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For the men's tournament, see AfroBasket.

AfroBasket Women

Most recent season or competition: 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1966 (1966)
No. of teams	12
Country	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent	FIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent champion	Nigeria (7th title)
Most titles	Senegal (11 titles)
Website	www.fiba.basketball/history

The AfroBasket Women (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, FIBA Women's African Championship, or FIBA Women's AfroBasket) is the women's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the African zone thereof.

The tournament also serves as the first round of qualifiers for the quadrennial FIBA Women's World Cup and Olympic Games. As for the World Cup, the top two teams from Women's AfroBasket qualify for the World Cup Final Qualifying Tournament. As for the Olympic Games, the Women's AfroBasket champions qualify directly for the Olympics; the teams placed 2nd–4th qualify for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Results

Summaries

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1966 Details	Guinea		United Arab Republic	n/a	Guinea		Central African Republic	n/a	Senegal
1968 Details	UAR		United Arab Republic	n/a	Senegal		Mali	n/a	Algeria
1970 Details	Togo		Madagascar	44–36	United Arab Republic		Senegal	50–27	Mali
1974 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	47–44	Tunisia		Egypt	56–34	Togo
1977 Details	Senegal		Senegal	88–56	Egypt		Togo	70–35	Ivory Coast
1979 Details	Somalia		Senegal	n/a	Somalia		Ghana	n/a
1981 Details	Senegal		Senegal	83–73	Zaire		Angola	83–71	Mali
1983 Details	Angola		Zaire	n/a	Senegal		Cameroon	n/a	Mozambique
1984 Details	Senegal		Senegal	2–0 w/o	Zaire		Cameroon	83–70	Mali
1986 Details	Mozambique		Zaire	n/a	Mozambique		Angola	n/a	Cameroon
1990 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	70–68	Zaire		Mozambique	86–75	Tunisia
1993 Details	Senegal		Senegal	89–43	Kenya		Mozambique	63–57	Zaire
1994 Details	South Africa		Zaire	68–48	Senegal		Angola	53–29	Mozambique
1997 Details	Kenya		Senegal	73–59	DR Congo		Nigeria	90–62	Kenya
2000 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	71–63	Tunisia		DR Congo	80–79	Morocco
2003 Details	Mozambique		Nigeria	69–63	Mozambique		Senegal	61–47	Angola
2005 Details	Nigeria		Nigeria	64–57	Senegal		Mozambique	59–51	DR Congo
2007 Details	Senegal		Mali	63–56	Senegal		Angola	73–58	Mozambique
2009 Details	Madagascar		Senegal	72–57	Mali		Angola	76–57	Ivory Coast
2011 Details	Mali		Angola	62–54	Senegal		Mali	71–62	Nigeria
2013 Details	Mozambique		Angola	64–61 (OT)	Mozambique		Senegal	56–53	Cameroon
2015 Details	Cameroon		Senegal	81–66	Cameroon		Nigeria	65–55	Angola
2017 Details	Mali		Nigeria	65–48	Senegal		Mali	75–52	Mozambique
2019 Details	Senegal		Nigeria	60–55	Senegal		Mali	66–54	Mozambique
2021 Details	Cameroon		Nigeria	70–59	Mali		Cameroon	53–49	Senegal
2023 Details	Rwanda		Nigeria	84–74	Senegal		Mali	89–51	Rwanda
2025 Details	Ivory Coast		Nigeria	78–64	Mali		South Sudan	66–65	Senegal
2027 Details	TBD			–				–

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

^w/o Withdrew.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Senegal	11	9	3	23
2	Nigeria	7	0	2	9
3	DR Congo	3	4	1	8
4	Egypt	2	2	1	5
5	Angola	2	0	5	7
6	Mali	1	3	5	9
7	Madagascar	1	0	0	1
8	Mozambique	0	3	3	6
9	Tunisia	0	2	0	2
10	Cameroon	0	1	3	4
11	Guinea	0	1	0	1
	Kenya	0	1	0	1
	Somalia	0	1	0	1
14	Central African Republic	0	0	1	1
	Ghana	0	0	1	1
	South Sudan	0	0	1	1
	Togo	0	0	1	1
Totals (17 entries)		27	27	27	81

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2025)

Main articles: FIBA Women's AfroBasket Most Valuable Player and FIBA Women's AfroBasket All-Tournament Team

Year	Winner
2025	Amy Okonkwo

Year	Player	Position	Team
2025	Cierra Dillard	Guard	Senegal
	Delicia Washington	Guard	South Sudan
	Amy Okonkwo	Forward	Nigeria
	Jane Asinde	Forward	Uganda
	Sika Koné	Forward	Mali

Participating nations

Nation	1966	1968	1970	1974	1977	1979	1981	1983	1984	1986	1990	1993	1994	1997	2000	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	2027	Years
Algeria		4		9	8		8				8					10					11	11							8
Angola								6	7		5	6		5	5	4	6					4	6	5	8	9	10		21
Cameroon										4				7		8		6	7	6	4		8	10		6	5		15
Cape Verde																	7	9			9			9	10				5
Central African Republic				6	9																		12						4
Congo			7									9																	2
DR Congo												4				7	4	7		7			9	6		12			16
Egypt									6		7				7						8	8	7	7	6	10	9		15
Gabon																	9					7							2
Ghana					6															12									3
Guinea			5	7					8				8							11		9	10		12	8	12		11
Ivory Coast					4		5	5			6	5	5		8			8	4	8	7		5	8	7	11	7		16
Kenya										5				4				12			10			11	9				7
Madagascar																		10	8										3
Mali			4	8	7		4		4			7		6	9	5	5				5	5						Q	22
Mauritius																			12										1
Morocco															4														1
Mozambique								4	5				4		6			4	6	5		6	4	4	5	5	6		19
Niger															10		8												2
Nigeria				5			7											5	5	4	6							Q	16
Rwanda																			9	9						4	11		4
Senegal	4																								4		4	Q	27
Somalia		5																											2
South Africa												8	6			9			11			12							5
South Sudan																												Q	2
Tanzania														8															1
Togo			6	4													10												4
Tunisia					5		6				4					6		11	10	10			11	12	11				12
Uganda														9								10				7	8		4
Zimbabwe													7								12								2
Teams	4	5	7	9	9	3	8	6	8	5	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Debut of teams

A total of 30 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's AfroBasket in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AfroBasket has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AfroBasket are listed below by year.

Year	Debutants	Number
1966	Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Senegal	4
1968	Algeria, Mali, Somalia	7
1970	Congo, Madagascar, Togo	10
1974	Nigeria, Tunisia	12
1977	Ghana, Ivory Coast	14
1979	None	14
1981	Angola, DR Congo	16
1983	Cameroon, Mozambique	18
1984	None	18
1986	Kenya	19
1990	None	19
1993	South Africa	20
1994	Zimbabwe	21
1997	Tanzania, Uganda	23
2000	Morocco, Niger	25
2003	None	25
2005	Cape Verde, Gabon	27
2007	None	27
2009	Mauritius, Rwanda	29
2011	None	29
2013	None	29
2015	None	29
2017	None	29
2019	None	29
2021	None	29
2023	None	29
2025	South Sudan	30
2027	TBD	30
Total		30

See also

• FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
• FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket
• FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket

External links

• Women Basketball Africa Championship (todor66.com)
• Women Basketball Africa Championship (the-sports.org)