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    RADES (Tunisia) - The final rosters for Window 1 of the 2027 FIBA AfroBasket were finalised on Wednesday evening in Rades following a FIBA technical meeting.

    From Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30, eight teams split into Groups A and C will play 12 games in Rades, on the outskirts of Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia.

    Teams drawn in Groups B and D will begin their qualifying campaigns in Window 2 in February 2026.

    The final rosters are as follows:

    Group A

    Cameroon I Cape Verde I Libya I South Sudan

    Group C

    Guinea I Nigeria I Rwanda I Tunisia

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