2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
African Qualifiers
Tournament details
DatesNovember 2025 – March 2027
Teams16
Official website
African qualifiers website

The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Africa region, will begin in November 2025 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the five African teams that will participate at the 2027 FIBA World Cup.[1]

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:

  • First round: 16 teams are divided into four groups of four teams to play a double round-robin system (home-and-away or two tournaments at a single venue). The three best-placed teams from each group will advance to the second round.
  • Second round: 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. Each group will be formed from teams that advanced from the four first round groups. All results from the previous round will be carried over. The two best-placed teams from each group and the best third-placed team will qualify for the World Cup.

Entrants

The 16 teams that qualified for AfroBasket 2025 will participate in the first round of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup African qualifiers.

Qualifiers

Draw

The draw was held on 13 May 2025.[2][3]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 9 May 2025.[4]

Pot 1
Team Pos
 South Sudan 23
 Ivory Coast 31
Pot 2
Team Pos
 Angola 33
 Tunisia 36
Pot 3
Team Pos
 Egypt 38
 Nigeria 42
Pot 4
Team Pos
 Cape Verde 45
 Senegal 47
Pot 5
Team Pos
 Cameroon 64
 DR Congo 72
Pot 6
Team Pos
 Guinea 75
 Mali 83
Pot 7
Team Pos
 Uganda 85
 Rwanda 93
Pot 8
Team Pos
 Libya 94
 Madagascar 105

First round

All times are local.[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Sudan 3 2 1 244 194 +50 5 Second round
2  Cameroon 3 2 1 214 209 +5 5
3  Cape Verde 3 2 1 246 260 −14 5
4  Libya 3 0 3 200 241 −41 3
Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 November 2025 Cameroon  77–82  Cape Verde Radès, Tunisia
11:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 17–26, 22–27, 19–17
Pts: Nnoko 14
Rebs: Bayehe 11
Asts: Hill 5 		Boxscore Pts: I. Almeida 20
Rebs: I. Almeida 11
Asts: I. Almeida 8 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Hassane Kamaté (CIV)
27 November 2025 South Sudan  79–55  Libya Radès, Tunisia
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 26–13, 9–9, 25–10
Pts: Gach 15
Rebs: Kuath 10
Asts: Makoi 11 		Boxscore Pts: Sadi 19
Rebs: Sadi 8
Asts: Sadi 6 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)
28 November 2025 Cape Verde  79–109  South Sudan Radès, Tunisia
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 15–25, 20–23, 22–22
Pts: I. Almeida 17
Rebs: Mendey 10
Asts: Lima 8 		Boxscore Pts: Maker 23
Rebs: Kuath 12
Asts: Makoi 7 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Amir Taboubi (TUN)
28 November 2025 Libya  71–77  Cameroon Radès, Tunisia
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 14–24, 12–21, 28–12
Pts: Zeew 22
Rebs: Sadi 8
Asts: Sadi 10 		Boxscore Pts: Hill 14
Rebs: Nnoko 11
Asts: Hill 6 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Erick Otieno (KEN)
30 November 2025 Cameroon  60–56  South Sudan Radès, Tunisia
11:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–9, 18–15, 8–15, 15–17
Pts: Bayehe, Hill 15
Rebs: Bayehe 8
Asts: Mouaha 8 		Boxscore Pts: Gach 15
Rebs: Adel 11
Asts: Gach 8 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Yann Davidson (MAD), Sofiane Si Youcef (ALG), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)
30 November 2025 Libya  74–85  Cape Verde Radès, Tunisia
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 12–14, 20–15, 26–28
Pts: Al-Maghribi 20
Rebs: Al-Maghribi 14
Asts: Sadi 8 		Boxscore Pts: J. Almeida 16
Rebs: Mendes 10
Asts: I. Almeida, Delgado 6 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Wael Mostafa (EGY), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Silver Houngbedji (BEN)
2 July 2026 Cape Verde  vs.  Cameroon
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Libya  vs.  South Sudan
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Cameroon  vs.  Libya
Boxscore
5 July 2026 South Sudan  vs.  Cameroon
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Cape Verde  vs.  Libya
Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
26 February 2026 Senegal  vs.  Ivory Coast
Boxscore
26 February 2026 DR Congo  vs.  Madagascar
Boxscore
27 February 2026 Madagascar  vs.  Senegal
Boxscore
27 February 2026 Ivory Coast  vs.  DR Congo
Boxscore
1 March 2026 Senegal  vs.  DR Congo
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Ivory Coast  vs.  Senegal
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Madagascar  vs.  DR Congo
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Senegal  vs.  Madagascar
Boxscore
3 July 2026 DR Congo  vs.  Ivory Coast
Boxscore
5 July 2026 DR Congo  vs.  Senegal
Boxscore

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 3 3 0 217 182 +35 6 Second round
2  Tunisia 3 2 1 224 210 +14 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 2 208 226 −18 4
4  Rwanda 3 0 3 205 236 −31 3
Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 November 2025 Nigeria  78–88(OT)  Tunisia Radès, Tunisia
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 17–23, 21–18, 20–20, Overtime: 5–15
Pts: Zanna 22
Rebs: Zanna 8
Asts: Ogundiran 6 		Boxscore Pts: Abada 29
Rebs: Lahyani 10
Asts: Abada 5 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 500
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Oumar Sy (MTN), Imad Driouach (MAR)
27 November 2025 Rwanda  70–82  Guinea Radès, Tunisia
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 12–26, 17–18, 23–20
Pts: Hagumintwari, Ndizeye 18
Rebs: McCormack 14
Asts: Nshobouzoua 6 		Boxscore Pts: Evans 25
Rebs: Sy 8
Asts: Boum 6 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 50
Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Tonton Banza (COD)
29 November 2025 Guinea  69–55  Nigeria Radès, Tunisia
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 13–10, 17–15, 17–14
Pts: Boum 21
Rebs: Dramé 12
Asts: three players 3 		Boxscore Pts: Udeze 16
Rebs: Udeze 9
Asts: Ogundiran 6 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Mahamadou Diallo (MLI), Imad Driouach (MAR)
29 November 2025 Tunisia  79–66  Rwanda Radès
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 24–15, 21–11, 18–24
Pts: Jawadi, Lahyani 21
Rebs: Lahyani 8
Asts: Abada 6 		Boxscore Pts: Ndizeye 20
Rebs: McCormack 17
Asts: De Dieu Furaha 5 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Kouakou Niamien (CIV), Zouhir Bouhabba (MAR)
30 November 2025 Guinea  66–57  Tunisia Radès, Tunisia
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 13–16, 20–17, 19–15
Pts: Evans 24
Rebs: Dramé 12
Asts: Boum 5 		Boxscore Pts: Lahyani, Marnaoui 14
Rebs: Lahyani 8
Asts: Abada 8 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Mbaye Seye (SEN), Oumar Sy (MTN), Imad Driouach (MAR)
30 November 2025 Nigeria  75–69(OT)  Rwanda Radès, Tunisia
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 13–6, 20–9, 16–25, Overtime: 14–8
Pts: Udeze 30
Rebs: Udeze 10
Asts: Nwamu 10 		Boxscore Pts: Ndizeye 19
Rebs: De Dieu Furaha 9
Asts: Ndizeye 4 		Arena: Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès
Attendance: 100
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Kouakou Niamien (CIV), Tonton Banza (COD)
2 July 2026 Tunisia  vs.  Nigeria
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Guinea  vs.  Rwanda
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Nigeria  vs.  Guinea
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Rwanda  vs.  Tunisia
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Rwanda  vs.  Nigeria
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Tunisia  vs.  Guinea
Boxscore

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
26 February 2026 Mali  vs.  Egypt
Boxscore
26 February 2026 Angola  vs.  Uganda
Boxscore
27 February 2026 Uganda  vs.  Mali
Boxscore
27 February 2026 Egypt  vs.  Angola
Boxscore
1 March 2026 Mali  vs.  Angola
Boxscore
1 March 2026 Uganda  vs.  Egypt
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Egypt  vs.  Mali
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Uganda  vs.  Angola
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Mali  vs.  Uganda
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Angola  vs.  Egypt
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Angola  vs.  Mali
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Egypt  vs.  Uganda
Boxscore

Second round

The twelve qualified teams will be divided into two groups and play the other three teams from the other group twice. Group A will be paired with Group C and Group B with Group D. All results from the first round will be carried over.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Best third placed team
4 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Best third placed team
4 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Best third placed team

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 F F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA

References

  1. ^ "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  3. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw Principles revealed". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ^ "World Cup 2027 Qualifiers full schedule available". FIBA. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
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