2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification
International basketball competition
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The 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification occurred on various dates in 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket. Teams competed with other teams in their respective zones for a spot in the Championship tournament.[1]
Qualified Teams
Five teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round took place. Seven more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  Mali | ||
| 2015 Women's AfroBasket semi-finalists | 24 September – 3 October 2015 |  Yaoundé |
4 |  Senegal Cameroon Nigeria Angola |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 1 | 1 |  Tunisia | ||
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 2 | 1 |  Guinea | ||
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 3 | 12–13 May 2017 |  Abidjan |
1 | Ivory Coast |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 4 | 17–18 June 2017 |  Kinshasa |
1 | DR Congo |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 5 | 12–18 March 2017 |  Cairo |
1 | Egypt |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 6 | 9–10 March 2017 |  Maputo |
1 | Mozambique |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Wildcard | 19 July 2017 | 1 |  Central African Republic | |
| Total | 12 | |||
Zones
Zone 1
Zone 2
Guinea: Guinea and Cape Verde were supposed to compete for the only ticket on offer for FIBA Africa Zone 2 teams for the Final Round. However Cape Verde pulled out the regional qualifier.[3]
Zone 3
A regional tournament was held from 12 to 13 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[4]
Zone 4
A regional tournament was held from 17 to 18 June 2017 in Kinshasa, DR Congo.[5]
Zone 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 262 | +83 | 8 | Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket |
| 2 |  Kenya |
4 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 271 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Uganda |
4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 306 | −79 | 5 |
Zone 6
Wildcard
On 19 July 2017, FIBA Africa awarded the wild card for 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket to the Central African Republic.[6]