Cape Verde accompanies the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and Rwanda to complete Group A of the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket to be held in Kigali between August 24 and September 5, 2021.
Uganda’s games of AfroBasket qualifiers group E were halted on February 18 in Monastir, Tunisia, following the decision taken by FIBA to postpone them because five members of their delegation tested positive for Covid-19.
Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Salle Omnisports El Bouazzaoui, Salé, Uganda beat Morocco, 77-65, to qualify in second place behind Egypt and will be placed in Group D alongside Senegal, Cameroon, and South Sudan in 2021 AfroBasket scheduled in Kigali, Rwanda.
The victory earned Uganda’s Silverbacks the third consecutive participation, having attended the 2017 and 2019 editions then. For the first time, Five countries from Zone Five will take part in the African Championship of Nations “AfroBasket”
Morocco’s loss resulted in an irreparable catastrophe as they will finish their qualification games with seven points in fourth place. Thus, Cape Verde immediately sealed a 2021 AfroBasket ticket as the team that will advance to the third place of Group E and goes straight into Group A with the hosts Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Angola.
2021 AfroBasket Groups:
Group A: Rwanda, D.R. Congo, Angola, and Cape Verde.
Group B: Tunisia, Centrafrique, Egypt, and Guinea.
Group C: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Mali.
Group D: Sénégal, Cameroun, South Sudan, and Uganda
