2021 Women's Afrobasket qualification
The 2021 Women's Afrobasket qualification occurred on various dates on 2021 to determine which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2021 Women's Afrobasket. Teams compete with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the championship tournament.
Zone 1
[edit]Four teams were scheduled to compete, but Algeria, Morocco and Libya withdrew before the tournament, so the original host Tunisia qualified.[1]
Zone 2
[edit]Two teams played a home-and away series to determine the qualified team.[2]
Overview
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guinea 
|
124–132 |  Cape Verde
|
65–64 | 59–68 |
Results
[edit]Zone 3
[edit]Six teams were scheduled to compete, but Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso did not register for the tournament, so Ivory Coast qualified.[3]
Zone 5
[edit]Four teams played a round robin to determine the qualified team.[4] It was held in Kigali, Rwanda between 14 and 17 July 2021.[5] Kenya become the champions after defeating Egypt 99–83 in the final.[6]
Preliminary round
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 273 | 230 | +43 | 6 | Semi Final 1 |
| 2 |  Rwanda (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 168 | +33 | 5 | Semi Final 2 |
| 3 |  Kenya
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 232 | −15 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Sudan
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 165 | 226 | −61 | 3 | Semi Final 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| 12 July 2021 | South Sudan
|
65–95 | Egypt
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–36, 23–20, 14–24, 9–15 | |||
| Arena: BK Arena |
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| 13 July 2021 | Kenya
|
66–48 | South Sudan
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | ||||
| Arena: BK Arena |
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| 14 July 2021 | South Sudan
|
52–65 | Rwanda
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | ||||
| Arena: BK Arena |
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Semi-finals
[edit]| 16 July 2021 | Egypt
|
99–65 | South Sudan
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | ||||
| Arena: BK Arena |
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Third place game
[edit]| 17 July 2021 | South Sudan
|
56–83 | Rwanda
|
Kigali |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | ||||
| Arena: BK Arena |
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Final
[edit]Zone 6
[edit]Three teams were scheduled to compete, but Botswana and Zimbabwe did not register for the tournament, so Angola qualified.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Tunisia". fiba.basketball. 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Guinea v Cape Verde – one ticket for two teams vying return to Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Cote d'Ivoire". fiba.basketball. 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Kenya's Wanyama confident about chances at Women's AfroBasket Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Rwanda to host FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021 Zone 5 Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Kenya qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". fiba.basketball. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's AfroBasket 2021 – Team Profile: Angola". fiba.basketball. 13 September 2021.