The Egyptian basketball team achieved an important victory over its African champion counterpart Angola in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.
The Egyptian basketball team defeated the African champion Angola team with a score of 79-73, in the match held at the Arena do Kilamba in Angola as part of the third window qualifiers for the 2027 Basketball World Cup for Africa.
The victory of the Egyptian team came to keep the team's hopes alive in competing for qualification to the 2027 World Cup in Qatar.
The players of the Egyptian team delivered a strong performance during the important match against the African champion on their home ground and in front of their fans, and they managed to secure the strong confrontation in their favor.
Angola is hosting the Basketball World Cup qualifiers from July 1 to 5.
The Egyptian team is led by Spanish coach Augustí Bosch.
Match summary
The Egyptian team secured the first period in their favor with a score of 24-23, and the second period saw the Egyptian team fall behind with a score of 36-42.
The Egyptian team managed to reduce the gap during the third period to a 3-point difference at 60-63.
The Pharaohs advanced in the fourth period at 66-65 after a minute and a half into the period, and the Egyptian team widened the gap to 5 points at 70-65, 4 minutes before the end.
The Egyptian team continued their superiority in the match and widened the gap to 6 points at 79-73, 25 seconds before the end.
With this result, the Egyptian team raised their tally to 7 points, while Angola's tally became 8 points.
Top scorers in the match from the Egyptian players
Ihab Amin with 22 points and 7 rebounds
Omar Araby with 13 points and 4 rebounds
Bebo Zahran 13 points
Amr El-Gendy 10 points
Adam Moussa 9 points and made 6 assists
Assem Marei 8 points and 8 rebounds
Group D standings
Mali 10 points from five wins
Angola 8 points from 3 wins and 2 losses
Egypt 7 points from 2 wins and 3 losses
Uganda 5 points from 5 losses
Egypt's journey in the second and final stage of the Basketball World Cup qualifiers
The Egyptian team has also secured qualification to participate in the final qualifiers for the Basketball World Cup alongside Mali and Angola from Group D, and they will be joined in the second stage by the qualifiers from Group B, which are Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The final stage matches are scheduled to be held in August 2026 and February 2027.
The Egyptian team will advance to the final stage with their full points achieved from the first stage.
Egypt's group in the second and final stage of the 2027 Basketball World Cup qualifiers in Qatar includes
Mali - Angola - Egypt - Senegal - Côte d'Ivoire - Democratic Republic of the Congo
The first and second from Group B, along with the first and second from Group A, will qualify for the 2027 Basketball World Cup in Qatar.
The first group in the final stage of the qualifiers will also include 6 teams, which are the three qualifiers from Group A along with the three qualifiers from Group C.
The best third-place team will also qualify for the 2027 Basketball World Cup.
Africa will be represented by five teams in the 2027 Basketball World Cup in Qatar.
