AfroBasket 2017 qualification

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AfroBasket 2017 qualification occurred on various dates on 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship. Teams competed with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the Championship tournament. [1] [2]

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Qualified Teams

Two teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round will take place. Fourteen more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1TBA
AfroBasket 2015 Champions Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis 1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 1 16–18 March 2017
24–26 March 2017		 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunis 		2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 2 19 March 2017
26 March 2017		 Flag of Mali.svg Bamako
Flag of Senegal.svg Dakar 		2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 3 14–18 March 2017
22–26 March 2017		 Flag of Benin.svg Cotonou
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan 		1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 4 24–29 March 2017
19–20 March 2017		 Flag of Cameroon.svg Yaoundé
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Bangui 		2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 5 12–18 March 2017 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 6 and Zone 7 25–30 March 2017
19–25 March 2017		 Flag of Zambia.svg Lusaka
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare 		3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Wildcard 18 April 20172Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Qualifying tournament 19–21 May 2017 Flag of Mali.svg Bamako 1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Total16

Zones

Zone 1

Zone 1 was played from March 16 to April 1, 2017, in Algeria and Tunisia.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 440311257+548Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 422277292−156
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 404275314−394
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 16
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg71–76Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
March 17
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg67–79Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
March 18
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg77–87Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Second leg

March 24
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg71–57Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
March 25
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg77–71Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
March 26
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg74–56Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Zone 2

The qualifiers were played in a tournament played over two legs with the two top teams qualified. The first leg of the qualifier was played in Bamako on 19 March with the return game following in Dakar a week later.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 642392401−910Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 633395339+569
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 633345366−219
4Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 624370396−268
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 17
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg78–64Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
March 17
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg58–62Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
March 18
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg68–55Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
March 18
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg54–61Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
March 19
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg62–56Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
March 19
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg82–37Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Second leg

March 24
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg58–64Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
March 24
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg67–49Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
March 25
Cape Verde  Flag of Cape Verde.svg66–76Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
March 25
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg43–64Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
March 26
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg67–60Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
March 26
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg79–72 (OT)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Zone 3

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 440273212+618Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 413222254−325
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 413219248−295
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 16
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg69–61Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
March 17
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg48–71Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
March 18
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg55–69Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Second leg

March 24
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg62–52Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
March 25
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg56–43Flag of Benin.svg  Benin

Zone 4

Group 1

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 440290229+618Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 422273247+266
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 404210297−874
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 25
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg75–62Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
March 26
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg71–42Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
March 27
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg68–65Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
March 28
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg60–81Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
March 29
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg43–77Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
March 30
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg59–70Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Group 2

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 211161144+173Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 211144161−173
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

Zone 5

Eight teams will play a round-robin format tournament - from 12 to 18 March in Cairo, Egypt - to secure the two places for the Final Round.

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 330256194+626Advance to Semi Final
2Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 321237223+145
3Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 312224243−194Advance to Classification Game
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 303173230−573
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 12
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg87–76Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
March 13
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg76–60Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
March 14
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg68–66Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
March 14
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg83–71Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
March 15
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg80–90Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
March 15
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg47–89Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 220193126+674Advance to Semi Final
2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 211150172−223
3Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 202155190−352Advance to Classification Game
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 13
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg94–72Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
March 14
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg83–96Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
March 15
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg54–99Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Classification Games

March 16
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg90–87Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
March 17
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg84–89 (OT)Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan

Semi-final

March 17
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg77–63Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
March 17
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg135–71Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Third-place game

March 18
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg89–75Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

Final

March 18
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg72–95Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Zone 6 and Zone 7

The winner of each group will secure automatic qualification for Africa's flagship competition taking place in Brazzaville, while the teams that finish second in Groups G and H will face each other for the remaining qualification spot.

Group 1

Group 1 will be played from 25 to 30 March in Lusaka, Zambia to secure one place for the Final Round.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 440340207+1338Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 413271315−445Advance to Playoff Game
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 413236325−895
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Sat, 25 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg55–92Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–20, 26–18, 0–30
Pts: Chona 13
Rebs: Mwansa 7
Asts: Lubinda 4		Pts: Mothiba 20
Rebs: Mothiba 9
Asts: Ngobeni, Sithole 3
Sun, 26 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg51–87Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 4–20, 11–25, 24–19
Pts: Van Der Bijl 11
Rebs: Van Der Bijl 4
Asts: Ngobeni 3		Pts: Leonel 14
Rebs: Vander 10
Asts: Armando 5
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg54–79Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 10–32, 10–17, 14–19, 20–11
Pts: Zulu 13
Rebs: Mwansa 7
Asts: Mwansa 5		Pts: Miller 15
Rebs: Vander , Lukeny 4
Asts: Olímpio 6
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
[ Boxscore]
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg71–82Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 20–9, 14–22, 27–31
Pts: Van Der Bijl 17
Rebs: Mothiba 10
Asts: Mothiba, Ngoetjana 2		Pts: Chona 20
Rebs: Chona, Mwansa 8
Asts: Zulu, Hamudulu 5
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg91–57Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by quarter:20–17, 25–6, 27–18, 19–16
Pts: Mingas 15
Rebs: Moore 7
Asts: Lukeny 7		Pts: Ngoetjana 14
Rebs: Ngoetjana, MacLean 5
Asts: MacLean 3
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg83–45Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Scoring by quarter:28–2, 14–12, 24–12, 17–19
Pts: Olímpio 20
Rebs: Moore, Mingas 7
Asts: Olímpio, Armando 4		Pts: Chipili, Daka 8
Rebs: Kashishi 8
Asts: Lubinda 3

Group 2

Group 2 will be played from 19 to 25 March in Harare, Zimbabwe to secure one place for the Final Round.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 110165133+322Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 101133165−321Advance to Playoff Game
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 18
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg68–80Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
March 19
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg85–65Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Playoff game

Wildcard

FIBA Africa's executive committee on Tuesday, 18 April awarded the two wild cards for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 to Guinea and Rwanda. [3]

Qualifying tournament

Chad, the Central African Republic and Zimbabwe faced off in Bamako, Mali from 19 to 21 May, with the winner of this additional qualifier filling the void left by the Republic of Congo. [4]

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 220146119+274Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 211121112+93
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 202100136−362
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
19 May 2017
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg55–79Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
20 May 2017
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg57–45Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
21 May 2017
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg67–64Flag of Chad.svg  Chad

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References

  1. ↑ "Draws results in for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Zones 2 and 4". FIBA. January 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe and Zambia to host FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Zone 6 Qualifiers". FIBA. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on September 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Guinea and Rwanda awarded wild cards for FIBA AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Chad, Central African Republic and Zimbabwe set to compete for last qualifying slot for FIBA AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018.
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