AfroBasket 2025 qualification

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Dates18 February 2024 – 23 February 2025
Teams23
AfroBasket 2025 qualification
Tournament details
Dates18 February 2024 – 23 February 2025
Teams23
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Pre-qualifiers website
2021
2029

The AfroBasket 2025 qualification is a basketball competition that was played from February 2024 to February 2025, to determine the fifteen FIBA Africa nations who joined the automatically qualified host, Angola, at the FIBA AfroBasket 2025 finals tournament.[1]

Zone 1 + 2

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 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
18 February 2024 Libya  7575  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)
20 February 2024 Morocco  6371  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
28 February 2024 Equatorial Guinea  5866  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
29 February 2024 Gabon  3946  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
23 February 2024 Mozambique  6250  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)
24 February 2024 South Africa  5748  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

Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[b] WR[c]
Total First Last Streak
 Angola Host nation 27 March 2024 22nd 1980 2021 22 Champions (Eleven times)[d] 33
 DR Congo Group A top three 21 February 2025 8th 1974 3 Fourth place (1975) 72
 Senegal Group C top three 30th 1964 30 Champions (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997) 47
 Cameroon 11th 1972 8 Runners-up (2007) 64
 Ivory Coast Group D top three 25th 1968 23 Champions (1981, 1985) 31
 Egypt 25th 1962 13 Champions (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983) 38
 Tunisia Group E top three 24th 1964 12 Champions (2011, 2017, 2021) 36
 South Sudan Group A top three 2nd 2021 2 Seventh place (2021) 23
 Madagascar Group D top three 22 February 2025 4th 1972 2011 1 Ninth place (1972) 105
 Mali Group A top three 21st 1964 2021 9 Third place (1972) 83
 Guinea Group E top three 23 February 2025 7th 1962 3 Fourth place (1962) 75
 Rwanda Group C top three 7th 1989 3 Ninth place (2009) 93
 Uganda Group B top four 4th 2015 4 Sixth place (2021) 85
 Nigeria 20th 1972 14 Champions (2015) 42
 Cape Verde 8th 1997 2 Third place (2007) 45
 Libya 5th 1965 2009 1 Fifth place (1970) 94

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