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Wheelchair Basketball South Africa will host the 2017 African Qualification Tournament where teams will compete for a place in the World Championships.
The qualification tournament will take place between the 18th November – 24th November 2017 in Durban, South Africa.
The opening games will take place on the 18th November 2017 at the Tongaat Indoor Sports Centre, City of Ethekwini, KwaZulu-Natal with hosts South Africa taking on Morocco.
With only one spot for each (men and women) to represent the African Zone at the World Championships in Hamburg, Germany next year, there is a lot at stake.
In the men’s competition, there are seven teams, whilst a pool of four teams make up the women’s competition all games will be played in a round robin format to determine the tournament the knockout stages.
South Africa women compete in a round robin against Algeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya over five days before heading into the semi-finals and finals.
*NB. Due to financial difficulties Ghana and Nigeria have withdrawn from the competition.
Men's Schedule and Statistics
Women's Schedule and Statistics
Opening Ceremony
13:00 - G1 M - EGY 🇪🇬 76 - 33 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
15:00 - G2 M - KEN 🇰🇪 13 - 107 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
17:00 - G3 M - RSA 🇿🇦 41 - 68 MAR 🇲🇦 - Live Stats
9:00 - G4 M - MAR 🇲🇦 52 - 56 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
11:00 - G5 M - ANG 🇦🇴 30 - 64 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
13:00 - G6 W- RSA 🇿🇦 46 - 9 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
15:00 - G7 M - RSA 🇿🇦 35 - 70 EGY 🇪🇬- Live Stats
17:00 - G8 W - KEN 🇰🇪 0 - 87 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
19:00 - G9 M - ALG 🇩🇿 76 - 29 ANG 🇦🇴 - Live Stats
9:00 - G10 M - RSA 🇿🇦 134 - 18 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
11:00 - G11 W - ZIM 🇿🇼 37 - 14 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
13:00 - G12 M - ZIM 🇿🇼 33 - 74 MAR 🇲🇦 - Live Stats
15:00 - G13 M - ALG 🇩🇿 69 - 50 EGY 🇪🇬 - Live Stats
17:00 - G14 W - RSA 🇿🇦 21 - 51 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
19:00 - G15 M - ANG 🇦🇴 v RSA 🇿🇦 - Live Stats *PLEASE NOTE THIS GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED
9:00 - G16 M - KEN 🇰🇪 22 - 87 ANG 🇦🇴 - Live Stats
11:00 - G17 M - ZIM 🇿🇼 23 - 79 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
13:00 - G18 W - ALG 🇩🇿 64 - 6 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
15:00 - G19 M - ANG 🇦🇴 36 - 66 MAR 🇲🇦 - Live Stats
17:00 - G20 M - EGY 🇪🇬 95 - 16 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
19:00 - G21 M - RSA 🇿🇦 61 - 36 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
8:00 - G22 M - ANG 🇦🇴 42 - 80 EGY 🇪🇬 - Live Stats
10:00 - G23 M - MAR 🇲🇦 86 - 27 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
12:00 - G25 M - ALG 🇩🇿 66 - 47 RSA 🇿🇦 - Live Stats
14:00 - G24 W - RSA 🇿🇦 47 - 7 KEN 🇦🇴 - Live Stats
16:00 - G26 M - KEN 🇰🇪 22 - 83 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
18:00 - G27 M - EGY 🇪🇬 52 - 71 MAR 🇲🇦 - Live Stats
*20:00 - G15 M - ANG 🇦🇴 24 - 54 RSA 🇿🇦 - Live Stats
9:00 - G28 M 5/6 - ZIM 🇿🇼 42 - 52 ANG 🇦🇴 - Live Stats
11:00 - G29 W SF - RSA 🇿🇦 60 - 4 ZIM 🇿🇼 - Live Stats
13:00 - G30 M SF - MAR 🇲🇦 87 - 44 EGY🇪🇬 - Live Stats
15:00 - G31 W SF - ALG 🇩🇿 89 - 8 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
17:00 - G32 M SF - ALG 🇩🇿 63 - 45 RSA 🇿🇦 - Live Stats
9:00 - G33 W Bronze - ZIM 🇿🇼 29 - 6 KEN 🇰🇪 - Live Stats
11:00 - G34 M Bronze - EGY 🇪🇬 53 - 50 RSA 🇿🇦 - Live Stats
13:00 - G35 W Final - RSA 🇿🇦 25 - 53 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
15:00 - G36 M Final - MAR 🇲🇦 63 - 32 ALG 🇩🇿 - Live Stats
The IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championship is the largest international wheelchair basketball competition featuring the best men’s and women’s national teams from around the world. Held every four years, it is the pinnacle event for the sport.
The tournament began with the first unofficial Men’s World Championships in 1973 in Bruges, Belgium, which also hosted the first official Men’s World Championships, known as the Gold Cup, in 1975. The Women's World Championships followed 15 years later, debuting in 1990 with eight teams competing in St. Etienne, France.
Teams earn their place in the championship by qualifying through zonal tournaments, held across the IWBF's four Zones—Americas, Africa, Europe, and Asia Oceania—making this event a true global showcase of talent and competition.