2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

International basketball competition

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Africa region, began in November 2021 and concluded in February 2023. The process determined the five African teams that would participate at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.^[1]

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:

• First round: The 16 teams were divided into four groups of four teams and played a double round-robin system (home-and-away or two tournaments at a single venue). The three best-placed teams from each group advanced to the second round.
• Second round: The twelve teams were divided into two groups of six teams. Each group was formed from teams advancing from two first round groups. All results from the previous round were carried over. The two-best placed teams from each group and the best third-placed team qualified for the World Cup.

Entrants

The 16 teams that have qualified for AfroBasket 2021 participated in the first round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African qualifiers.

•  Angola
•  Cameroon
•  Central African Republic
•  DR Congo
•  Ivory Coast
•  Cape Verde
•  Egypt
•  Guinea
•  Kenya
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  Rwanda
•  Senegal
•  South Sudan
•  Tunisia
•  Uganda

Draw

The draw for the first round was held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland.^[2][3]

Seeding

Seedings were announced on 30 August 2021.^[4] Teams were seeded based on FIBA rankings. Teams from pots 1 and 4 were drawn to Groups A and B. Teams from pots 2 and 3 were drawn to Groups C and D. Teams from pots 5 and 6 were drawn across the four groups.

First round

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the November window was played in a single venue.^[5] The same was done for the February and July window.^[6][7]

All times are local.

Group A

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. After Mali forfeited two games, they were disqualified and their results nullified.^[8]

Cape Verde  v  Nigeria

Mali  v  Uganda

Nigeria  v  Mali

Uganda  v  Cape Verde

Cape Verde  v  Mali

Uganda  v  Nigeria

Nigeria  v  Cape Verde

Uganda  v  Mali

Mali  v  Nigeria

Cape Verde  v  Uganda

Mali  v  Cape Verde

Nigeria  v  Uganda

Group B

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Cameroon 109–104 Rwanda

South Sudan  v  Rwanda

Cameroon  v  Tunisia

Tunisia  v  South Sudan

Rwanda  v  Cameroon

South Sudan  v  Cameroon

Tunisia  v  Rwanda

Rwanda  v  South Sudan

Tunisia  v  Cameroon

Cameroon  v  Rwanda

South Sudan  v  Tunisia

Rwanda  v  Tunisia

Cameroon  v  South Sudan

Group C

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Guinea 132–132 Central African Republic

Guinea  v  Central African Republic

Ivory Coast  v  Angola

Central African Republic  v  Ivory Coast

Angola  v  Guinea

Ivory Coast  v  Guinea

Central African Republic  v  Angola

Central African Republic  v  Guinea

Angola  v  Ivory Coast

Guinea  v  Angola

Ivory Coast  v  Central African Republic

Angola  v  Central African Republic

Guinea  v  Ivory Coast

Group D

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. As Kenya forfeited one game, they did not receive a point.

Kenya  v  DR Congo

Senegal  v  Egypt

Egypt  v  Kenya

DR Congo  v  Senegal

Egypt  v  DR Congo

Kenya  v  Senegal

DR Congo  v  Kenya

Egypt  v  Senegal

Kenya  v  Egypt

Senegal  v  DR Congo

DR Congo  v  Egypt

Senegal  v  Kenya

Second round

In the second round, the top three teams from each group were placed in a group with three other top teams. Group A was paired with Group C, forming new Group E and Group B with Group D, forming Group F. In Group F all results from the first qualification round, were carried over to the second round.^[11] In contrary, due to disqualification of Mali from Group A, in Group E results from the first qualification round against last ranked team of Group B (Central African Republic) were disregarded.

The matches in each window were played in a single venue.^[12]

All times are local.

Group E

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Ivory Coast 2–0 Angola

Guinea  v  Cape Verde

Angola  v  Uganda

Ivory Coast  v  Nigeria

Cape Verde  v  Angola

Nigeria  v  Guinea

Uganda  v  Ivory Coast

Angola  v  Nigeria

Guinea  v  Uganda

Ivory Coast  v  Cape Verde

Nigeria  v  Ivory Coast

Cape Verde  v  Guinea

Uganda  v  Angola

Guinea  v  Nigeria

Ivory Coast  v  Uganda

Angola  v  Cape Verde

Uganda  v  Guinea

Cape Verde  v  Ivory Coast

Nigeria  v  Angola

Group F

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

DR Congo  v  Cameroon

Egypt  v  Tunisia

Senegal  v  South Sudan

Cameroon  v  Egypt

Tunisia  v  Senegal

South Sudan  v  DR Congo

Senegal  v  Cameroon

DR Congo  v  Tunisia

Egypt  v  South Sudan

Cameroon  v  DR Congo

South Sudan  v  Senegal

Tunisia  v  Egypt

DR Congo  v  South Sudan

Senegal  v  Tunisia

Egypt  v  Cameroon

Cameroon  v  Senegal

Tunisia  v  DR Congo

South Sudan  v  Egypt

Best third placed team

Due to the disqualification of Mali, the games against the last-ranked teams in Groups B and D in the first round are not counted.^[13]

Source: FIBA

Statistical leaders

As of 26 February 2023

Notes

1. The game ended in a forfeit as the Malian team did not show up after protesting over unpaid allowances.^[9]
2. The game, originally scheduled for 1 July, was cancelled after the Kenyan team could not reach Alexandria in time and counted as a forfeit.^[10]

References

1. "How to Qualify – FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
2. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Draw coming Tuesday". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
3. "Draw results set the stage for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifier games". FIBA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
4. "Draw Procedures unveiled for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
5. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers will tip off in Angola". FIBA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
6. "Dakar to host second window of World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". FIBA. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
7. "Abidjan, Alexandria or Cairo and Kigali named host cities of Window 3 of the African Qualifiers". FIBA. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
8. "FIBA statement about Mali's games in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
9. "Uganda Silverbacks pick up Mali foul win". newvision.co.ug. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
10. "FIBA statement about the Congo DR – Kenya game of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 African Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
11. "How to qualifiy to FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
12. "Abidjan and Monastir to host Window 4 of the 2023 World Cup African Qualifiers". FIBA. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
13. "What to do to secure Africa's last World Cup qualification spot". FIBA. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

• Tournament summary