ABIDJAN (Cote d'Ivoire) - The last four beats for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket Quarter-Finals were decided on Wednesday following the conclusion of the Round of 16.
The eight remaining teams will compete to be crowned champions of this year's Women's AfroBasket at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Côte d'Ivoire's largest city.
Mozambique secured the fifth spot in the Last Eight by defeating Guinea 91-38.
In the day's second game, South Sudan, making their debut in the tournament, rallied from a 19-point deficit to upset favorites Egypt, 75-65.
In a rematch of the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament, Senegal easily remained in contention by defeating Rwanda 80-37.
In the final classification game for the quarterfinals, Cameroon overpowered Angola 85-64 to advance for the third consecutive time.
Mozambique, South Sudan, Senegal, and Cameroon joined the four group winners: Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Uganda, and the reigning champions, Nigeria.
Angola, Egypt, Guinea and Rwanda were eliminated.
Thursday's quarterfinals will see Uganda face South Sudan at 13:00 GMT, Mozambique take on Mali at 16:00 GMT, Côte d'Ivoire host Senegal at 19:00 GMT, and Nigeria square off against Cameroon at 22:00 GMT.
The winners of the quarterfinals will also secure spots in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 qualifying tournaments.
The two semifinals, as well as the 5–8 classification games, will take place on Friday and Saturday before the tournament concludes on Sunday.
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