Arab Basketball Confederation
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| Founded | 1956 |
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| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Africa FIBA Asia |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
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The Arab Basketball Confederation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة السلة) or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.[1]
It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.[1]
Presidents
Member associations
All Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC) members are drawn from Arab countries across Africa and Asia.
| Country | Continental Confederation | Regional Sub‑confederation | Year |
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| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1976 | |
| FIBA Africa | CECAFA | 1998 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Africa | CECAFA | 1978 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Africa | CECAFA | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1978 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1976 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1976 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1978 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1974 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1974 | |
| FIBA Asia | West Asia | 1978 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1974 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1976 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1976 | |
| FIBA Africa | UNAF | 1989 | |
| FIBA Africa | COSAFA | 2003 |
Competitions
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Current title holders
FIBA World Rankings
Men's national teamsRankings are calculated by FIBA.[2]
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Women's national teamsRankings are calculated by FIBA.[3]
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