On 13 October 2021, FIBA announced the 26 teams from 26 countries which participate in the qualification round.

[1] Six teams were drawn in a group for the first round, but withdrew prior to the start of the games.

FAP, who play in the 2021 regular season, returned while Tondema and Espoir Fukash made their debuts in the competition.

New Star was moved to Group D. Venue: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The venue of Group F was the Inzibio Hall in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.

[3] The Cape Town Tigers and Roche-Bois Warriors made their debut in the international level.

[5] The Group featured two former NBA players in Ben Uzoh and Billy Preston, who both played with Cape Town.