AfroBasket Women

AfroBasket Women
Current season, competition or edition:
2025 Women's Afrobasket
SportBasketball
Founded1966 (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

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[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

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

Most recent award winners (2021)
Year Winner
2021 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

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
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 Q 21
 Cameroon 4 7 8 6 7 6 4 8 10 6 Q 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 Q 15
 Gabon 9 7 2
 Ghana 6 12 3
 Guinea 5 7 8 8 11 9 10 12 8 Q 11
 Ivory Coast 4 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 4 8 7 5 8 7 11 Q 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 21
 Mauritius 12 1
 Morocco 4 1
 Mozambique 4 5 4 6 4 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 Q 19
 Niger 10 8 2
 Nigeria 5 7 5 5 4 6 Q 15
 Rwanda 9 9 4 Q 4
 Senegal 4 4 Q 26
 Somalia 5 2
 South Africa 8 6 9 11 12 5
 South Sudan Q 1
 Tanzania 8 1
 Togo 6 4 10 4
 Tunisia 5 6 4 6 11 10 10 11 12 11 12
 Uganda 9 10 7 Q 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

See also

References

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