IWBF Africa World Qualifiers Program 2009

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

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