2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

The qualification structure is as follows:

• First round: The 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four teams to play double round-robin system (home-and-away or two tournaments at single venue). Three best placed teams from a group will advance to the second round.
• Second round: The twelve teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. Each group will be formed from teams advanced from two first round groups. All results from the previous round will be carried out. Two best placed teams from both groups plus third placed team with better record will qualify for the World Cup.

The 16 teams that have qualified for AfroBasket 2021 will participate in the first round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup African qualifiers. As of 22 February 2021, the qualified teams were:

•  Angola
•  Cameroon
•  Central African Republic
•  DR Congo
•  Ivory Coast
•  Cape Verde
•  Egypt
•  Guinea
•  Kenya
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  Rwanda
•  Senegal
•  South Sudan
•  Tunisia
•  Uganda

The draw for the first round was held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland.[2][3]

Seeding

Seedings were announced on 30 August 2021.[4] Teams were seeded based on FIBA rankings. Teams from pots 1 and 4 were drawn to Groups A and B. Teams from pots 2 and 3 were drawn to Groups C and D. Teams from pots 5 and 6 were drawn across the four groups.

Pot 1 Team Pos  Nigeria 23  Tunisia 30

Pot 2 Team Pos  Angola 33  Senegal 36

Pot 3 Team Pos  Ivory Coast 46  Egypt 62

Pot 4 Team Pos  Cameroon 63  Mali 75

Pot 5 Team Pos  Central African Republic 76  DR Congo 81  Uganda 90  South Sudan 94

Pot 6 Team Pos  Rwanda 95  Cape Verde 100  Kenya 111  Guinea 118

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the November window will be played in a single venue.[5]

All times are local.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	2	1	238	218	+20	5	Second round
2	Mali	3	2	1	210	196	+14	5
3	Cape Verde	3	1	2	211	212	−1	4
4	Uganda	3	1	2	212	245	−33	4

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Cape Verde  v  Nigeria

26 November 2021	Cape Verde	79–71	Nigeria	Benguela, Angola
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 16–15, 17–20, 28–16
	Pts: Correia 15 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Correia 4	Boxscore	Pts: Diogu, Omoerah 13 Rebs: Diogu, Uzoh 8 Asts: Uzoh 11	Referees: Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Wael Mostafa (EGY), Babacar Gueye (SEN)

Mali  v  Uganda

26 November 2021	Mali	76–66	Uganda	Benguela, Angola
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 19–21, 25–19, 15–17
	Pts: Djambo 19 Rebs: Djambo 7 Asts: Kanté 5	Boxscore	Pts: Davies 24 Rebs: Davies 16 Asts: Davies 5	Referees: Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Silver Houngbed (BEN)

Nigeria  v  Mali

27 November 2021	Nigeria	72–70	Mali	Benguela, Angola
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 14–24, 23–16, 19–15
	Pts: Diogu, Ogundiran 19 Rebs: Akindele, Diogu 6 Asts: Uzoh 7	Boxscore	Pts: Sidibé 17 Rebs: Djambo 7 Asts: Sidibé 4	Referees: Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Tonton Banza (DRC), Antonio Bernardo (ANG)

Uganda  v  Cape Verde

27 November 2021	Uganda	77–74	Cape Verde	Benguela, Angola
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 19–18, 27–27, 19–15
	Pts: Davies 27 Rebs: Davies 10 Asts: Drileba, Opong 4	Boxscore	Pts: Xavier 15 Rebs: I. Almeida, Gomes 8 Asts: Almeida 4	Referees: Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Amr Aboollo (EGY), Cherubin Leslie (MRI)

Cape Verde  v  Mali

28 November 2021	Cape Verde	58–64	Mali	Benguela, Angola
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 18–16, 19–14, 9–17
	Pts: I. Almeida 16 Rebs: I. Almeida 8 Asts: I. Almeida 4	Boxscore	Pts: Kanté 12 Rebs: Diarouma, Djambo 7 Asts: Kanté 5	Referees: Tonton Banza (DRC), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)

Uganda  v  Nigeria

28 November 2021	Uganda	69–95	Nigeria	Benguela, Angola
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 19–28, 8–14, 24–28
	Pts: Davies 22 Rebs: Opong 9 Asts: Okello, Opong 4	Boxscore	Pts: Diogu 27 Rebs: Diogu 10 Asts: Uzoh 8	Referees: Antonio Bernardo (ANG), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Babacar Gueye (SEN)

Uganda  v  Mali

1 July 2022	Uganda	vs.	Mali
		Boxscore

Nigeria  v  Cape Verde

1 July 2022	Nigeria	vs.	Cape Verde
		Boxscore

Mali  v  Nigeria

2 July 2022	Mali	vs.	Nigeria
		Boxscore

Cape Verde  v  Uganda

2 July 2022	Cape Verde	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Mali  v  Cape Verde

3 July 2022	Mali	vs.	Cape Verde
		Boxscore

Nigeria  v  Uganda

3 July 2022	Nigeria	vs.	Uganda
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Cameroon  v  Tunisia

25 February 2022	Cameroon	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

South Sudan  v  Rwanda

25 February 2022	South Sudan	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Rwanda  v  Cameroon

26 February 2022	Rwanda	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Tunisia  v  South Sudan

26 February 2022	Tunisia	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

South Sudan  v  Cameroon

27 February 2022	South Sudan	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Tunisia  v  Rwanda

27 February 2022	Tunisia	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

Rwanda  v  South Sudan

1 July 2022	Rwanda	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

Tunisia  v  Cameroon

1 July 2022	Tunisia	vs.	Cameroon
		Boxscore

Cameroon  v  Rwanda

2 July 2022	Cameroon	vs.	Rwanda
		Boxscore

South Sudan  v  Tunisia

2 July 2022	South Sudan	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

Cameroon  v  South Sudan

3 July 2022	Cameroon	vs.	South Sudan
		Boxscore

Rwanda  v  Tunisia

3 July 2022	Rwanda	vs.	Tunisia
		Boxscore

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	3	3	0	229	189	+40	6	Second round
2	Angola	3	2	1	209	164	+45	5
3	Guinea	3	1	2	204	226	−22	4
4	Central African Republic	3	0	3	183	246	−63	3

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Guinea  v  Central African Republic

26 November 2021	Guinea	76–71	Central African Republic	Benguela, Angola
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 11–16, 28–22, 21–19
	Pts: Queta 22 Rebs: Queta 13 Asts: Evans 10	Boxscore	Pts: Ganapamo 26 Rebs: Dokossi 12 Asts: Kouguere 4	Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH)

Ivory Coast  v  Angola

26 November 2021	Ivory Coast	57–56	Angola	Benguela, Angola
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 13–9, 22–10, 15–17
	Pts: Dadiet, Diabate 15 Rebs: Bah 7 Asts: Diabate 6	Boxscore	Pts: Gakou 9 Rebs: Bango 11 Asts: Domingos 5	Referees: Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Tonton Banza (DRC), Amr Aboollo (EGY)

Central African Republic  v  Ivory Coast

27 November 2021	Central African Republic	64–92	Ivory Coast	Benguela, Angola
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 14–22, 16–23, 22–22
	Pts: Grebongo 17 Rebs: Dokossi 10 Asts: three players 2	Boxscore	Pts: Moulare 20 Rebs: Coulibaly, Moulare 7 Asts: Kebe 5	Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Arnold Moseya (RSA), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)

Angola  v  Guinea

27 November 2021	Angola	75–59	Guinea	Benguela
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 17–19, 18–12, 17–13
	Pts: Manuel 18 Rebs: Bango, Gakou 10 Asts: Domingos, Dundão 4	Boxscore	Pts: Evans 22 Rebs: Conde 7 Asts: Evans 3	Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Jean Ruhamiriza (RWA)

Ivory Coast  v  Guinea

28 November 2021	Ivory Coast	80–69	Guinea	Benguela, Angola
11:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 23–10, 21–17, 20–21
	Pts: Fofana 16 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Diabate 8	Boxscore	Pts: Queta 19 Rebs: Queta 8 Asts: Evans 10	Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR), Arnold Moseya (RSA)

Central African Republic  v  Angola

28 November 2021	Central African Republic	48–78	Angola	Benguela, Angola
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 3–10, 19–17, 15–31
	Pts: Ngoy 15 Rebs: Djimrabaye, Kouguere 9 Asts: six players 1	Boxscore	Pts: Dundão 18 Rebs: Bango, Gakou 7 Asts: Domingos 6	Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)

Central African Republic  v  Guinea

1 July 2022	Central African Republic	vs.	Guinea
		Boxscore

Angola  v  Ivory Coast

1 July 2022	Angola	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

Guinea  v  Angola

2 July 2022	Guinea	vs.	Angola
		Boxscore

Ivory Coast  v  Central African Republic

2 July 2022	Ivory Coast	vs.	Central African Republic
		Boxscore

Guinea  v  Ivory Coast

3 July 2022	Guinea	vs.	Ivory Coast
		Boxscore

Angola  v  Central African Republic

3 July 2022	Angola	vs.	Central African Republic
		Boxscore

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round
2	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 25 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Senegal  v  Egypt

25 February 2022	Senegal	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Kenya  v  DR Congo

25 February 2022	Kenya	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Egypt  v  Kenya

26 February 2022	Egypt	vs.	Kenya
		Boxscore

DR Congo  v  Senegal

26 February 2022	DR Congo	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Egypt  v  DR Congo

27 February 2022	Egypt	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Kenya  v  Senegal

27 February 2022	Kenya	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

Egypt  v  Senegal

1 July 2022	Egypt	vs.	Senegal
		Boxscore

DR Congo  v  Kenya

1 July 2022	DR Congo	vs.	Kenya
		Boxscore

Senegal  v  DR Congo

2 July 2022	Senegal	vs.	DR Congo
		Boxscore

Kenya  v  Egypt

2 July 2022	Kenya	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

Senegal  v  Kenya

3 July 2022	Senegal	vs.	Kenya
		Boxscore

DR Congo  v  Egypt

3 July 2022	DR Congo	vs.	Egypt
		Boxscore

The twelve qualified teams will be divided into two groups and play the other three teams from the other group twice. Group A will be paired with Group C and Group B with Group D.