The 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket qualification occurred on various dates in 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket. Teams competed with other teams in their respective zones for a spot in the Championship tournament.[1]
Qualified Teams
editFive teams qualified for the tournament before the qualification round took place. Seven more teams claimed spots in the tournament through Zonal Qualifying.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  Mali | ||
| 2015 Women's AfroBasket semi-finalists | 24 September – 3 October 2015 |  Yaoundé |
4 |  Senegal Cameroon Nigeria Angola |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 1 | 1 |  Tunisia | ||
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 2 | 1 |  Guinea | ||
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 3 | 12–13 May 2017 |  Abidjan |
1 | Ivory Coast |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 4 | 17–18 June 2017 |  Kinshasa |
1 | DR Congo |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 5 | 12–18 March 2017 |  Cairo |
1 | Egypt |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 6 | 9–10 March 2017 |  Maputo |
1 | Mozambique |
| 2017 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Wildcard | 19 July 2017 | 1 |  Central African Republic | |
| Total | 12 | |||
Zones
editZone 1
editZone 2
edit- Guinea: Guinea and Cape Verde were supposed to compete for the only ticket on offer for FIBA Africa Zone 2 teams for the Final Round. However Cape Verde pulled out the regional qualifier.[3]
Zone 3
editA regional tournament was held from 12 to 13 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[4]
Zone 4
editA regional tournament was held from 17 to 18 June 2017 in Kinshasa, DR Congo.[5]
Zone 5
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt (H) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 262 | +83 | 8 | Qualified for the 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket |
| 2 |  Kenya |
4 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 271 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Uganda |
4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 306 | −79 | 5 |
Zone 6
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Wildcard
editOn 19 July 2017, FIBA Africa awarded the wild card for 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket to the Central African Republic.[6]
References
edit- ↑ Women's AfroBasket Qualifiers
- ↑ "Tunisia qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 as Morocco pull out of qualifier". FIBA. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Guinea qualify for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 as Cape Verde pull out of regional Qualifiers". FIBA. 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire select preliminary roster for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 Qualifiers". FIBA. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017.
- ↑ "DR Congo, CAF face off in Kinshasa for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 Qualifier". FIBA. 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Central African Republic awarded wild card for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017". FIBA. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017.