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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.

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.

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1 TBA
AfroBasket 2015 Champions Tunisia Tunis 1  Nigeria
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 1 16–18 March 2017
24–26 March 2017 		Algeria Algiers
Tunisia Tunis 		2  Tunisia
 Morocco
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 2 19 March 2017
26 March 2017 		Mali Bamako
Senegal Dakar 		2  Senegal
 Mali
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 3 14–18 March 2017
22–26 March 2017 		Benin Cotonou
Ivory Coast Abidjan 		1  Ivory Coast
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 4 24–29 March 2017
19–20 March 2017 		Cameroon Yaoundé
Central African Republic Bangui 		2  Cameroon
 DR Congo
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 5 12–18 March 2017 Egypt Cairo 2  Uganda
 Egypt
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 6 and Zone 7 25–30 March 2017
19–25 March 2017 		Zambia Lusaka
Zimbabwe Harare 		3  Angola
 Mozambique
 South Africa
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Wildcard 18 April 2017 2  Rwanda
 Guinea
Qualifying tournament 19–21 May 2017 Mali Bamako 1  Central African Republic
Total 16

Zones

Zone 1

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 4 4 0 311 257 +54 8 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Morocco 4 2 2 277 292 −15 6
3  Algeria 4 0 4 275 314 −39 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 16
Algeria  71–76  Morocco
Algiers, Algeria
March 17
Morocco  67–79  Tunisia
Algiers, Algeria
March 18
Algeria  77–87  Tunisia
Algiers, Algeria

Second leg

March 24
Tunisia  71–57  Morocco
Tunis, Tunisia
March 25
Morocco  77–71  Algeria
Tunis, Tunisia
March 26
Tunisia  74–56  Algeria
Tunis, Tunisia

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.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 6 4 2 392 401 −9 10 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Mali 6 3 3 395 339 +56 9
3  Guinea 6 3 3 345 366 −21 9
4  Cape Verde 6 2 4 370 396 −26 8
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 17
Senegal  78–64  Cape Verde
Bamako, Mali
March 17
Mali  58–62  Guinea
Bamako, Mali
March 18
Guinea  68–55  Senegal
Bamako, Mali
March 18
Cape Verde  54–61  Mali
Bamako, Mali
March 19
Cape Verde  62–56  Guinea
Bamako, Mali
March 19
Mali  82–37  Senegal
Bamako, Mali

Second leg

March 24
Mali  58–64  Cape Verde
Dakar, Senegal
March 24
Senegal  67–49  Guinea
Dakar, Senegal
March 25
Cape Verde  66–76  Senegal
Dakar, Senegal
March 25
Guinea  43–64  Mali
Dakar, Senegal
March 26
Guinea  67–60  Cape Verde
Dakar, Senegal
March 26
Senegal  79–72 (OT)  Mali
Dakar, Senegal

Zone 3

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 4 4 0 273 212 +61 8 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Burkina Faso 4 1 3 222 254 −32 5
3  Benin 4 1 3 219 248 −29 5
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings

First leg

March 16
Benin  69–61  Burkina Faso
Cotonou, Benin
March 17
Burkina Faso  48–71  Ivory Coast
Cotonou, Benin
March 18
Benin  55–69  Ivory Coast
Cotonou, Benin

Second leg

March 24
Ivory Coast  62–52  Benin
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
March 25
Burkina Faso  56–43  Benin
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
March 26
Ivory Coast  71–57  Burkina Faso
Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Zone 4

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 4 4 0 290 229 +61 8 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Chad 4 2 2 273 247 +26 6
3  Gabon 4 0 4 210 297 −87 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 25
Cameroon  75–62  Chad
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 26
Chad  71–42  Gabon
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 27
Cameroon  68–65  Gabon
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 28
Gabon  60–81  Chad
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 29
Gabon  43–77  Cameroon
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 30
Chad  59–70  Cameroon
Yaoundé, Cameroon

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 2 1 1 161 144 +17 3 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Central African Republic 2 1 1 144 161 −17 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 19
Central African Republic  64–85  DR Congo
Bangui, Central African Republic
March 20
DR Congo  76–80  Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 256 194 +62 6 Advance to Semi Final
2  Rwanda 3 2 1 237 223 +14 5
3  South Sudan 3 1 2 224 243 −19 4 Advance to Classification Game
4  Kenya 3 0 3 173 230 −57 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 12
Egypt  87–76  South Sudan
Cairo, Egypt
March 13
Rwanda  76–60  Kenya
Cairo, Egypt
March 14
South Sudan  68–66  Kenya
Cairo, Egypt
March 14
Egypt  83–71  Rwanda
Cairo, Egypt
March 15
South Sudan  80–90  Rwanda
Cairo, Egypt
March 15
Kenya  47–89  Egypt
Cairo, Egypt

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 2 2 0 193 126 +67 4 Advance to Semi Final
2  Burundi 2 1 1 150 172 −22 3
3  Somalia 2 0 2 155 190 −35 2 Advance to Classification Game
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 13
Uganda  94–72  Somalia
Cairo, Egypt
March 14
Somalia  83–96  Burundi
Cairo, Egypt
March 15
Burundi  54–99  Uganda
Cairo, Egypt

Classification Games

March 16
Kenya  90–87  Somalia
Cairo, Egypt
March 17
Kenya  84–89 (OT)  South Sudan
Cairo, Egypt

Semi-final

March 17
Uganda  77–63  Rwanda
Cairo, Egypt
March 17
Egypt  135–71  Burundi
Cairo, Egypt

Third-place game

March 18
Rwanda  89–75  Burundi
Cairo, Egypt

Final

March 18
Uganda  72–95  Egypt
Cairo, 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.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 4 4 0 340 207 +133 8 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  South Africa 4 1 3 271 315 −44 5 Advance to Playoff Game
3  Zambia 4 1 3 236 325 −89 5
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Sat, 25 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
Zambia  55–92  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
Lusaka, Zambia
Sun, 26 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
South Africa  51–87  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
Lusaka, Zambia
Mon, 27 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
Zambia  54–79  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
Lusaka, Zambia
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
South Africa  71–82  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
Lusaka, Zambia
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
Angola  91–57  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
Lusaka, Zambia
Thu, 30 Mar 2017
18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
Boxscore
Angola  83–45  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
Lusaka, Zambia

Group 2

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique 1 1 0 165 133 +32 2 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Zimbabwe 1 0 1 133 165 −32 1 Advance to Playoff Game
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
March 18
Zimbabwe  68–80  Mozambique
Harare, Zimbabwe
March 19
Mozambique  85–65  Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe

Playoff game

April 14
South Africa  74–67  Zimbabwe
Johannesburg, South Africa
April 15
Zimbabwe  70–68  South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Wildcard

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

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.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Central African Republic 2 2 0 146 119 +27 4 Advance to AfroBasket 2017
2  Chad 2 1 1 121 112 +9 3
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 2 100 136 −36 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
19 May 2017
Zimbabwe  55–79  Central African Republic
Bamako, Mali
20 May 2017
Chad  57–45  Zimbabwe
Bamako, Mali
21 May 2017
Central African Republic  67–64  Chad
Bamako, Mali

References

  1. "Draws results in for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Zones 2 and 4". FIBA. 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
  2. "Zimbabwe and Zambia to host FIBA AfroBasket 2017 Zone 6 Qualifiers". FIBA. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 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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