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.
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.
Zone 1 + 2 Zone 1 consisted of Algeria, Libya and Morocco. After Algeria withdrew, the remaining two teams played in a two-game series.
Zone 3 + 4 The remaining two teams played in a two-game series.
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.
Qualifiers Qualified teams were the 16 teams qualified for African 2023 World Cup qualifiers first round + four teams from pre-qualifiers. Groups B, D and E played their first window in February 2024 and Groups A and C in November 2024.
Teams Entrance/qualification method Team(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 Morocco replaced Mozambique, who withdrew on 11 November 2024.
Draw The draw was held on 24 November 2023 in South Africa.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Morocco replaced Mozambique.
All times are local.
Group A
Group B The games of the first window were played in Tunisia.
Group C
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 TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance WR Host nation 27 March 2024 22nd 1980 2021 22 Champions (Eleven times) 33 Group A top three 21 February 2025 8th 1974 3 Fourth place (1975) 72 Group C top three 30th 1964 30 Champions (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997) 47 11th 1972 8 Runners-up (2007) 64 Group D top three 25th 1968 23 Champions (1981, 1985) 31 25th 1962 13 Champions (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983) 38 Group E top three 24th 1964 12 Champions (2011, 2017, 2021) 36 Group A top three 2nd 2021 2 Seventh place (2021) 23 Group D top three 22 February 2025 4th 1972 2011 1 Ninth place (1972) 105 Group A top three 21st 1964 2021 9 Third place (1972) 83 Group E top three 23 February 2025 7th 1962 3 Fourth place (1962) 75 Group C top three 7th 1989 3 Ninth place (2009) 93 Group B top four 4th 2015 4 Sixth place (2021) 85 20th 1972 14 Champions (2015) 42 8th 1997 2 Third place (2007) 45 5th 1965 2009 1 Fifth place (1970) 94
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References
External links Official website Pre-qualifiers website Qualifiers summary