ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - They say that records are meant to be broken, but will any be broken when the fourth window of the 2027 World Cup African Qualifiers begins on 27 August?
We take a look at the record books to bring you some of the milestones set since the introduction of FIBA's new competition system in 2017.
Individual - Points
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Amr Gendy | Egypt | South Sudan | 2023 | 42 |
2. | Jordan Nwora | Nigeria | Mali | 2018 | 36 |
3. | Kenny Gasana | Rwanda | Central A Rep | 2019 | 33 |
4. | Shannon Evans | Guinea | Uganda | 2022 | 32 |
= | Kendal Manuel | Mozambique | Senegal | 2018 | 32 |
6. | Morris Udeze | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2025 | 30 |
= | Babacar Sene | Senegal | Cameroon | 2023 | 30 |
= | Jeremy Nzeulie | Cameroon | Egypt | 2018 | 30 |
Individual - Rebounds
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Youssou Ndoye | Senegal | Egypt | 2022 | 20 |
2. | Jordan Sakho | DR Congo | Madagascar | 2026 | 19 |
3. | Johan Grebongo | Central African Republic | Côte d'Ivoire | 2018 | 18 |
4. | David McCormack | Rwanda | Tunisia | 2025 | 17 |
5. | Bienvenu Djimassal | Chad | Angola | 2018 | 17 |
6. | Walter Tavares | Cape Verde | Angola | 2022 | 16 |
= | Placide Nakidjim | Chad | Egypt | 2018 | 16 |
Individual - Assists
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Siriman Kanoute | Mali | Angola | 2026 | 15 |
2. | Ivan Almeida | Cape Verde | Libya | 2026 | 13 |
3. | Asnal Alain Noubaramadje | Chad | Guinea | 2017 | 12 |
4. | Assemian Moulare | Cote d'ivoire | Madagascar | 2026 | 11 |
5. | Childe Dundao | Angola | Uganda | 2026 | 11 |
6. | Jackson Makoi | South Sudan | Libya | 2025 | 11 |
= | Souleyman Diabate | Côte d'Ivoire | Nigeria | 2023 | 11 |
= | Souleyman Diabate | Côte d'Ivoire | Uganda | 2022 | 11 |
= | Ben Uzoh | Nigeria | Cape Verde | 2021 | 11 |
= | Xane Dalmeida | Senegal | Mozambique | 2018 | 11 |
Individual - Steals
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Childe Dundao | Angola | Mali | 2026 | 8 |
2. | Childe Dundao | Angola | Uganda | 2026 | 8 |
3. | Ibe Abuchi Agu | Nigeria | Angola | 2023 | 7 |
= | Omar Abada | Tunisia | DR Congo | 2022 | 7 |
= | Gerson Domingos | Angola | Central African Republic | 2022 | 7 |
= | Assem Marei | Egypt | Senegal | 2022 | 7 |
= | Jean Jacques Nshobozwabyosenumukiza | Rwanda | Central African Republic | 2019 | 7 |
Individual - Blocks
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ibou Badji | Senegal | Madagascar | 2026 | 6 |
= | Ibrahima Cherif Haidara | Mali | Egypt | 2025 | 6 |
= | Kur Kuath | South Sudan | Cape Verde | 2025 | 6 |
= | Walter Tavares | Cape Verde | Angola | 2023 | 6 |
= | Mohamed Choua | Morocco | Chad | 2018 | 6 |
= | Placide Nakidjim | Chad | Guinea | 2017 | 6 |
7. | Patrick Spencer | Cape Verde | Libya | 2026 | 5 |
= | JT Thor | South Sudan | Cameroon | 2026 | 5 |
| Oumar Ballo | Mali | Angola | 2026 | 5 |
= | Ibrahima Cherif Haidara | Mali | Uganda | 2026 | 5 |
= | Bechir Ben Yahia | Tunisia | DR Congo | 2023 | 5 |
= | Kendall Gray | Rwanda | South Sudan | 2022 | 5 |
= | Anas Mahmoud | Egypt | Cameroon | 2018 | 5 |
Three-pointers Made
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Three-pointers Made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Fabien Ateba | Cameroon | Libya | 2026 | 7 |
= | Shannon Evans | Guinea | Rwanda | 2025 | 7 |
= | Siré Dieng | Cote d'Ivoire | Rwanda | 2023 | 7 |
= | Kenny Gasana | Rwanda | Central African Republic | 2019 | 7 |
5 | Childe Dundao | Angola | Egypt | 2026 | 6 |
= | Amr Elgendy | Egypt | South Sudan | 2023 | 6 |
= | Omar Abada | Tunisia | Senegal | 2023 | 6 |
= | Brancou Badio | Senegal | South Sudan | 2023 | 6 |
= | Antonio Monteiro | Angola | Guinea | 2022 | 6 |
= | Ike Diogu | Nigeria | Uganda | 2021 | 6 |
= | Jimmy Enabu | Uganda | Nigeria | 2018 | 6 |
Free-Throws Made
# | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Free-Throws made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Childe Dundao | Angola | Mali | 2026 | 15 |
2. | Souleymane Boum Jr | Guinea | Tunisia | 2025 | 14 |
3. | Omar Abada | Tunisia | Nigeria | 2026 | 13 |
= | Omar Abada | Tunisia | Cameroon | 2023 | 13 |
5. | Mathias M'Madi | Madagascar | Côte d'Ivoire | 2026 | 12 |
= | Firas Lahiani | Tunisia | Nigeria | 2026 | 12 |
7. | Childe Dundao | Angola | Egypt | 2026 | 11 |
= | Childe Dundao | Angola | Cape Verde | 2023 | 11 |
= | Nuni Omot | South Sudan | Senegal | 2023 | 11 |
= | Gorgui Dieng | Senegal | Tunisia | 2022 | 11 |
= | Jordan Bayehe | Cameroon | South Sudan | 2022 | 11 |
= | Kenny Gasana | Rwanda | Uganda | 2018 | 11 |
Team - Points
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | 2026 | 118 |
2. | Cameroon | Guinea | 2017 | 116 |
3. | Nigeria | Central African Republic | 2018 | 114 |
4. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 111 |
5. | South Sudan | Cape Verde | 2025 | 109 |
= | Nigeria | Uganda | 2018 | 109 |
7. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 108 |
8. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2026 | 106 |
9. | Egypt | Kenya | 2022 | 105 |
10. | Madagascar | Côte d'Ivoire | 2026 | 102 |
= | Nigeria | Uganda | 2018 | 102 |
Team - Assists
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Cameroon | Guinea | 2017 | 33 |
2. | Cape Verde | Libya | 2026 | 32 |
3. | Egypt | Chad | 2018 | 30 |
= | Tunisia | Chad | 2017 | 30 |
5. | South Sudan | Cape Verde | 2025 | 29 |
6. | South Sudan | Libya | 2026 | 28 |
= | Egypt | Uganda | 2026 | 28 |
= | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 28 |
8. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2026 | 27 |
= | Tunisia | Guinea | 2017 | 27 |
Team - Field-Goal Made
# | Team | Opposition | Year | FGM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 46 |
2. | Cameroon | Guinea | 2017 | 45 |
3. | Cote d'Ivoire | Madagascar | 2026 | 44 |
4. | Nigeria | Uganda | 2018 | 42 |
= | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 42 |
6. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2026 | 41 |
7. | Senegal | Madagascar | 2026 | 40 |
= | Senegal | Kenya | 2022 | 40 |
= | Nigeria | Central African Republic | 2018 | 40 |
10. | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | 2026 | 39 |
= | Tunisia | Chad | 2017 | 39 |
Team - Steals
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Steals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Angola | Uganda | 2026 | 21 |
2. | Angola | Central African Republic | 2021 | 21 |
3. | Angola | Uganda | 2023 | 19 |
4. | Nigeria | Rwanda | 2018 | 19 |
5. | Angola | Uganda | 2026 | 18 |
= | Angola | Central African Republic | 2022 | 18 |
= | Nigeria | Central African Republic | 2018 | 18 |
= | Morocco | DR Congo | 2018 | 18 |
= | Mozambique | Côte d'Ivoire | 2018 | 18 |
Team - Three-pointers made
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Three-pointers made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | 2026 | 16 |
= | Cameroon | DR Congo | 2023 | 16 |
= | Cameroon | Guinea | 2017 | 16 |
4. | South Sudan | Cape Verde | 2026 | 14 |
= | Côte d'Ivoire | Uganda | 2023 | 14 |
= | South Sudan | DR Congo | 2022 | 14 |
= | Senegal | South Sudan | 2022 | 14 |
= | South Sudan | Rwanda | 2022 | 14 |
= | Tunisia | Morocco | 2018 | 14 |
= | Rwanda | Senegal | 2018 | 14 |
Team - Rebounds
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Angola | Uganda | 2023 | 63 |
= | DR Congo | Morocco | 2018 | 63 |
3. | Egypt | Uganda | 2026 | 62 |
= | Nigeria | Uganda | 2018 | 61 |
= | Chad | Guinea | 2017 | 61 |
6. | Senegal | Madagascar | 2026 | 60 |
7. | Nigeria | Tunisia | 2015 | 59 |
8. | Angola | Chad | 2018 | 58 |
Team - Blocks
# | Team | Opposition | Year | Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Senegal | Côte d'Ivoire | 2026 | 12 |
2. | Senegal | Madagascar | 2026 | 11 |
= | Mali | Uganda | 2026 | 11 |
4. | Morocco | Chad | 2018 | 9 |
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