AfroBasket Women 2017 qualification
AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification occurred on various dates on 2017. It determined which African national basketball teams would qualify for the AfroBasket Women 2017. Teams competed with other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the Championship tournament.[1]
Qualified Teams
[edit]Five 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
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| AfroBasket Women 2015 semi-finalists | 24 September–3 October 2015 |  Yaoundé
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4 |  Senegal Cameroon Nigeria Angola
|
| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 1 | 1 |  Tunisia
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| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 2 | 1 |  Guinea
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| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 3 | 12–13 May 2017 |  Abidjan
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1 | Ivory Coast
|
| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 4 | 17–18 June 2017 |  Kinshasa
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1 | DR Congo
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| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 5 | 12–18 March 2017 |  Cairo
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1 | Egypt
|
| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Zone 6 | 9–10 March 2017 |  Maputo
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1 | Mozambique
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| AfroBasket Women 2017 Qualification Wildcard | 19 July 2017 | 1 |  Central African Republic
| |
| Total | 12 | |||
Zones
[edit]Zone 1
[edit]
Tunisia: Tunisia and Morocco were supposed to compete for the only ticket on offer for FIBA Africa Zone 1 teams for the Final Round that was scheduled to be played April 7-9 in Tunisia. However Morocco pulled out of the regional qualifier.[2]
Zone 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
[edit]A regional tournament was held from 12 to 13 May 2017 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[4]
Zone 4
[edit]A 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
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 262 | +83 | 8 | Qualified for AfroBasket Women 2017 |
| 2 |  Kenya
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 271 | −4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Uganda
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 227 | 306 | −79 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Zone 6
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Wildcard
[edit]FIBA Africa on Wednesday awarded the wild card for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2017 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.