Team South Africa hosted the Southern Region Qualifiers in Johannesburg at Mandeville Sports Club from 7-9 April against Angola and Zambia.
AmaWheelaBoys vs Angola at the 2023 IWBF African Para Games Southern Zone Qualifiers. Picture: @amawheelaBBall/Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – Wheelchair basketball team AmaWheelaBoys won the 2023 IWBF African Para Games southern zone qualifiers.
Easter Weekend saw South Africa make three straight wins in the southern region qualifiers for the 2023 African Para Games.
Tune into the live stream on our Facebook page.#LiveTheImpossible pic.twitter.com/31DQaMU1Nn
‘ wheelchairbasketball (@amawheelaBBall) April 7, 2023
This means that Team SA has become the first team to qualify for the 2023 African Para Games as they join hosts Ghana and current champions Egypt.
Egypt’s men’s team does not need to participate in any qualifiers, as they receive automatic qualification for the African Para Games as the African Champion and Africa’s 2022 World Championship participant.
AmaWheelaBoys sealed their fate when they beat Zambia 83-10 on Sunday afternoon.
Team South Africa hosted the southern region qualifiers in Johannesburg at Mandeville Sports Club from 7-9 April against Angola and Zambia.
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OTHER QUALIFIERS
The Democratic Republic of Congo will host the central region qualifiers in Kinshasa from April 21-23, competing against Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
IWBF newcomers Tanzania, will host the eastern region qualifiers, with the hosts playing off against their neighbours Kenya between the 5-7 May in Dar es Salaam.
In the Northern Region, Morocco will host Algeria and Senegal in Rabat from 5-7 May 2023.
African Para Games hosts, Ghana, will have the opportunity to prepare to host the rest of Africa as they host Gambia in the Western Zone Tournament from 12-14 May 2023.
2023 Road to Ghana starts!
The IWBF Africa Southern Region Qualifiers for the 2023 African Para Games tip off on Friday (7 April) with the match-up between South Africa and Zambia.
Games will be streamed on Wheelchair Basketball South Africa’s Facebook page.#LiveTheImpossible pic.twitter.com/3gUIZjLerc
‘ wheelchairbasketball (@amawheelaBBall) April 6, 2023
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