FIBA Africa approved Kigali and Alexandria to host November AfroBasket Qualifiers games.
Following a recommendation from the Medical Commission and the Competitions Commission, the FIBA Executive Committee decided to conduct the November and February qualifiers in bubbles.
All the games of both windows will be conducted in a secure environment instead of home and away matches, with the agreement of the host public health authorities and in compliance with FIBA health protocols.
FIBA authorized FIBA Africa to decided the host cities. In Abidjan at the FIBA Africa Headquarters, the Basketball governing body of Africa approved two cities to host games in a protected environment tournament format.
Kigali, Rwanda is set to host 12 teams from Groups A, B and D, with the four teams of Group E competing in Alexandria, Egypt.
The games of Group C have already been played during the February 2020 window.
The full schedule of matches and the hosts for the second window games in February next year will be announced in due course.
FIBA claimed it would continue to monitor the situation regarding COVID-19 in Africa on a daily basis and provide further updates when necessary.
2021 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers Groups:
Group A:
- Tunisia
- Central African Republic
- DR Congo
- Madagascar
Group B:
- Senegal,
- Angola,
- Mozambique
- Kenya
Group C:
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Guinea
- Equatorial Guinea
Group D:
- Nigeria
- Mali
- Rwanda
- Algeria
Group E:
