AfroBasket 2025 qualification

AfroBasket 2025 qualification

Dates	January 2024 – February 2025
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The AfroBasket 2025 qualification will be a basketball competition that will be played from February to November 2024, to determine the 16 nations who will join the automatically qualified host Angola at the FIBA AfroBasket 2025. ^[1]

Pre-qualifiers

The participating teams were divided into four groups: Group A (Zones 1+2), Group B (Zones 3+4), Group C (Zone 5 + MAD + DJI) and Group D (Zone 6 + MRI + COM). The top teams in each zone qualified for the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 qualifiers, which started in February 2024. ^[2]

Zone 1 + 2

Zone 1 consisted of Algeria, Libya and Morocco. ^[3] After Algeria withdrew, the remaining two teams played in a two-game series. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Libya	146–138	Morocco	75–75	71–63

Libya   v   Morocco

18 February 2024	Libya	75–75	Morocco	Monastir, Tunisia
16:30	Scoring by quarter:25–11, 15–17, 25–21, 10–26
	Pts: J. Salem 25 Rebs: J. Salem 9 Asts: Sadi 7	Boxscore	Pts: Franceschi 25 Rebs: Azouga 6 Asts: Franceschi 5	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Guy Sani (CMR)

Morocco   v   Libya

20 February 2024	Morocco	63–71	Libya	Monastir, Tunisia
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 9–25, 15–17, 18–17, 21–12
	Pts: Benchlikha 12 Rebs: Azouga 11 Asts: Benchlikha, Boukichou 2	Boxscore	Pts: J. Salem 19 Rebs: J. Salem 12 Asts: N. Salem 8	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Zone 3 + 4

The remaining two teams played in a two-game series. ^[7]

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea	104–105	Gabon	58–66	46–39

Equatorial Guinea   v   Gabon

28 February 2024	Equatorial Guinea	58–66	Gabon	Malabo
	Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 15–17, 16–12, 10–14
	Pts: Ngomo 15 Rebs: Nve 10 Asts: Ngomo 4	Boxscore	Pts: Minko 16 Rebs: Essono 15 Asts: Ndoh-Mapangou 4	Arena: Polideportivo de Malabo

Gabon   v   Equatorial Guinea

29 February 2024	Gabon	39–46	Equatorial Guinea	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
	Scoring by quarter: 9—14, 11—9, 12—14, 7—9
	Pts: Essono 9 Rebs: Dimidimba 9 Asts: Ndoh-Mapangou 2	Boxscore	Pts: Esteves 17 Rebs: Esteves 14 Asts: Esteves 3	Arena: Polideportivo de Malabo

Zone 5 + 7

After several teams withdrew from the qualifiers, Madagascar qualified. ^[5]

Zone 6 + 7

South Africa and Mozambique played in a two-game series. ^[8]

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mozambique	110–107	South Africa	62–50	48–57

Mozambique   v   South Africa

23 February 2024	Mozambique	62–50	South Africa	Maputo
21:30	Scoring by quarter:19–18, 5–9, 18–13, 20–10
		Boxscore		Arena: Pavilhão do Maxaquene Referees: Mohammed Elmenshawy (EGY), Dorothy Okach (BOT), Amr Zahed (EGY)

South Africa   v   Mozambique

24 February 2024	South Africa	57–48	Mozambique	Maputo, Mozambique
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 14–11, 20–9, 9–14
	Pts: Cele 19 Rebs: Sibanyoni 17 Asts: Selepe 5	Boxscore	Pts: Houana 18 Rebs: Munguambe 9 Asts: da Costa 4	Arena: Pavilhão do Maxaquene

Qualifiers

Qualified teams are the 16 teams qualified for African 2023 World Cup qualifiers first round + four teams from pre-qualifiers. Groups B, D and E will play in February 2024 and Groups A and C in November 2024.

Teams

Entrance/qualification method	Team(s)
2023 World Cup qualifiers first round	Angola   Cameroon   Cape Verde   Central African Republic   DR Congo   Egypt   Guinea   Ivory Coast   Kenya   Mali   Nigeria   Rwanda   Senegal   South Sudan   Tunisia   Uganda
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 1 & 2	Libya
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 3 & 4	Gabon
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 5 & 7	Madagascar
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 6 & 7	Mozambique

Draw

The draw was held on 24 November 2023 in South Africa. ^[1]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Tunisia   Ivory Coast   Senegal   Cape Verde   South Sudan	Angola   Nigeria   Egypt   Cameroon   DR Congo	Guinea   Central African Republic   Mali   Libya   Gabon	Uganda   Rwanda   Kenya   Madagascar   Mozambique

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E
South Sudan   DR Congo   Mali   Mozambique	Cape Verde   Nigeria   Libya   Uganda	Senegal   Cameroon   Gabon   Rwanda	Ivory Coast   Egypt   Central African Republic   Madagascar	Tunisia   Angola   Guinea   Kenya

All times are local.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mozambique	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

DR Congo   v   Mali

22 November 2024	DR Congo	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

South Sudan   v   Mozambique

22 November 2024	South Sudan	vs.	Mozambique
		Boxscore

Mali   v   South Sudan

23 November 2024	Mali	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

Mozambique   v   DR Congo

23 November 2024	Mozambique	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

South Sudan   v   DR Congo

24 November 2024	South Sudan	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Mali   v   Mozambique

24 November 2024	Mali	vs.	Mozambique
		Boxscore

Mali   v   DR Congo

21 February 2025	Mali	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Mozambique   v   South Sudan

21 February 2025	Mozambique	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

South Sudan   v   Mali

22 February 2025	South Sudan	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

DR Congo   v   Mozambique

22 February 2025	DR Congo	vs.	Mozambique
		Boxscore

DR Congo   v   South Sudan

23 February 2025	DR Congo	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

Mozambique   v   Mali

23 February 2025	Mozambique	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

Group B

The games of the first window were played in Tunisia. ^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Verde	3	3	0	228	203	+25	6	Final tournament
2	Libya	3	2	1	228	213	+15	5
3	Uganda	3	1	2	204	211	−7	4
4	Nigeria	3	0	3	206	239	−33	3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Cape Verde   v   Uganda

23 February 2024	Cape Verde	78–73	Uganda	Monastir, Tunisia
11:00	Scoring by quarter:20–16, 14–16, 26–14, 18–27
	Pts: Santos 15 Rebs:three players 6 Asts: Delgado 6	Boxscore	Pts: Opong 25 Rebs: Womala 7 Asts: Drileba 5	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

Nigeria   v   Libya

23 February 2024	Nigeria	82–890(OT)	Libya	Monastir, Tunisia
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 19–15, 15–20, 25–15, Overtime: 7–14
	Pts: Nuga 31 Rebs: Akhuetie 12 Asts: Eke 8	Boxscore	Pts: Sadi 24 Rebs: Sadi 9 Asts: Sadi 12	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Attendance: 200 Referees: Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Yann Davidson (MAD), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)

Uganda   v   Nigeria

24 February 2024	Uganda	72–62	Nigeria	Monastir, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter:12–7, 17–12, 26–25, 17–18
	Pts: Opong 39 Rebs: Opong 10 Asts: Seiko, Womala 5	Boxscore	Pts: Eke 19 Rebs: Akhuetie 16 Asts: Eke 7	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)

Libya   v   Cape Verde

24 February 2024	Libya	68–72	Cape Verde	Monastir, Tunisia
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 24–25, 21–21, 8–11
	Pts: Saeid 18 Rebs: Buzgaiya 9 Asts: Sadi 5	Boxscore	Pts: Santos 16 Rebs: Santos 11 Asts: Correia 4	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Silver Houngbed (BEN), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Libya   v   Uganda

25 February 2024	Libya	71–59	Uganda	Monastir, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter:21–16, 19–13, 17–18, 14–12
	Pts: Al-Maghribi, Hamad 16 Rebs: Sadi 9 Asts: Badrush 14	Boxscore	Pts: Drileba 16 Rebs: Opong 9 Asts: Muhwezi 4	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Cape Verde   v   Nigeria

25 February 2024	Cape Verde	78–62	Nigeria	Monastir, Tunisia
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 23–9, 21–18, 18–11
	Pts: Spencer 16 Rebs: Lima 7 Asts: Almeida, Santos 4	Boxscore	Pts: Eke 31 Rebs: Eke 9 Asts: Nuga 4	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Attendance: 50 Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA), Amir Taboubi (TUN)

Libya   v   Nigeria

21 February 2025	Libya	vs.	Nigeria
		Boxscore

Uganda   v   Cape Verde

21 February 2025	Uganda	vs.	Cape Verde
		Boxscore

Cape Verde   v   Libya

22 February 2025	Cape Verde	vs.	Libya
		Boxscore

Nigeria   v   Uganda

22 February 2025	Nigeria	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Nigeria   v   Cape Verde

23 February 2025	Nigeria	vs.	Cape Verde
		Boxscore

Uganda   v   Libya

23 February 2025	Uganda	vs.	Libya
		Boxscore

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Final tournament
2	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Gabon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Senegal   v   Rwanda

22 November 2024	Senegal	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Cameroon   v   Gabon

22 November 2024	Cameroon	vs.	Gabon
		Boxscore

Rwanda   v   Cameroon

23 November 2024	Rwanda	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Gabon   v   Senegal

23 November 2024	Gabon	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Gabon   v   Rwanda

24 November 2024	Gabon	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Senegal   v   Cameroon

24 November 2024	Senegal	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Rwanda   v   Senegal

21 February 2025	Rwanda	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Gabon   v   Cameroon

21 February 2025	Gabon	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Cameroon   v   Rwanda

22 February 2025	Cameroon	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Senegal   v   Gabon

22 February 2025	Senegal	vs.	Gabon
		Boxscore

Rwanda   v   Gabon

23 February 2025	Rwanda	vs.	Gabon
		Boxscore

Cameroon   v   Senegal

23 February 2025	Cameroon	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Group D

The games of the first window were played in Egypt. ^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	3	3	0	249	212	+37	6	Final tournament
2	Egypt	3	2	1	249	206	+43	5
3	Madagascar	3	1	2	211	243	−32	4
4	Central African Republic	3	0	3	197	245	−48	3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

Ivory Coast   v   Madagascar

23 February 2024	Ivory Coast	77–69	Madagascar	Cairo, Egypt
16:00	Scoring by quarter:14–11, 26–19, 16–17, 21–22
	Pts: Poythress 26 Rebs: Fofana, Mobio 9 Asts: Moularé 7	Boxscore	Pts: Raharimanantoanina 12 Rebs: Faralahy 10 Asts: Randriamampionona 5	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)

Egypt   v   Central African Republic

23 February 2024	Egypt	76–61	Central African Republic	Cairo
19:00	Scoring by quarter:29–15, 14–16, 20–13, 13–17
	Pts: Mahmoud 19 Rebs: Mahmoud 7 Asts: Gendy 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ganapamo 27 Rebs: Dokossi 14 Asts: Dokossi, Kouguère 4	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Tonton Banza (DRC), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Didier Gaga (RWA)

Central African Republic   v   Ivory Coast

24 February 2024	Central African Republic	67–93	Ivory Coast	Cairo, Egypt
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 15–25, 20–26, 16–14
	Pts: Ganapamo 15 Rebs: Dokossi 8 Asts: Kouguère 3	Boxscore	Pts: Poythress 17 Rebs: Poythress 6 Asts: Moularé 7	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Tonton Banza (DRC), Amr Aboollo (EGY), Erick Otieno (KEN)

Madagascar   v   Egypt

24 February 2024	Madagascar	66–97	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 20–27, 19–20, 13–27
	Pts: Ravelojaona 18 Rebs: Solondrainy 10 Asts: Randriamampionona 4	Boxscore	Pts: Shehata 17 Rebs: Mahmoud 10 Asts: Helmy, Metwaly 5	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Didier Gaga (RWA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH)

Central African Republic   v   Madagascar

25 February 2024	Central African Republic	69–76	Madagascar	Cairo, Egypt
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 20–11, 17–22, 15–25
	Pts: Dokossi 19 Rebs: Dokossi 12 Asts: Dokossi 4	Boxscore	Pts: Randriamampionona 22 Rebs: Raharimanantoanina 12 Asts: Randriamampionona 7	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Erick Otieno (KEN), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)

Ivory Coast   v   Egypt

25 February 2024	Ivory Coast	79–76	Egypt	Cairo, Egypt
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 20–14, 15–18, 18–18
	Pts: Poythress 20 Rebs: Dally, Poythress 9 Asts: Moularé 5	Boxscore	Pts: Gendy 30 Rebs: Mahmoud 7 Asts: Gendy 10	Arena: Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Tonton Banza (DRC), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)

Central African Republic   v   Egypt

21 February 2025	Central African Republic	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Madagascar   v   Ivory Coast

21 February 2025	Madagascar	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

Ivory Coast   v   Central African Republic

22 February 2025	Ivory Coast	vs.	Central African Republic
		Boxscore

Egypt   v   Madagascar

22 February 2025	Egypt	vs.	Madagascar
		Boxscore

Egypt   v   Ivory Coast

23 February 2025	Egypt	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

Madagascar   v   Central African Republic

23 February 2025	Madagascar	vs.	Central African Republic
		Boxscore

Group E

The games of the first window were played in Tunisia. ^[3]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	3	0	257	220	+37	6	Final tournament
2	Angola [lower-alpha 1]	3	2	1	237	210	+27	5	Final tournament as host
3	Kenya	3	1	2	207	252	−45	4	Final tournament
4	Guinea	3	0	3	222	241	−19	3

Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2024. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:

1. Angola is qualified as the host nation. ^[9]

Angola   v   Guinea

23 February 2024	Angola	76–70	Guinea	Monastir, Tunisia
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 8–9, 21–24, 15–22, 32–15
	Pts: Bango 24 Rebs: Bango 9 Asts: Dundão 9	Boxscore	Pts: Evans 26 Rebs: Condé 7 Asts: Evans, Sy 3	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBA)

Tunisia   v   Kenya

23 February 2024	Tunisia	90–69	Kenya	Monastir
17:00	Scoring by quarter:25–11, 20–15, 19–20, 26–23
	Pts: Lahyani 15 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 9 Asts: Jawadi 7	Boxscore	Pts: Odero 25 Rebs: Owili, Wisyuba 5 Asts: Odero 4	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Attendance: 100 Referees: Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Guy Sani (CMR), Oumar Sy (MTN)

Kenya   v   Angola

24 February 2024	Kenya	58–88	Angola	Monastir, Tunisia
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 21–22, 15–20, 10–24
	Pts: Adera, Ogechi 12 Rebs: Awich 8 Asts: Odero 6	Boxscore	Pts: Bango 19 Rebs: Bango 8 Asts: Dundão, Gonçalves 7	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Adlen Larouci (ALG), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBA)

Guinea   v   Tunisia

24 February 2024	Guinea	78–850(OT)	Tunisia	Monastir, Tunisia
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 14–19, 18–19, 26–17, Overtime: 5–12
	Pts: Condé 21 Rebs: Condé 8 Asts: Evans 6	Boxscore	Pts: Abada 21 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 9 Asts: Abada, Ben Romdhane 6	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Attendance: 500 Referees: Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Yann Davidson (MAD), Oumar Sy (MTN)

Guinea   v   Kenya

25 February 2024	Guinea	74–80	Kenya	Monastir, Tunisia
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 17–25, 22–15, 16–16
	Pts: Evans 29 Rebs: Condé 10 Asts: Sy 5	Boxscore	Pts: Odero 19 Rebs: Awich, Koranga 8 Asts:three players 3	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)

Tunisia   v   Angola

25 February 2024	Tunisia	82–73	Angola	Monastir
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 15–13, 28–13, 20–22
	Pts: Abada 19 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 7 Asts: Abada 8	Boxscore	Pts: Gakou 19 Rebs: Gakou, Bango 6 Asts: Gonçalves 8	Arena: Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall Attendance: 500 Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Guy Sani (CMR)

Guinea   v   Angola

21 February 2025	Guinea	vs.	Angola
		Boxscore

Kenya   v   Tunisia

21 February 2025	Kenya	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

Angola   v   Kenya

22 February 2025	Angola	vs.	Kenya
		Boxscore

Tunisia   v   Guinea

22 February 2025	Tunisia	vs.	Guinea
		Boxscore

Angola   v   Tunisia

23 February 2025	Angola	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

Kenya   v   Guinea

23 February 2025	Kenya	vs.	Guinea
		Boxscore

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament
Angola	Host nation	27 March 2024	22nd	2021	Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013)

References

1. "FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Draw out". FIBA. 24 November 2023.
2. "FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers". FIBA. 15 January 2024.
3. "AfroBasket Qualifiers to begin in Egypt and Tunisia". FIBA. 15 January 2024.
4. "Morocco". FIBA. 1 February 2024.
5. "Madagascar clinch 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers berth". FIBA. 17 January 2024.
6. "Pré-éliminatoires du FIBA Afro Basket 2025: Maroc - Libye en Tunisie". L'Opinion. 8 February 2024.
7. "Gabon". FIBA. 1 February 2024.
8. "South Africa to unleash their inner dog in AfroBasket pre-qualifier battle against Mozambique". FIBA. 23 February 2024.
9. "FIBA Africa board holds first meeting of 2023–2027 cycle". FIBA.basketball.

External links

• Official website
• Qualifiers summary