AfroBasket Women

AfroBasket Women
Current season, competition or edition:; 2025 Women's Afrobasket
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1966
No. of teams	12
Country	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent	FIBA 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
Year	Hosts	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

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	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	21
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	15
Rwanda																			9	9						4	11	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	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

References

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

External links

[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.

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Tournaments	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
Qualification	...2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Squads	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
Awards	All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player

International women's basketball
FIBA World Ranking Teams Olympics Youth World Cup U21 U19 U17 World University Games
Africa	U20 U18 U16
Americas	AmeriCup U20 U18 U16 Caribbean Championship U20 Centrobasket U17 U15 Central American Championship U21 South American Championship 2nd tier U21 U17 U15
Asia	Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U20 U18 U16 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational William Jones Cup
Europe	EuroBasket Women U-20 U-18 U-16 European Championship for Small Countries
Oceania	Oceania Championship (defunct) U20 U17 U15 Melanesia Cup Polynesian Cup
Other tournaments	African Games Arab Championship Arab Games ASEAN University Games Asian Games Bolivarian Games Central Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games European Games EYOF Games of the Small States of Europe Pacific Games Pan American Games Southeast Asian Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held. • Basketball portal

FIBA Africa competitions
National teams	African championships Men's AfroCan African Games Basketball at the African Games
Youth national teams	African championships Men's U20 (defunct) Women's U20 (defunct) Men's U18 Women' U18 Boys' U16 Girls' U16
Men's club	Basketball Africa League FIBA Africa Basketball League (defunct) Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Women's club	FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)