# AfroBasket 2017 qualification

AfroBasket 2017 qualification occurred on various dates on 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams qualified for the 2017 FIBA Africa Championship. Teams competed with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the Championship tournament.

## Qualified Teams

Two teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round will take place. Fourteen more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | | | 1 | TBA |
| AfroBasket 2015 Champions | | Tunis | 1 | Nigeria |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 1 | 16–18 March 2017 24–26 March 2017 | Algiers Tunis | 2 | Tunisia Morocco |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 2 | 19 March 2017 26 March 2017 | Bamako Dakar | 2 | Senegal Mali |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 3 | 14–18 March 2017 22–26 March 2017 | Cotonou Abidjan | 1 | Ivory Coast |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 4 | 24–29 March 2017 19–20 March 2017 | Yaoundé Bangui | 2 | Cameroon DR Congo |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 5 | 12–18 March 2017 | Cairo | 2 | Uganda Egypt |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 6 and Zone 7 | 25–30 March 2017 19–25 March 2017 | Lusaka Harare | 3 | Angola Mozambique South Africa |
| AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Wildcard | 18 April 2017 | | 2 | Rwanda Guinea |
| Qualifying tournament | 19–21 May 2017 | Bamako | 1 | Central African Republic |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Zones
### Zone 1

Zone 1 was played from March 16 to April 1, 2017, in Algeria and Tunisia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 311 | 257 | +54 | 8 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Morocco | 4 | 2 | 2 | 277 | 292 | −15 | 6 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 275 | 314 | −39 | 4 | |

#### First leg

* March 16
| Algeria | 71–76 | Morocco |
* Algiers, Algeria
* March 17
| Morocco | 67–79 | Tunisia |
* Algiers, Algeria
* March 18
| Algeria | 77–87 | Tunisia |
* Algiers, Algeria

#### Second leg

* March 24
| Tunisia | 71–57 | Morocco |
* Tunis, Tunisia
* March 25
| Morocco | 77–71 | Algeria |
* Tunis, Tunisia
* March 26
| Tunisia | 74–56 | Algeria |
* Tunis, Tunisia

### Zone 2

The qualifiers were played in a tournament played over two legs with the two top teams qualified. The first leg of the qualifier was played in Bamako on 19 March with the return game following in Dakar a week later.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 392 | 401 | −9 | 10 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Mali | 6 | 3 | 3 | 395 | 339 | +56 | 9 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 3 | Guinea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 345 | 366 | −21 | 9 | |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 6 | 2 | 4 | 370 | 396 | −26 | 8 | |

#### First leg

* March 17
| Senegal | 78–64 | Cape Verde |
* Bamako, Mali
* March 17
| Mali | 58–62 | Guinea |
* Bamako, Mali
* March 18
| Guinea | 68–55 | Senegal |
* Bamako, Mali
* March 18
| Cape Verde | 54–61 | Mali |
* Bamako, Mali
* March 19
| Cape Verde | 62–56 | Guinea |
* Bamako, Mali
* March 19
| Mali | 82–37 | Senegal |
* Bamako, Mali

#### Second leg

* March 24
| Mali | 58–64 | Cape Verde |
* Dakar, Senegal
* March 24
| Senegal | 67–49 | Guinea |
* Dakar, Senegal
* March 25
| Cape Verde | 66–76 | Senegal |
* Dakar, Senegal
* March 25
| Guinea | 43–64 | Mali |
* Dakar, Senegal
* March 26
| Guinea | 67–60 | Cape Verde |
* Dakar, Senegal
* March 26
| Senegal | 79–72 (OT) | Mali |
* Dakar, Senegal

### Zone 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 4 | 0 | 273 | 212 | +61 | 8 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 3 | 222 | 254 | −32 | 5 | |
| 3 | Benin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 219 | 248 | −29 | 5 | |

#### First leg

* March 16
| Benin | 69–61 | Burkina Faso |
* Cotonou, Benin
* March 17
| Burkina Faso | 48–71 | Ivory Coast |
* Cotonou, Benin
* March 18
| Benin | 55–69 | Ivory Coast |
* Cotonou, Benin

#### Second leg

* March 24
| Ivory Coast | 62–52 | Benin |
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* March 25
| Burkina Faso | 56–43 | Benin |
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* March 26
| Ivory Coast | 71–57 | Burkina Faso |
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast

### Zone 4
#### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 290 | 229 | +61 | 8 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Chad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 273 | 247 | +26 | 6 | |
| 3 | Gabon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 210 | 297 | −87 | 4 | |
* March 25
| Cameroon | 75–62 | Chad |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon
* March 26
| Chad | 71–42 | Gabon |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon
* March 27
| Cameroon | 68–65 | Gabon |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon
* March 28
| Gabon | 60–81 | Chad |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon
* March 29
| Gabon | 43–77 | Cameroon |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon
* March 30
| Chad | 59–70 | Cameroon |
* Yaoundé, Cameroon

#### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 144 | +17 | 3 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 144 | 161 | −17 | 3 | |
* March 19
| Central African Republic | 64–85 | DR Congo |
* Bangui, Central African Republic
* March 20
| DR Congo | 76–80 | Central African Republic |
* Bangui, Central African Republic

### Zone 5

Eight teams will play a round-robin format tournament - from 12 to 18 March in Cairo, Egypt - to secure the two places for the Final Round.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 256 | 194 | +62 | 6 | Advance to Semi Final |
| 2 | Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 237 | 223 | +14 | 5 | Advance to Semi Final |
| 3 | South Sudan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 243 | −19 | 4 | Advance to Classification Game |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 230 | −57 | 3 | Advance to Classification Game |
* March 12
| Egypt | 87–76 | South Sudan |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 13
| Rwanda | 76–60 | Kenya |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 14
| South Sudan | 68–66 | Kenya |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 14
| Egypt | 83–71 | Rwanda |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 15
| South Sudan | 80–90 | Rwanda |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 15
| Kenya | 47–89 | Egypt |
* Cairo, Egypt

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 193 | 126 | +67 | 4 | Advance to Semi Final |
| 2 | Burundi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 172 | −22 | 3 | Advance to Semi Final |
| 3 | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 190 | −35 | 2 | Advance to Classification Game |
* March 13
| Uganda | 94–72 | Somalia |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 14
| Somalia | 83–96 | Burundi |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 15
| Burundi | 54–99 | Uganda |
* Cairo, Egypt

#### Classification Games

* March 16
| Kenya | 90–87 | Somalia |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 17
| Kenya | 84–89 (OT) | South Sudan |
* Cairo, Egypt

#### Semi-final

* March 17
| Uganda | 77–63 | Rwanda |
* Cairo, Egypt
* March 17
| Egypt | 135–71 | Burundi |
* Cairo, Egypt

#### Third-place game

* March 18
| Rwanda | 89–75 | Burundi |
* Cairo, Egypt

#### Final

* March 18
| Uganda | 72–95 | Egypt |
* Cairo, Egypt

### Zone 6 and Zone 7

The winner of each group will secure automatic qualification for Africa's flagship competition taking place in Brazzaville, while the teams that finish second in Groups G and H will face each other for the remaining qualification spot.

#### Group 1

Group 1 will be played from 25 to 30 March in Lusaka, Zambia to secure one place for the Final Round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Angola | 4 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 207 | +133 | 8 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 271 | 315 | −44 | 5 | Advance to Playoff Game |
| 3 | Zambia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 325 | −89 | 5 | |
* Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| Zambia | 55–92 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–20, 26–18, 0–30 |||
| Pts: Chona 13 Rebs: Mwansa 7 Asts: Lubinda 4 | | Pts: Mothiba 20 Rebs: Mothiba 9 Asts: Ngobeni, Sithole 3 |
* Lusaka, Zambia
* Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| South Africa | 51–87 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 4–20, 11–25, 24–19 |||
| Pts: Van Der Bijl 11 Rebs: Van Der Bijl 4 Asts: Ngobeni 3 | | Pts: Leonel 14 Rebs: Vander 10 Asts: Armando 5 |
* Lusaka, Zambia
* Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| Zambia | 54–79 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–32, 10–17, 14–19, 20–11 |||
| Pts: Zulu 13 Rebs: Mwansa 7 Asts: Mwansa 5 | | Pts: Miller 15 Rebs: Vander, Lukeny 4 Asts: Olímpio 6 |
* Lusaka, Zambia
* Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| South Africa | 71–82 | Zambia |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 20–9, 14–22, 27–31 |||
| Pts: Van Der Bijl 17 Rebs: Mothiba 10 Asts: Mothiba, Ngoetjana 2 | | Pts: Chona 20 Rebs: Chona, Mwansa 8 Asts: Zulu, Hamudulu 5 |
* Lusaka, Zambia
* Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| Angola | 91–57 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–6, 27–18, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Mingas 15 Rebs: Moore 7 Asts: Lukeny 7 | | Pts: Ngoetjana 14 Rebs: Ngoetjana, MacLean 5 Asts: MacLean 3 |
* Lusaka, Zambia
* Thu, 30 Mar 2017 18:00 CAT (UTC+2)
* Boxscore
| Angola | 83–45 | Zambia |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–2, 14–12, 24–12, 17–19 |||
| Pts: Olímpio 20 Rebs: Moore, Mingas 7 Asts: Olímpio, Armando 4 | | Pts: Chipili, Daka 8 Rebs: Kashishi 8 Asts: Lubinda 3 |
* Lusaka, Zambia

#### Group 2

Group 2 will be played from 19 to 25 March in Harare, Zimbabwe to secure one place for the Final Round.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 133 | +32 | 2 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 165 | −32 | 1 | Advance to Playoff Game |
* March 18
| Zimbabwe | 68–80 | Mozambique |
* Harare, Zimbabwe
* March 19
| Mozambique | 85–65 | Zimbabwe |
* Harare, Zimbabwe

#### Playoff game

* April 14
| South Africa | 74–67 | Zimbabwe |
* Johannesburg, South Africa
* April 15
| Zimbabwe | 70–68 | South Africa |
* Johannesburg, South Africa

### Wildcard

FIBA Africa's executive committee on Tuesday, 18 April awarded the two wild cards for FIBA AfroBasket 2017 to Guinea and Rwanda.

### Qualifying tournament

Chad, the Central African Republic and Zimbabwe faced off in Bamako, Mali from 19 to 21 May, with the winner of this additional qualifier filling the void left by the Republic of Congo.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 146 | 119 | +27 | 4 | Advance to AfroBasket 2017 |
| 2 | Chad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 112 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 136 | −36 | 2 | |
* 19 May 2017
| Zimbabwe | 55–79 | Central African Republic |
* Bamako, Mali
* 20 May 2017
| Chad | 57–45 | Zimbabwe |
* Bamako, Mali
* 21 May 2017
| Central African Republic | 67–64 | Chad |
* Bamako, Mali