FIBA AfroBasket 2021
[3] The tournament featured 16 teams, with South Sudan debuting at the AfroBasket stage.Tunisia was the defending champion, having won the 2017 tournament and they defended their title with a final win over Ivory Coast, while Senegal won the bronze medal.[4] In June 2019, FIBA Africa announced that Rwanda hosts the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket outbesting the bids of Senegal, Ivory Coast, and DR Congo.[2] The entire tournament was hosted at the Kigali Arena, which was opened in August 2019.The hosts Rwanda qualified directly to the AfroBasket 2021.