FIBA AfroBasket 2021

AfroBasket 2021
Tournament details
Host country	Rwanda
City	Kigali
Dates	24 August – 5 September
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (3rd title)
Runners-up	Ivory Coast
Third place	Senegal
Fourth place	Cape Verde
Tournament statistics
Games played	35
Attendance	48,748 (1,393 per match)
MVP	Makrem Ben Romdhane
Top scorer	Gorgui Dieng; (20.0 points per game)
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FIBA AfroBasket 2021 was the 30th edition of the FIBA AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa.^[1] The tournament was hosted by Rwanda for the first time.^[2] It was originally scheduled to take place between 17 and 29 August 2021, but it was moved back a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 24 August to 5 September 2021.^[3]

The tournament featured 16 teams, with South Sudan debuting at the AfroBasket stage. Tunisia was the defending champion, having won the 2017 tournament and they defended their title with a final win over Ivory Coast, while Senegal won the bronze medal.^[4]

Host selection

In June 2019, FIBA Africa announced that Rwanda hosts the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket outbesting the bids of Senegal, Ivory Coast, and DR Congo.^[2]

Venue

The entire tournament was hosted at the Kigali Arena, which was opened in August 2019. It is also the biggest indoor arena in East Africa.

Kigali	Kigali
Kigali Arena
Capacity: 10,000

Qualification

The qualification started in 2020, with nine teams participating in the pre-qualifiers, including the four eliminated teams from the 2019 World Cup African Qualifiers. The hosts Rwanda qualified directly to the AfroBasket 2021.

Qualified teams

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	App	Last	Best placement in tournament
Rwanda	Host nation	23 June 2019	6th	2017	Ninth place (2009)
Nigeria	Group D top three	17 February 2021	19th	2017	Champions (2015)
South Sudan		18 February 2021	1st	Debut
Mali		18 February 2021	20th	2017	Third place (1972)
Senegal	Group B top three	19 February 2021	29th		Champions (1968, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1997)
Ivory Coast	Group C top three		24th		Champions (1981, 1985)
Tunisia	Group A top three		23rd		Champions (2011, 2017)
Angola	Group B top three		21st		Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013)
Egypt	Group E top three	20 February 2021	24th		Champions (1962, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1983)
Cameroon	Group C top three		10th		Runners-up (2007)
Central African Republic	Group A top three		20th		Champions (1974, 1987)
DR Congo	Group A top three		7th		Fourth place (1975)
Kenya	Group B top three		4th	1993	Fourth place (1993)
Guinea	Group C top three	2 March 2021	6th	2017	Fourth place (1962)
Cape Verde	Group E top three	8 July 2021	7th	2015	Third place (2007)
Uganda	Group E top three	8 July 2021	3rd	2017	13th place (2017)

Draw

The draw was held on 28 May 2021.^[5]

Squads

Each team consisted of 12 players.

Preliminary round

The schedule was released on 8 June 2021.^[6]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cape Verde	3	2	1	225	215	+10	5^[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Rwanda (H)	3	2	1	227	218	+9	5^[a]	Qualification to quarterfinals
3	Angola	3	1	2	212	206	+6	4^[b]	Qualification to quarterfinals
4	DR Congo	3	1	2	196	221	−25	4^[b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Rwanda 74–82 Cape Verde
^ ^a ^b DR Congo 58–73 Angola

24 August 2021
18:00

Boxscore

Rwanda	82–68	DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 19–19, 14–21, 25–13
Pts: Robeyns 23 Rebs: Kaje 9 Asts: Gasana 9		Pts: Munanga 22 Rebs: Sakho 9 Asts: Munanga 7

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Youssouf Maiga (MLI)

24 August 2021
21:00

Boxscore

Angola	71–77 (OT)	Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 20–12, 21–23, 11–17, Overtime: 5–11
Pts: Morais 21 Rebs: Bango 10 Asts: Ndoniema 4		Pts: Tavares 20 Rebs: Tavares 18 Asts: I. Almeida 7

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 700
Referees: Babacar Gueye (SEN), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)

26 August 2021
15:00

Boxscore

Cape Verde	66–70	DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 22–18, 13–21, 19–14
Pts: Almeida 18 Rebs: Tavares 10 Asts: Xavier 6		Pts: Pwono 19 Rebs: Pwono 9 Asts: Munanga 8

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 69
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Redouane Darif (MAR), Youssouf Maiga (MLI)

26 August 2021
18:00

Boxscore

Angola	68–71	Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 18–15, 23–20, 7–16
Pts: Bango 14 Rebs: Bango 16 Asts: Ndoniema 5		Pts: Gasana 18 Rebs: Mpoyo 6 Asts: Robeyns 9

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Babacar Gueye (SEN), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI), Mbaye Seye (SEN)

28 August 2021
15:00

Boxscore

DR Congo	58–73	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 16–13, 13–19, 8–17
Pts: Pwono, Sakho 17 Rebs: Sakho 11 Asts: Munanga 5		Pts: Morais 16 Rebs: Dò 8 Asts: Dundao 5

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Youssouf Maiga (MLI)

28 August 2021
18:00

Boxscore

Rwanda	74–82	Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 12–17, 17–22, 31–14
Pts: Kazeneza 18 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Gasana 6		Pts: Almeida, Mendonça 16 Rebs: Tavares 14 Asts: Xavier 6

Kigali Arena, Kigali
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Arnold Moseya (RSA), Redouane Darif (MAR), Hassane Kamaté (CIV)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	3	3	0	237	178	+59	6	Quarterfinals
2	Egypt	3	1	2	231	229	+2	4^[a]	Qualification to quarterfinals
3	Guinea	3	1	2	192	221	−29	4^[a]	Qualification to quarterfinals
4	Central African Republic	3	1	2	168	200	−32	4^[a]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Egypt 1–1, +8 PD; Guinea 1–1, + 7 PD; Central African Republic 1–1 −15 PD

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