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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Kigali Arena will host Group A of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa qualifiers.<\/p>\n

The three-day tournament will take place from July 1-3, 2022 with eight teams from Group A and B vying for six places in the decisive third round of the African qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Recently, the governing body for basketball on the continent, FIBA Africa, confirmed that Rwanda will host the second window of World Cup qualifiers for Group B, and has now added Group A to the venue.<\/p>\n

Group A consists of Mali, Cape Verde, Uganda and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The first window of the qualifiers was held in Dakar, Senegal, where Rwanda finished in last place in Group B after failing to win a single game.<\/p>\n

The top three teams from Groups A, B, C and D will advance to the second round of the African Qualifiers scheduled to start in the fourth window in August 2022.<\/p>\n

The teams that finish in the top two places of Groups E and F in the second round, followed by the best third-place team will qualify to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 that will be co-hosted by Indonesia, Japan and Philippines.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. Kigali Arena will host Group A of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Africa qualifiers. The three-day tournament will take place from July 1-3, 2022 with eight teams from Group A and B vying for six places in the decisive third round of the African qualifiers. 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