The groups for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket are now confirmed after the draw took place on Friday in the Angolan capital Luanda. The 16 participating teams for the FIBA Regional Office for Africa's flagship tournament were drawn according to a seeding system based on the FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by NIKE. Several Angolan and African basketball legends attended the ceremony, including 7-time FIBA AfroBasket gold medallist and FIBA Hall of Famer Jean-Jacques da Conceicao, 5-time AfroBasket champion Victor Carvalho, former AfroBasket Most Valuable Players (MVPs) Miguel Lutonda (2001 and 2003) and Joaquim Gomes (2009), were all present to help with the drawing. The ceremony was also attended by Angola's Minister of Sports and Youth Rui Falcao, Minister of Culture Filipe Zau and representatives of the 16 national teams. The 16 nations were drawn as follows:

Group A: Cote d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Rwanda

Group D: Senegal, Egypt, Mali, Uganda

In his speech, FIBA Africa President Anibal Manave praised Angola for being "the only nation in Africa that has the opportunity to host AfroBasket in different cities, thus increasing its reach and allowing more fans to attend the games". This year's AfroBasket will be held in the Angolan cities of Namibe and Luanda, with the capital hosting the group and final phase games, while the southern city of Namibe will host the group phase games only. "This tournament is not just a competition, but a celebration of African basketball excellence and our continued growth on the global stage," Manave said. The quadrennial basketball event coincides with Angola's 50th anniversary of independence. And Manave emphasised: "This alignment of sporting excellence with a national celebration gives our tournament a profound meaning and is an opportunity to highlight the important role that sport can play in uniting nations and commemorating cultural identity." The 2025 FIBA AfroBasket will begin with the group phase from August 12-17, before the final phase will take place exclusively in Luanda from August 17-24.
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The 20 national teams played a total of 59 matches over the course of three qualifying windows in six African cities. The qualifiers began with Window 1 in Monastir, Tunisia, and Cairo, Egypt, in February 2024, and continued with Window 2 in Dakar, Senegal, before making their final stops this month in Antananarivo, Rabat and Tripoli. Of the 20 national teams that took part in the qualifiers, Central African Republic, Gabon, Kenya and Morocco were eliminated, while 16 teams qualified for the final round, which will be held in Angola from 12-24 August. On Sunday 23 February, Guinea and Rwanda secured the last two tickets to this year's African showpiece. The full list of teams qualified for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket is as follows:

Angola
Cameroon

Cape Verde

Cote d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of Congo

Egypt

Guinea

Libya

Madagascar

Mali

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

South Sudan

Tunisia

Uganda

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Angola - Mali 70-43

Angola claimed their 12th AfroBasket title. They overcame Mali in Luanda tonight to lift the first trophy since 2013. Childe Dundao (169-PG-1998) posted 16 points to pace the champions.
Angola looked dominant from start to finish. The hosts eked out a 14-10 lead after ten minutes. Angola boosted the lead to 12 points at the interval 32-20. Angola kept Mali at distance throughout the third term. Angola recorded a comfortable 51-31 advantage at the final intermission. Angola limited Mali to only 12 points in the fourth frame and cruised to the victory. Selton Miguel (193-G-2000, college: Maryland) provided 12 points for Angola. Siriman Kanoute (180-PG-2001) replied with 14 points for Mali. Aliou Diarra (200-F-2001) chipped in 11 points in the loss.