# AfroBasket 2015 qualification

AfroBasket 2015 Qualification occurred on various dates between 21 September 2014 and 8 March 2015. It was used to determine which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2015 FIBA Africa Championship. Teams competed with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the Championship tournament.

## Qualified Teams

Four teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round took place. Twelve more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.
Qualified as the host nation:
* Tunisia
From qualification:
* Angola
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Egypt
* Gabon
* Ivory Coast
* Mali
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe
Selected as wild cards:
* Algeria
* Central African Republic
* Senegal

## Zones
### Zone 1

Zone 1 was played from January 6 to February 15 2015 in Algiers, Algeria and Salé, Morocco.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 260 | 208 | +52 | 7 |
| Algeria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 242 | 227 | +15 | 7 |
| Libya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 119 | 186 | −67 | 4 |
* 6 January 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Algeria | 88–63 | Libya |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 25–10, 27–21, 17–16 |||
* Algiers
* 7 January 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Morocco | 94–56 | Libya |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 19–11, 32–12, 20–17 |||
* Algiers
* 8 January 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Algeria | 81–80 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 16–10, 23–30, 16–16 |||
* Algiers
* 13 February 2015
| Morocco | 2–0 | Libya |
* Salé
* 14 February 2015
| Algeria | 2–0 | Libya |
* Salé
* 15 February 2015
| Morocco | 84–71 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 18–14, 26–16, 13–24 |||
* Salé

### Zone 2

Zone 2 was played from February 12 to February 25 2015 in Bamako, Mali and Dakar, Senegal from 1 group and Praia, Cape Verde from group 2.

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 90 | +25 | 4 |
| Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 115 | −25 | 2 |
* 21 February 2015 20:00 (GMT +1)
* Report
| Mali | 65–43 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 16–6, 14–14, 24–10 |||
| Pts: Tangara 16 Rebs: Tangara 10 Asts: Mounkoro 7 | | Pts: Diop 11 Rebs: two players 5 Asts: Niang 3 |
* Bamako Referees: M. Kouadio Mathurin N'Guessan (CIV), M. Kaddour Hamid (ALG), M. Abassi Abdelaziz (TUN)
* 28 February 2015 17:00 (GMT +1)
* Report
| Senegal | 47–50 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–9, 11–10, 11–19, 16–12 |||
| Pts: Diop 15 Rebs: Abdoul Ba 8 Asts: Moˇse Diame 4 | | Pts: Coulibaly 14 Rebs: Coulibaly 10 Asts: Coulibaly 7 |
* Dakar Referees: Hassane Kamate (CIV), Paulo Renato Martinho (CIV), Samir Abaakil (MAR)

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 102 | +39 | 4 |
| Guinea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 141 | −39 | 2 |
* 12 February 2015 19:30 (GMT +1)
| Cape Verde | 71–60 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–11, 21–20, 24–10, 17–19 |||
* Praia
* 13 February 2015 19:30 (GMT +1)
| Guinea | 42–70 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 9–24, 17–14, 6–19 |||
* Praia

### Zone 3

Zone 3 was played from February 7 to February 8 2015 in Cotonou, Benin.

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 106 | +25 | 4 |
| Benin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 131 | −25 | 2 |
* 7 January 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Benin | 57–69 | Ivory Coast |
* Cotonou
* 8 January 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Ivory Coast | 62–49 | Benin |
* Cotonou

#### Group E

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 114 | +36 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 150 | −36 | 2 |
* 16 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Burkina Faso | 64–87 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 9–24, 23–19, 13–22 |||
* Ouagadougou
* 25 March 2015 17:00 (GMT +1)
| Nigeria | 63–50 | Burkina Faso |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 14–7, 14–15, 17–18 |||
* Lagos

### Zone 4
#### Group F

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 137 | +24 | 4 |
| Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 161 | −24 | 2 |
| DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 20 February 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Cameroon | 81–69 | Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 16–23, 28–17, 17–10 |||
* Yaoundé
* 22 February 2015 16:00 (GMT +1)
| Cameroon | 80–68 | Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 13–20, 26–17, 17–15 |||
* Yaoundé

#### Group G

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Gabon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 280 | 267 | +13 | 7 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 270 | 267 | +3 | 6 |
| Chad | 4 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 257 | −16 | 5 |
* 3 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Gabon | 79–75 (OT) | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 20–18, 9–8, 25–26, Overtime: 14–10 |||
* Libreville
* 4 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Chad | 61–65 | Gabon |
* Libreville
* 5 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Chad | 61–54 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-11, 9-11, 15-17, 22-15 |||
* Libreville
* 6 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Central African Republic | 75–64 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–20, 21–10, 26–15, 20–19 |||
* Libreville
* 7 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Gabon | 72–56 | Chad |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 24–3, 16–15, 20–19 |||
* Libreville
* 8 March 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Central African Republic | 66–63 (OT) | Chad |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 17–14, 11–10, 14–17, Overtime: 8–5 |||
* Libreville

### Zone 5

Zone 5 was played from September 21 to September 28 2014 in Kampala, Uganda.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Egypt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 340 | 262 | +78 | 8 |
| Uganda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 314 | 291 | +23 | 7 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 291 | 296 | −5 | 6 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 329 | −31 | 5 |
| Somalia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 293 | 358 | −65 | 4 |
* 21 September 2014 15:00 (GMT +1)
| Egypt | 79–63 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 8–17, 24–17, 22–12 |||
* Kampala
* 21 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Uganda | 85–74 | Somalia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 27–16, 18–19, 19–16 |||
* Kampala
* 22 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Somalia | 79–97 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 16–25, 18–28, 24–22 |||
* Kampala
* 23 September 2014 17:00 (GMT +1)
| Kenya | 77–82 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 22–24, 16–19, 26–17 |||
* Kampala
* 23 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Uganda | 77–85 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 28–21, 14–21, 27–22 |||
* Kampala
* 24 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Rwanda | 85–71 | Somalia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 23–11, 19–19, 22–29 |||
* Kampala
* 26 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Egypt | 85–53 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 17–13, 24–13, 19–20 |||
* Kampala
* 27 September 2014 17:00 (GMT +1)
| Somalia | 69–91 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 23–21, 11–25, 17–25 |||
* Kampala
* 27 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Kenya | 71–83 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–21, 25–20, 14–19 |||
* Kampala
* 28 September 2014 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Rwanda | 61–69 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 19–13, 15–25, 16–16 |||
* Kampala

### Zone 6
#### Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 3 | 1 | 258 | 241 | +17 | 7 |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 250 | −7 | 6 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 237 | 247 | −10 | 5 |
* 21 February 2015 18:00 (GMT +1)
| Zimbabwe | 60–64 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 17–16, 16–23, 17–14 |||
* Bulawayo
* 22 February 2015 14:00 (GMT +1)
| South Africa | 60–52 | Seychelles |
* Bulawayo
* 24 February 2015 18:00 (GMT +1)
| Seychelles | 61–69 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 16–11, 11–24, 24–18 |||
* Bulawayo
* 25 February 2015 14:00 (GMT +1)
| Zimbabwe | 63–52 | Seychelles |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 10–8, 18–19, 21–11 |||
* Bulawayo
* 27 February 2015 14:00 (GMT +1)
| Seychelles | 72–55 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 13–14, 29–18, 17–10 |||
* Bulawayo
* 28 February 2015 18:00 (GMT +1)
| South Africa | 64–66 (OT) | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–15, 13–17, 25–13, 13–13, Overtime: 6–8 |||
* Bulawayo

#### Group J

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Mozambique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 108 | +22 | 4 |
| Botswana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 130 | −22 | 2 |
* 14 February 2015 19:00 (GMT +1)
| Mozambique | 61–40 | Botswana |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–4, 11–11, 24–8, 12–17 |||
* Maputo
* 28 February 2015 20:00 (GMT +1)
| Botswana | 68–69 | Mozambique |
* Gaborone

## Wild cards

Seven countries applied for three wild card berths. These include South Africa, Algeria, Central African Republic, Congo, Guinea, Rwanda and Senegal. After its meeting in March, the FIBA Africa Central Board announced that the announcement of the wild cards was postponed up to the end of April.
On early May, it was announced that Algeria, Central African Republic and Senegal were chosen by the Africa Board as the wild cards.

## Note

* ↑ Libya withdrew from the competition after two matches due to the political situation in the country.