AfroBasket Women 2019 qualification
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification occurred on various dates on 2019. It was determined which African national basketball teams would qualify for the 2019 Women's Afrobasket. Teams will competed other teams in their respective "zones" for a spot in the Championship tournament.[1]
Qualified Teams
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 |
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Host Nation | 7 June 2019 | Abidjan | 1 | Senegal |
AfroBasket Women 2017 semi-finalists | 18–27 August 2017 | Bamako | 3 | Nigeria Mali Mozambique |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 1 | 25 July 2019 (Cancelled) | Tunis | 1 | Tunisia |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 2 | 17–19 May 2019 | Praia | 1 | Cape Verde |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 3 | N/A | 1 | Ivory Coast | |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 4 | 4–5 May 2019 | Yaoundé | 1 | Cameroon |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 5 | 26 June – 1 July 2019 | Uganda | 1 | Egypt |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 6 | 6–8 June 2019 | Harare | 1 | Angola |
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Wildcard | Abidjan | 2 | DR Congo Kenya | |
Total | 12 |
Zones
Zone 1
Zone 2
A regional tournament was held from 17 to 19 May 2019 in Praia, Cape Verde.[2] Despite losing the first game, Cape Verde qualified on aggregate 108-98.[3]
Zone 3
Zone 4
A regional tournament was be held from 4 to 5 May 2019 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[4] After winning the two games against DR Congo, Cameroon earned its qualification for the 2019 Women's Afrobasket.
Zone 5
A regional tournament will be held from 26 June to 1 July 2019 in Kampala, Uganda. Uganda, Egypt, Kenya and Rwanda will participate in this tournament.[5] Egypt earned its qualification for the 2019 Women's Afrobasket.
Group phase
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 193 | +21 | 6 |
2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 163 | +20 | 5 |
3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 232 | −12 | 4 |
4 | Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 218 | −29 | 3 |
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
Third-place game
Final
Zone 6
A regional tournament will be held on 8 June 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe.[6] After winning the two games against Zimbabwe, Angola earned its qualification for the 2019 Women's Afrobasket.[7]
Wildcard
DR Congo and Kenya earned a spot for the Women's AfroBasket with a wildcard.[8]
References
- ^ Women's Afrobasket Qualifiers
- ^ "Cape Verde target first Women's AfroBasket appearance since 2013". FIBA. 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Cape Verde beat Guinea in Zone 2 Qualifiers, advance to #AfroBasketWomen 2019". FIBA. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Cameroon and DR Congo to battle for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2019 spot". FIBA. 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Egypt seek #AfroBasketWomen return in style". FIFA. 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe lean on home advantage ahead of #AfroBasketWomen 2019 Qualifiers". fiba.basketball. 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Angola book ticket to #AfroBasketWomen 2019". fiba.basketball. 9 June 2019.
- ^ "DR Congo and Kenya awarded wild cards for #AfroBasketWomen 2019". FIBA. 19 July 2019.