Luanda - Angola are in group E of the African Basketball Championship qualifier (2025 Afrobasket), together with defending champions Tunisia, Guinea and Kenya, as determined by the draw held in Johannesburg, South Africa,ANGOP learnt from the FIBA-Africa website.
Cape Verde national team that finished fourth in the last Afrobasket held in Rwanda in 2021, are in Group B with Nigeria, Uganda and the winner of the qualifying rounds between Zones 1 and 2.
South Sudan, who surprisingly qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games, are in Group A with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mali, and the winner of the Zone 6 qualifiers, Mauritius or Comoros.
In Group C Senegal will face Cameroon, Rwanda and the winner of the Zone 3 and 4 pre-qualifying tournament.
Côte d`Ivoire the current African champions runners up , are in Group D together with Egypt, Central African Republic and the winner of the pre-qualifying tournament Zone 5, Madagascar or Djibouti.
According to FIBA-Africa, the games of the groups D, B and E will be played in February 2024, while groups C and A in November 2024.
Groups:
Group A – South Sudan, DRC, Mali, Q z6 Mauritius and Comoros
Group B - Cape Verde, Nigeria and Q z1 + z2 Uganda
Group C – Senegal, Cameroon, Qz3+z4 Rwanda
Group D – Côte d`Ivoire, Egypt, Central African Republic, Q z5 +Madagascar + Djibouti
Group E – Tunisia, Angola, Guinea and Kenya.
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