2025 Women's Afrobasket
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| City | Abidjan |
| Dates | 25 July–3 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2025 AfroBasket Women will be the 29th edition of the tournament and held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[1][2]
The top four teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Nigeria are the four-time defending champions, having beaten Senegal at the previous edition in Kigali, Rwanda.
Host selection
Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024.[1]
Qualification
Excluding the hosts and automatically qualified teams, nine teams entered regional qualification.
Games were played from August 2024 to February 2025, to determine the 12 nations who will qualify for the tournament.[3][1]
Of the qualified teams, eleven appeared at the previous edition. Due to the lack of teams taking part, FIBA Africa awarded four wildcards rather than the usual two.[4] Those teams were Egypt, Guinea, Mozambique and South Sudan.[4][5]
After being given a wildcard South Sudan have qualified for the first time ever.[5]
After appearing in 2023, DR Congo misses out.
Uganda will participate in their second consecutive appearance for the first time ever, while Egypt break their record for consecutive appearances with seven. Hosts Ivory Coast continue their record appearance streak to five.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | Host nation | 26 March 2024 | 16th | 1977 | 2023 | 5 | Fourth place (1977, 2009) | 48 |
| Nigeria | 2023 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | 15th | 1974 | 12 | Champions (Six times)[a] | 12 | ||
| Senegal | 26th | 1966 | 26 | Champions (Eleven times)[b] | 25 | |||
| Mali | 21st | 1968 | 14 | Champions (2007) | 20 | |||
| Rwanda | 4th | 2009 | 2 | Fourth place (2023) | 74 | |||
| Cameroon | Zone 4 winner | 21 August 2024 | 15th | 1983 | 10 | Runners-up (2015) | 41 | |
| Angola | Zone 6 winner | 4 February 2025 | 21st | 1981 | 21 | Champions (2011, 2013) | 46 | |
| Uganda | Zone 5 winner | 8 February 2025 | 4th | 1997 | 2 | Seventh place (2023) | 55 | |
| Guinea | Zone 2 winner | 20 April 2025 | 11th | 1966 | 3 | Runners-up (1966) | 91 | |
| Egypt | Wildcard | 8 March 2025 | 15th | 1966 | 7 | Champions (1966, 1968) | 37 | |
| Mozambique | 19th | 1983 | 13 | Runners-up (1986, 2003, 2013) | 32 | |||
| South Sudan | 25 March 2025 | 1st | Debut | 86 | ||||
Venue
Similar to the AfroBasket 2013 on the men's side, the Palais des Sports de Treichville will host the tournament.
| Abidjan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palais des Sports de Treichville | ||
| Capacity: 3,500 | ||
Draw
The draw took place on 23 April 2025 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[6][7]
Seeding
The seeding was revealed on 20 April 2025.[6]
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC±0).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 7 | ||
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| 9 | ||
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| 11 | ||
| 12 |
| Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | |
| Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "FIBA Africa board holds first meeting of 2023–2027 cycle". fiba.basketball. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "FIBA Africa formalises Côte d'Ivoire's hosting rights for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. 20 January 2025.
- ^ "FIBA AfroBasket 2025 Qualifiers Draw out". www.fiba.basketball. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ a b "Egypt and Mozambique granted wildcards for 2025 Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b "South Sudan awarded one of the two final wildcards for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. FIBA. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b "EXPLAINER: 2025 Women's AfroBasket Draw". Fédération Internationale de Basketball. 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Draw results in for the 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket". Fédération Internationale de Basketball. 24 April 2025.