FIBA has set the calendar for the final stages of World Cup qualification for the African Zone. The 12 remaining teams are thus fixed.
The second round teams are edified. The fourth qualifying window for the 2023 World Cup in Africa will be played from 26 to 28 August. The fifth and final round will be held from 24 to 26 February 2023. FIBA has set these dates, but has not yet announced the host cities.
Group E includes Guinea, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Angola and Uganda. Group F consists of South Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, DR Congo, Senegal and Cameroon.
In the first match of Group E, Nigeria will face Côte d'Ivoire, unbeaten in six matches. The disqualification of Mali has pushed FIBA to dust off the article D.3.3 of the official rules of basketball. This allows for an equitable ranking of the teams in pool E (from groups A and C).
The games of the first round against the team ranked last in group C (Central African Republic, behind Ivory Coast, Angola and Guinea, editor's note) will not be taken into account for the classification in group E. Thus, all teams in this group will have the same number of matches to play.
On the other hand, the teams of group F (South Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, DR Congo, Senegal and Cameroon) keep their points recorded during the first phase. Senegal-South Sudan and Egypt-Tunisia will be the big games of the first day of the fourth window of the group.
Programme 4th window
Group E
Friday 26 August 2022
Guinea - Cape Verde
Ivory Coast - Nigeria
Angola-Uganda
Saturday 27 August 2022
Cape Verde - Angola
Nigeria-Guinea
Uganda-Côte d'Ivoire
Sunday 28 August 2022
Ivory Coast-Cape Verde
Angola-Nigeria
Guinea-Uganda
Group F
Friday 26 August 2022
Senegal-South Sudan
Egypt-Tunisia
Congo DR-Cameroon
Saturday 27 August 2022
South Sudan - Congo DR
Tunisia - Senegal
Cameroon - Egypt
Sunday 28 August 2022
Egypt-South Sudan
DR Congo-Tunisia
Senegal-Cameroon
Schedule 5th window
Group E
Friday 24 February 2023
Cape Verde-Guinea
Nigeria-Côte d'Ivoire
Uganda-Angola
Saturday 25 February 2022
Angola-Cape Verde
Guinea-Nigeria
Ivory Coast-Uganda
Sunday 26 February 2022
Cape Verde - Ivory Coast
Nigeria - Angola
Uganda - Guinea
Group F
Friday 24 February 2023
South Sudan-Senegal
Tunisia-Egypt
Cameroon-DR Congo
Saturday 25 February 2022
Congo DR-South Sudan
Senegal-Tunisia
Egypt-Cameroon
Sunday 26 February 2022
South Sudan - Egypt
Tunisia - DR Congo
Cameroon - Senegal
Ranking after the 3rd window
Group E: Ivory Coast (8 pts +23), Cape Verde (7 pts +23), Angola (6 pts +33), Nigeria (6 pts +28), Uganda (5 pts -51), Guinea (4 pts -56)
Group F: South Sudan (12 pts +61), Egypt (11 pts +141), Tunisia (10 pts +17), DR Congo (10 pts +8), Senegal (9 pts +45), Cameroon (7 pts -27)
