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The IWBF Africa World Cup Qualifiers for Wheelchair Basketball will be hosted in South Africa with 8 African countries participating in Wheelchair Basketball at Mandeville Indoor Sports Centre, for the qualification to the World Cup in Birmingham July 2010.

Countries Attending – Algeria, Angola, Gabon, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa & Zimbabwe

Tournament dates: 3 – 10 October 2009.

Here is the full schedule:

2 October 2009 Officials & Team Arrival

Friday

19:00                           Meeting IWBF & IWBF AFRICA Competitions

3 October 2009           Meetings & Player Classification

Saturday

09:00                           IWBF Africa Competitions & Team Management Meeting

11:00                           Team Classification

14:00                           Executive IWBF Africa Meeting 4 October 2009           Round Robin Games & Opening Ceremony

Sunday

12:00                           Game 1            Morocco v Zimbabwe

14:00                           Game 2            Kenya v Angola

16:00                           Game 3           Gabon v Nigeria

18:00                                    Opening Ceremony

18:30                           Game 4            South Africa v Algeria

5 October 2009           Round Robin Games

Monday

14:00                           Game 5            Zimbabwe v Gabon

16:00                           Game 6            Algeria v Kenya

18:00                           Game 7           Nigeria v Morocco

20:00                           Game 8            Angola v South Africa

6 October 2009           Round Robin Games

Tuesday

14:00                           Game 9            Nigeria v Zimbabwe

16:00                           Game 10          Angola v Algeria

18:00                           Game 11         Gabon v Morocco

20:00                           Game 12          South Africa v Kenya

7 October 2009           Rest day

Wednesday

09:30                           IWBF Africa Congress

8 October 2009           Semis & Classification Games

Thursday

14:00                           Game 13          B4 v A3

16:00                           Game 14          A4 v B3

18:00                           Game 15         B1 v A2

20:00                           Game 16          A1 v B2

9 October 2009           Classification Games

Friday

14:00                           7^th & 8^th Looser game 13 v Looser game 14

16:00                           5^th & 6^th Winner game 13 v Winner game 14

10 October 2009         Bronze & Finals

Saturday

14:00                           3^rd & 4^th Looser game 15 v Looser game 16

16:00                           1^st & 2^nd Winner game 15 v Winner game 16

18:00                           Awards & Closing Ceremony

11 October 2009         Departure

Sunday

Information supplied by Charles Saunders and edited by Victor Shakineza

In 2007 after getting frustrated at the lack of information about the game he loved in South Africa, Victor decided to start Mybasketball and he hasn't looked back. For close to 15 years, Victor has experienced the game as a player, a coach, a spectator and now from a media perspective. The whole purpose of Mybasketball is to keep the fans informed about the game and anything related to it; whether it is here in SA, Africa or Overseas. Victor has made some great friends along the way and rekindled some amazing friendships through the game.. Some of those friends have joined him on this crusade to make basketball better for everyone, and he looks forward to a South Africa where basketball gets the credit it deserves and the focus is on youth development and improving the coaches.

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