Arab Basketball Confederation

Arab Basketball Confederation
Founded	1956
Affiliation	FIBA
Regional affiliation	FIBA Africa; FIBA Asia
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
Official website
	arab.basketball

The Arab Basketball Confederation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة السلة) or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.^[1]

History

It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.^[1]

Presidents

Period	Name
1965–1974	Azer Ishak
1974–1977	Tony Khory
1977–1991	Akram Nagy
1991–2002	Mohamed Hassanein Omran
2003–2015	Telal Ben Badr Seaod
2015–present	Ismail Elkarakawy

Member associations

All Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC) members are drawn from Arab countries across Africa and Asia.

Country	Continental Confederation	Regional Sub‑confederation	Year
United Arab Emirates	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Jordan	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Bahrain	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Djibouti	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1998
Saudi Arabia	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Sudan	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1978
Syria	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Somalia	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1974
Iraq	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Oman	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Palestine	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Qatar	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Kuwait	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Lebanon	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Libya	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Egypt	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Yemen	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Algeria	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Tunisia	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1976
Morocco	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1976
Mauritania	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1989
Comoros	FIBA Africa	COSAFA	2003

Competitions

Men's senior

Men's youth

Women's senior and youth

Clubs

Current title holders

National teams (Men)
Competition	Edition	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition	Dates
Arab Basketball Championship	2025	Algeria	2nd	Tunisia	TBD	TBD
Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship	2024	Egypt	1st	Jordan	TBD	TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games	2023	Lebanon	2nd	Qatar	TBD	TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games	2023	Saudi Arabia	1st	United Arab Emirates	TBD	TBD
Arab U18 Basketball Championship	2025	Bahrain	1st	Algeria	TBD	TBD
Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship	2025	Qatar	1st	Kuwait	TBD	TBD
National teams (Women)
Arab Women's Basketball Championship	2025	Egypt	6th	Tunisia	TBD	TBD
Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship	2024	Jordan	1st	Egypt	TBD	TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games Women's	2023	Morocco	2nd	Algeria	TBD	TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games Women's	2023	Egypt	1st	Tunisia	TBD	TBD
Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship	2024	Lebanon	3rd	Jordan	TBD	TBD
Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship	2025	Qatar	1st	Kuwait	TBD	TBD
Club teams (Men)
Arab Club Basketball Championship	2025	Lebanon Sagesse	3rd	Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC	TBD	TBD
Club teams (Women)
Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship	2025	Jordan Shabab Al-Fuheis	1st	Algeria GS Kocidar	TBD	TBD

FIBA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIBA.^[2]

ABC	FIBA	Country	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	28	Lebanon	404.9	+2	FIBA Asia
2	38	Jordan	337.0	0	FIBA Asia
3	44	Egypt	296.8	−2	FIBA Africa
4	49	Tunisia	278.2	+1	FIBA Africa
5	63	Saudi Arabia	198.5	+1	FIBA Asia
6	72	Syria	152.9	+2	FIBA Asia
7	73	Bahrain	151.3	−3	FIBA Asia
8	78	Qatar	134.4	+5	FIBA Asia
9	85	Iraq	122.3	+4	FIBA Asia
10	91	Libya	112.5	+5	FIBA Africa
11	98	Palestine	90.9	0	FIBA Asia
12	105	United Arab Emirates	83.4	−1	FIBA Asia
13	109	Kuwait	74.4	0	FIBA Asia
14	116	Morocco	72.1	0	FIBA Africa
15	121	Algeria	69.5	0	FIBA Africa
16	135	Somalia	55.8	0	FIBA Africa
17	146	Oman	43.1	0	FIBA Asia
18	160	Comoros	–	–	FIBA Africa

Last updated 6 January 2026

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIBA.^[3]

ABC	FIBA	Country	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	66	Morocco	1399.536	2	FIBA Africa
2	44	Egypt	152.3	0	FIBA Africa
3	38	Lebanon	187.6	1	FIBA Asia
4	49	Tunisia	141.2	0	FIBA Africa
5	72	Jordan	118.7	2	FIBA Asia

Last updated 6 January 2026

International competitions participation

Legend

— FIBA Asia teams
— FIBA Africa teams

1st — Champions
2nd — Runners-up
3rd — Third place
4th — Fourth place
SF – Semi-final (no third place match)
QF — Quarterfinals
R2 — Round 2
R1 — Round 1

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIBA
— Hosts
— Not affiliated to FIBA

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Team	1950	1954	1959	1963	1967	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2019	2023	2027	Total
Algeria	Part of France													R1 15th	•	•	•	×	×		1
Egypt United Arab Republic 1959, 1970	R2 5th		R1 11th			R1 13th					R1 16th	R1 14th		•	×	•	R1 24th	•	R1 20th		7
Jordan														•	•	R1 23rd	•	R1 28th	R1 32nd		3
Lebanon														R1 16th	R1 17th	R1 20th	•	•	R1 23rd		4
Qatar														•	R1 21st	•	•	•	×	Q	2
Tunisia														•	•	R1 24th	•	R1 20th	•		2
Total	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	1	2	3	TBD

Notes:

Teams that failed to qualify to the semifinal round at the 1986 championship were ranked tied for 13th.
In 2006, when the tournament expanded to 24 teams (four preliminary round groups of six teams each), teams that finished 5th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 17th, while teams that finished 6th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 21st. Teams eliminated in round of 16 were ranked tied for 9th.

Olympic Basketball Tournament

Nation	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	Appearances
Egypt	15th	19th	9th					16th	12th		12th	12th										7
Iraq		22nd																				1
Morocco	^A						16th															1
Tunisia																		11th				1
Nations	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Notes

^{^A} The NOC was not member of the IOC.

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FIBA 3x3 World Cup

Participating teams

Nation	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2025	2026	2027	Total
Egypt	14th	–	16th	18th	–	–	18th	–	–			4
Jordan	–	–	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–			1
Lebanon	21st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–				1
Qatar	–	1st	5th	6th	–	12th	–	–	–			4
Tunisia	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Total	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	TBD	TBD

Olympic 3x3 Basketball Tournament

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Comprehensive team results

Team	1953	1957	1959	1964	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Total
Tunisia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Olympic Women's Basketball Tournament

FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup

Participating teams

Nation	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2025	2026	2027	Total
Bahrain	–	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–	–			1
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	13th	–			2
Jordan	22nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Syria	–	21st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Tunisia	–	18th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Total	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	TBD	TBD

Olympic 3x3 Women's Basketball Tournament

References

1 2 "تاريخ الإتحاد العربي لكره السله - ARAB BASKETBALL CONFEDERATION". 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
↑ "Latest Men's World Ranking". FIBA. Redaction. 16 October 2025.
↑ "Latest Women's World Ranking". FIBA. Redaction. 8 August 2025.

[:0-1] 1 2 "تاريخ الإتحاد العربي لكره السله - ARAB BASKETBALL CONFEDERATION". 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

[2] "Latest Men's World Ranking". FIBA. Redaction. 16 October 2025.

[3] "Latest Women's World Ranking". FIBA. Redaction. 8 August 2025.

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v t e Sports governing bodies in the Arab World
Team Sports	Baseball (ABF) Basketball (ABC) Cricket (ACF) Football (UAFA) Handball (AHF) Hockey (Field) (AFHF) Ice hockey (AIHF) Minifootball (AMF) Rugby (ARF) Volleyball (AVA)
Individual Sports	Archery (AAF) Athletics (AATF) Badminton (ABF) Boxing (ABXF) Chess (ACF) Cycling (ACF) Gymnastics (AGC) Judo (AJF) Karate (AKF) Sailing (AAC) Squash (ASF) Swimming (ASC) Taekwondo (ATF) Tennis (ATF)
Olympics (UANOC) • Paralympics (UANPC)

v t e National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
FIBA Africa	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CPV CAF CHA COM CGO COD CIV DJI EGY GEQ ERI ETH GAB GAM GHA GUI GBA KEN LES LBR LBA MAD MAW MLI MTN MRI MAR MOZ NAM NIG NGR RWA RSA STP SENl SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD SWZ TAN TGA TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
FIBA Americas	ANT ARG AUR BAH BAR BER BIZ BOL BRA BVI CAN CAY CHI COL CRC CUB DMA DOM ECU ESA GRN GUA GUY HAI HON JAM MEX MSR AHO NCA PAN PAR PER PUR MSR SKN VIN SUR TCA TRI URU USA ISV VEN
FIBA Asia	AFG BRN BAN BHU BRN CAM CHN PRK HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI SYR TJK THA TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM
FIBA Europe	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BIH BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ENG EST ESP FIN FRA GEO GER GIB GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROM RUS SMR SCO SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR WAL
FIBA Oceania	ASA AUS COK FIJ FSM GUM KIR MHL NRU NCL NZL NMI PLW PNG SAM SOL TAH TGA TLS TUV VAN Wallis & Futuna
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Arab Basketball Confederation

History

Presidents

Member associations

Competitions

Current title holders

FIBA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Women's national teams

International competitions participation

FIBA Basketball World Cup

Olympic Basketball Tournament

Notes

FIBA 3x3 World Cup

Participating teams

Olympic 3x3 Basketball Tournament

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Comprehensive team results

Olympic Women's Basketball Tournament

FIBA 3x3 Women's World Cup

Participating teams

Olympic 3x3 Women's Basketball Tournament

References