ogundiran 6	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Imad Driouach (MAR)

Tunisia   v   Rwanda

29 November 2025	Tunisia	79–66	Rwanda	Radès
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 24–15, 21–11, 18–24
	Pts: Jawadi, Lahyani 21 Rebs: Lahyani 8 Asts: Abada 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ndizeye 20 Rebs: McCormack 17 Asts: De Dieu Furaha 5	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Kouakou Niamien (CIV), Zouhir Bouhabba (MAR)

Guinea   v   Tunisia

30 November 2025	Guinea	66–57	Tunisia	Radès, Tunisia
17:00	Scoring by quarter:14–9, 13–16, 20–17, 19–15
	Pts: Evans 24 Rebs: Dramé 12 Asts: Boum 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lahyani, Marnaoui 14 Rebs: Lahyani 8 Asts: Abada 8	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Oumar Sy (MTN), Imad Driouach (MAR)

Nigeria   v   Rwanda

30 November 2025	Nigeria	75–690(OT)	Rwanda	Radès, Tunisia
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 13–6, 20–9, 16–25, Overtime:14–8
	Pts: Udeze 30 Rebs: Udeze 10 Asts: Nwamu 10	Boxscore	Pts: Ndizeye 19 Rebs: De Dieu Furaha 9 Asts: Ndizeye 4	Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès Attendance: 100 Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Kouakou Niamien (CIV), Tonton Banza (COD)

Tunisia   v   Nigeria

2 July 2026	Tunisia	vs.	Nigeria
		Boxscore

Guinea   v   Rwanda

2 July 2026	Guinea	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Nigeria   v   Guinea

3 July 2026	Nigeria	vs.	Guinea
		Boxscore

Rwanda   v   Tunisia

3 July 2026	Rwanda	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

Rwanda   v   Nigeria

5 July 2026	Rwanda	vs.	Nigeria
		Boxscore

Tunisia   v   Guinea

5 July 2026	Tunisia	vs.	Guinea
		Boxscore

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Mali   v   Egypt

26 February 2026	Mali	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Angola   v   Uganda

26 February 2026	Angola	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Uganda   v   Mali

27 February 2026	Uganda	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

Egypt   v   Angola

27 February 2026	Egypt	vs.	Angola
		Boxscore

Mali   v   Angola

1 March 2026	Mali	vs.	Angola
		Boxscore

Uganda   v   Egypt

1 March 2026	Uganda	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Egypt   v   Mali

2 July 2026	Egypt	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

Uganda   v   Angola

2 July 2026	Uganda	vs.	Angola
		Boxscore

Mali   v   Uganda

3 July 2026	Mali	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Angola   v   Egypt

3 July 2026	Angola	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Angola   v   Mali

5 July 2026	Angola	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

Egypt   v   Uganda

5 July 2026	Egypt	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Second round

The twelve qualified teams will be divided into two groups and play the other three teams from the other group twice. Group A will be paired with Group C and Group B with Group D. All results from the first round will be carried over.

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	A1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Best third placed team
4	C1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	C2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	C3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	B1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Best third placed team
4	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Best third placed team

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	E	E3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	F	F3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA

References

1. "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
2. "Everything you need to know about the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
3. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
4. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw Principles revealed". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
5. "World Cup 2027 Qualifiers full schedule available". FIBA. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

External links

• Official website