Wednesday, November 25 Fixtures Group B Senegal Vs Kenya 5pm Angola Vs Mozambique 8pm The 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers kick off on Wednesday, November 25 with Senegal taking on Kenya at the Kigali Arena. The national teams, including Rwanda will be hoping to increase their chances of qualifying for the FIBA AfroBasket 2021 which takes place in Kigali in August. Also expected on Wednesday is the tie between Angola and Mozambique. Nigeria, which is the top ranked team in Africa according to the recent FIBA rankings, start their campaign against South Sudan on Thursday, November 26. Rwanda takes on Mali, on Thursday in a match which coach Vladimir Bosnyak warned his side to match their opponents’ physicality if they are to start on a winning note. According to the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA), in collaboration with Rwanda as hosts of the Afrobasket tournament the 16-team competition is set for August 24-September 5, 2021 in Kigali. Rwanda will host the competition, having beaten off competition from Senegal, DR Congo and Côte d’Ivoire in the bidding process in June 2019, making it the first East African nation to organise the Afrobasket finals since 1993 when it was played in Kenya. Next year’s edition will be the 40th edition of the continental competition and will also mark the first time that it will be hosted after four years. It was previously held every two years. However, as the host country, Rwanda has an automatic ticket to participate at the 2021 Afrobasket finals tournament. Groups for Kigali Afrobasket qualifiers: Group A: Tunisia, Central African Republic, DR Congo and Madagascar Group B: Senegal, Angola, Mozambique and Kenya Group D: Rwanda, Mali, Nigeria and South Sudan.
