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AfroBasket Women

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AfroBasket Women
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 Women's Afrobasket
SportBasketball
Founded1966; 58 years ago (1966)
No. of teams12
CountryFIBA Africa member nations
ContinentFIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Nigeria (6th title)
Most titles Senegal (11 titles)

The AfroBasket Women (formerly FIBA Africa Championship for Women) 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 to qualify teams for participation in the quadrennial FIBA Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games.

Results

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Summaries

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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[1]
 Mozambique
Nigeria
69–63
Mozambique

Senegal
61–47
Angola
2005
Details[2]
 Nigeria
Nigeria
64–57
Senegal

Mozambique
59–51
DR Congo
2007
Details[3]
 Senegal
Mali
63–56
Senegal

Angola
73–58
Mozambique
2009
Details[4]
 Madagascar
Senegal
72–57
Mali

Angola
76–57
Ivory Coast
2011
Details
 Mali
Angola
62–54
Senegal

Mali
71–62
Nigeria
2013
Details[5]
 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
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
^w/o Withdrew.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Senegal119323
2 Nigeria6028
3 DR Congo3418
4 Egypt2215
5 Angola2057
6 Mali1258
7 Madagascar1001
8 Mozambique0336
9 Tunisia0202
10 Cameroon0134
11 Guinea0101
 Kenya0101
 Somalia0101
14 Central African Republic0011
 Ghana0011
 Togo0011
Totals (16 entries)26262678

Tournament awards

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Most recent award winners (2021)
Year Winner
2021 Nigeria Adaora Elonu
Year Player Position Team
2021 Ezinne Kalu Guard  Nigeria
Marina Ewodo Forward  Cameroon
Adaora Elonu Forward  Nigeria
Yacine Diop Forward  Senegal
Mariam Coulibaly Center  Mali

Participating nations

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Nation Guinea
1966
United Arab Republic
1968
Togo
1970
Tunisia
1974
Senegal
1977
Somalia
1979
Senegal
1981
Angola
1983
Senegal
1984
Mozambique
1986
Tunisia
1990
Senegal
1993
South Africa
1994
Kenya
1997
Tunisia
2000
Mozambique
2003
Nigeria
2005
Senegal
2007
Madagascar
2009
Mali
2011
Mozambique
2013
Cameroon
2015
Mali
2017
Senegal
2019
Cameroon
2021
Rwanda
2023
Ivory Coast
2025
Years
 Algeria 4 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 8
 Angola 1981 6 7 1986 5 6 1994 5 5 4 6 2007 2009 2011 2013 4 6 5 8 9 20
 Cameroon 1983 1984 4 7 8 6 7 6 4 2015 8 10 2021 6 Q 15
 Cape Verde 7 9 9 9 10 5
 Central African Republic 1966 6 9 12 4
 Congo 7 9 2
 DR Congo 1981 1983 1984 1986 1990 4 1994 1997 2001 7 4 7 7 9 6 12 16
 Egypt 1966 1968 1970 1974 1977 6 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 10 14
 Gabon 9 7 2
 Ghana 6 1979 12 3
 Guinea 1966 5 7 8 8 11 9 10 12 8 10
 Ivory Coast 4 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 4 8 7 5 8 7 11 Q 16
 Kenya 5 1993 4 12 10 11 9 7
 Madagascar 1970 10 8 3
 Mali 1968 4 8 7 4 4 7 6 9 5 5 2007 2009 2011 5 5 2017 2019 2021 2023 Q 21
 Mauritius 12 1
 Morocco 4 1
 Mozambique 4 5 1986 1990 1993 4 6 2003 2005 4 6 5 2013 6 4 4 5 5 18
 Niger 10 8 2
 Nigeria 5 7 1997 2003 2005 5 5 4 6 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Q 15
 Rwanda 9 9 4 Q 4
 Senegal 4 1968 1970 1974 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984 1990 1993 1994 1997 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 4 2023 Q 26
 Somalia 5 1979 2
 South Africa 8 6 9 11 12 5
 Tanzania 8 1
 Togo 6 4 1977 10 4
 Tunisia 1974 5 6 4 2001 6 11 10 10 11 12 11 12
 Uganda 9 10 7 3
 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2003 African Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ "2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ "2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. ^ "2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ "2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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