LUANDA (Angola) – The groups for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket are now confirmed after the draw took place on Friday in the Angolan capital Luanda.
The 16 participating teams for the FIBA Regional Office for Africa's flagship tournament were drawn according to a seeding system based on the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by NIKE.
Several Angolan and African basketball legends attended the ceremony, including 7-time FIBA AfroBasket gold medallist and FIBA Hall of Famer Jean-Jacques da Conceicao, 5-time AfroBasket champion Victor Carvalho, former AfroBasket Most Valuable Players (MVPs) Miguel Lutonda (2001 and 2003) and Joaquim Gomes (2009), were all present to help with the drawing.
The ceremony was also attended by Angola's Minister of Sports and Youth Rui Falcao, Minister of Culture Filipe Zau and representatives of the 16 national teams.
The 16 nations were drawn as follows:
Group A: Cote d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Rwanda Group B: Tunisia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Madagascar Group C: Angola, South Sudan, Guinea, Libya Group D: Senegal, Egypt, Mali, Uganda
In his speech, FIBA Africa President Anibal Manave praised Angola for being "the only nation in Africa that has the opportunity to host AfroBasket in different cities, thus increasing its reach and allowing more fans to attend the games".
This year's AfroBasket will be held in the Angolan cities of Namibe and Luanda, with the capital hosting the group and final phase games, while the southern city of Namibe will host the group phase games only.
"This tournament is not just a competition, but a celebration of African basketball excellence and our continued growth on the global stage," Manave said.
The quadrennial basketball event coincides with Angola's 50th anniversary of independence.
And Manave emphasised: "This alignment of sporting excellence with a national celebration gives our tournament a profound meaning and is an opportunity to highlight the important role that sport can play in uniting nations and commemorating cultural identity."
The 2025 FIBA AfroBasket will begin with the group phase from August 12-17, before the final phase will take place exclusively in Luanda from August 17-24.
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