AfroBasket 2025 qualification explained

Tourney Name:AfroBasket 2025 qualification
Website:Qualifiers website
Pre-qualifiers website
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2029

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

Pre-qualifiers

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 + 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]

Zone 3 + 4

The remaining two teams played in a two-game series.[7]

Zone 5 + 7

After several teams withdrew from the qualifiers, Madagascar qualified.

Zone 6 + 7

South Africa and Mozambique played in a two-game series.[8]

Qualifiers

Qualified teams are the 16 teams qualified for African 2023 World Cup qualifiers first round + four teams from pre-qualifiers. Groups B, D and E will play in February 2024 and Groups A and C in November 2024.

Teams

Entrance/qualification methodTeam(s)
2023 World Cup qualifiers first round














Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 1 & 2
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 3 & 4
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 5 & 7
Pre-Qualifiers Sub-zone 6 & 7

Draw

The draw was held on 24 November 2023 in South Africa.

All times are local.

Group B

The games of the first window were played in Tunisia.

Group D

The games of the first window were played in Egypt.

Group E

The games of the first window were played in Tunisia.

Qualified teams

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Draw out. 24 November 2023. FIBA.
  2. Web site: FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers. 15 January 2024. FIBA.
  3. Web site: AfroBasket Qualifiers to begin in Egypt and Tunisia. 15 January 2024. FIBA.
  4. Web site: Morocco. 1 February 2024. FIBA.
  5. Web site: Madagascar clinch 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers berth. 17 January 2024. FIBA.
  6. Web site: Pré-éliminatoires du FIBA Afro Basket 2025: Maroc - Libye en Tunisie. 8 February 2024. L'Opinion.
  7. Web site: Gabon. 1 February 2024. FIBA.
  8. Web site: South Africa to unleash their inner dog in AfroBasket pre-qualifier battle against Mozambique. 23 February 2024. FIBA.