FIBA AfroBasket 2025
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 12–24 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | TBD |
FIBA AfroBasket 2025 will be the 31st edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. The tournament will be hosted by Angola for the fourth time between 12 and 24 August.[1]
Tunisia are the two-time defending champion, having won the 2017 and 2021 tournaments.[2]
Host selection
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FIBA Africa decided to announce the host country in March 2024.[3] On 12 March, Angola were reported to be given the hosting rights.[4][5] On 26 March 2024, Angola received the hosting rights, beating fellow bidders Egypt, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.[6][7] Angola's organizational capacity and infrastructure was one of the driving factors in Angola's selection.[8] This will be Angola's first time hosting since 2007.
Venues
[edit]Alongside the capital Luanda, venues in Moçâmedes, Lubango, Benguela, Huambo and Huíla are being considered.[9][10]
Qualification
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23 teams took part in qualification, including hosts Angola, who participated for preparation reasons. The teams who failed to qualify for the previous edition played in the pre-qualifiers. The advancing teams progressed to the qualifiers where each team was drawn into five groups of four. The top three from each group qualified for AfroBasket. The qualification draw was held on 24 November 2023 in South Africa. Games were played from February 2024 to February 2025, to determine the 16 nations who will qualify for the tournament.[11]
Of the qualified teams, 14 countries took part in the previous edition. The only returnees are Libya and Madagascar, whom return to the final tournament after both teams' last appearance was as hosts in 2009 and 2011 respectively.[12][13]
Two time champions, Central African Republic, failed to qualify for the first time since 1999. Also, having appearing at the last edition, Kenya failed to advance this time around.
DR Congo and Guinea qualified for their third consecutive edition for the first time ever.
Qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
Host nation | 27 March 2024 | 22nd | 1980 | 2021 | 22 | Champions (Eleven times)[a] | TBD |
 DR Congo |
Group A top three | 21 February 2025 | 8th | 1974 | 3 | Fourth place (1975) | TBD | |
 Senegal |
Group C top three | 30th | 1964 | 30 | Champions (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997) | TBD | ||
 Cameroon |
11th | 1972 | 8 | Runner-up (2007) | TBD | |||
 Ivory Coast |
Group D top three | 25th | 1968 | 23 | Champions (1981, 1985) | TBD | ||
 Egypt |
25th | 1962 | 13 | Champions (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983) | TBD | |||
 Tunisia |
Group E top three | 24th | 1964 | 12 | Champions (2011, 2017, 2021) | TBD | ||
 South Sudan |
Group A top three | 2nd | 2021 | 2 | Seventh place (2021) | TBD | ||
 Madagascar |
Group D top three | 22 February 2025 | 4th | 1989 | 2011 | 1 | Ninth place (1972) | TBD |
 Mali |
Group A top three | 21st | 1972 | 2021 | 1 | Third place (1972) | TBD | |
 Guinea |
Group E top three | 23 February 2025 | 7th | 1962 | 3 | Fourth place (1962) | TBD | |
 Rwanda |
Group C top three | 7th | 1989 | 3 | Ninth place (2009) | TBD | ||
 Uganda |
Group B top four | 4th | 2015 | 4 | Sixth place (2021) | TBD | ||
 Nigeria |
20th | 1972 | 14 | Champions (2015) | TBD | |||
 Cape Verde |
8th | 1997 | 2 | Third place (2007) | TBD | |||
 Libya |
5th | 1965 | 2009 | 1 | Fifth place (1970) | TBD |
Draw
[edit]The draw will take place on 19 April 2025 in Luanda, Angola.[14]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ousmanne, Mamadou (12 March 2024). "Angola will host Afrobasket 2025". Powers of Africa. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Mejri and Roll spark Tunisia to FIBA AfroBasket 2021 title". www.fiba.basketball. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "FIBA Africa to announce 2025 AfroBasket soon". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Ousmanne, Mamadou (12 March 2024). "Angola will host Afrobasket 2025". Powers of Africa.
- ^ "Angola poderá acolher a organização do Afrobasket 2025". www.hamais.ao. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "FIBA Africa board holds first meeting of 2023-2027 cycle". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Afrobasket 2025 : Le Sénégal en course pour l'organisation". Sport-ivoire.ci. 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Huambo disponível para acolher uma das fases do Afrobasket`2025". Angop. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ RTC. "Angola escolhido para sediar o Afrobasket 2025. País onde Cabo Verde obteve sua melhor classificação na competição". My Application (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Angola a um passo de acolher Afrobasket'2025. País quer quebrar 'jejum' de 11 anos sem erguer o troféu". www.economiaemercado.co.ao. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Draw out". www.fiba.basketball. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-afrobasket-2025/news/how-libya-ended-a-16-year-afrobasket-drought
- ^ https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-afrobasket-2025/news/loss-of-central-african-republic-sees-madagascar-advance-to-2025-afrobasket
- ^ "AfroBasket 2025 Draw set for April". fiba.basketball. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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