2023 FIBA AfroCan qualification

The 2023 FIBA AfroCan qualification are the qualifying games for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan, the second edition of the AfroCan. The qualifiers started in February and will finish in June 2023. Four teams are pre-qualified, while eight teams can qualify through the tournament.[1]

The qualification is divided into the FIBA Africa's designated geographical zones.

Qualified teams

Team Method of

qualification

Date of

qualification

Total

times qualified

Last

time qualified

Current

consecutive appearances

Previous best

performance

 DR Congo Top four teams of 2019 FIBA AfroCan 2 2019 2 Champions (2019)
 Kenya 2 2019 2 Runners-up (2019)
 Angola 2 2019 2 Third Place (2019)
 Morocco 2 2019 2 Fourth Place (2019)
 Mozambique Winner of Zone 6 28 February 2023 1
 Cameroon Winner of Zone 4 26 March 1

Games

Zone 6

The games of Zone 6 of the AfroCan qualification began on 21 February 2023 and were hosted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Malawi and South Africa were supposed to compete as well but both teams withdrew.[2]

One ticket to the AfroCan is available for Zone 6.

Group phase

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique 4 2 2 282 250 +32 6[lower-alpha 1] Final
2  Zimbabwe (H) 4 2 2 248 239 +9 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Zambia 4 2 2 242 238 +4 6[lower-alpha 1]
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Difference: 1) Mozambique +31; 2) Zimbabwe +9; 3) Zambia –41.
21 February 2023 Zimbabwe  7157  Mozambique Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
22 February 2023 Mozambique  8646  Zambia Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
23 February 2023 Zambia  6353  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
24 February 2023 Zimbabwe  7153  Zambia Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
25 February 2023 Zambia  80730(OT)  Mozambique Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3
26 February 2023 Mozambique  6653  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Final

28 February 2023 Mozambique  7159  Zimbabwe Bulawayo
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 17–9, 13–18, 15–13
Pts: Houana 18
Rebs: Houana, Manjate 7
Asts: Matos 3
Boxscore Pts: Tswatswa 13
Rebs: Penduka 9
Asts: Chikoko 4
Arena: ZITF Hall 3

Zone 4

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon (H) 4 4 0 331 232 +99 8 Qualified to FIBA AfroCan 2023
2  Gabon 4 3 1 302 225 +77 7
3  Central African Republic 4 2 2 287 250 +37 6
4  Chad 4 1 3 272 261 +11 5
5  Equatorial Guinea 4 0 4 183 407 224 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Hosts
22 March 2023 Gabon  5452  Chad Yaoundé
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex
24 March 2023 Chad  7482  Cameroon Yaoundé
18:00
Arena: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex

Zone 5

The Zone 5 qualifiers were held from 17 June to 23 June in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to FIBA AfroCan 2023
2  Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tanzania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Hosts

References

  1. "Your Guide for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. "Who will represent Zone 6 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. "Who will represent Zone 5 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
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