What African teams must do to qualify for the 2023 World Cup on Day 1 of Window 6
ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - Ahead of the last window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers later this month to be held in Alexandria and Luanda, the inevitable question is "who will secure the last four tickets still available for African countries for this year's FIBA World Cup?"
Last August Cote d'Ivoire became the first African team to qualify for the 32-nation FIBA's flagship event, which, for the first time, will be hosted by multiple countries: Indonesia, Japan and Philippines.
Of the 16 countries that started the African Qualifiers in November 2021, 12 remain in the competition, although some have bigger chances than others to secure the right to represent Africa in the 2023 World Cup.
Each team will play their last three games in as many days, making this qualifying window a do-or-die situation for teams like Angola, Cape Verde, Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, Senegal and South Sudan.
The teams that finish first and second in Groups E and F, plus the best third-placed team secure the five spots on offer for African countries for the World Cup.
We show you what some of these teams must do to qualify for the World Cup on Game Day 10 on Friday, February 24.
Group E
9/18 games played
All First Round results carry over to Second Round
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 523 | 469 | 54 | 74.7 | 67 | 14 |
| 2 |
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 508 | 443 | 65 | 72.6 | 63.3 | 12 |
| 3 |
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 511 | 486 | 25 | 73 | 69.4 | 11 |
| 4 |
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 549 | 517 | 32 | 78.4 | 73.9 | 10 |
| 5 |
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 443 | 528 | -85 | 63.3 | 75.4 | 8 |
| 6 |
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 507 | 598 | -91 | 72.4 | 85.4 | 8 |
** Qualified for the World Cup
Upcoming Games - February 24, Game Day 10 (Luanda, Angola)
13:00 GMT+1 - Nigeria v Cote d'Ivoire (First meeting: 78-66)
15:30 GMT+1 - Cape Verde v Guinea (First meeting: 65-48)
18:00 GMT+1 - Uganda v Angola (First meeting: 62-84)
- Cote d'Ivoire have already qualified for the World Cup;
- Angola cannot qualify even with a win over Uganda on Game Day 10;
- Cape Verde cannot qualify even with a win over Guinea on Game Day 10.
Group F
9/18 games played
All First Round results carry over to Second Round
| GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |
|
9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9 | 681 | 560 | 121 | 75.7 | 62.2 | 17 |
| 2 |
|
9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 670 | 531 | 139 | 74.4 | 59 | 16 |
| 3 |
|
9 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 | 653 | 576 | 77 | 72.6 | 64 | 15 |
| 4 |
|
9 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 567 | 554 | 13 | 61.6 | 61.6 | 14 |
| 5 |
|
9 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 495 | 544 | -49 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 13 |
| 6 |
|
9 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 554 | 610 | -56 | 67.8 | 67.8 | 11 |
Upcoming Games - February 24, Game Day 10 (Alexandria, Egypt)
12:00 GMT+2 - Cameroon v Congo DR (First meeting: 71-69)
14:30 GMT +2 - South Sudan v Senegal (First meeting: 66-69)
17:00 GMT +2 Tunisia v Egypt (First meeting: 61-67)
- South Sudan will qualify on Game Day 10 if they beat Senegal;
- Egypt will qualify on Game Day 10 if they beat Tunisia and South Sudan beat Senegal;
- Senegal cannot qualify on Game Day 10 even with a win over South Sudan.
DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the African Qualifiers for competition purposes.
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