AfroBasket Women
Women's basketball continental championship of Africa
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The AfroBasket Women (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, FIBA Women's African Championship, or FIBA Women's AfroBasket) 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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1966 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | FIBA Africa member nations |
| Continent | FIBA Africa (Africa) |
Most recent champion |  Nigeria (7th title) |
| Most titles |  Senegal (11 titles) |
| Website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
The tournament also serves as the first round of qualifiers for the quadrennial FIBA Women's World Cup and Olympic Games. As for the World Cup, the top two teams from Women's AfroBasket qualify for the World Cup Final Qualifying Tournament. As for the Olympic Games, the Women's AfroBasket champions qualify directly for the Olympics; the teams placed 2nd–4th qualify for the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Results
Summaries
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  DR Congo | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Egypt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Angola | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 |  Mali | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 |  Madagascar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Mozambique | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
Tournament awards
- Most recent award winners (2025)
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Amy Okonkwo |
| Year | Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cierra Dillard | Guard | Senegal |
| Delicia Washington | Guard | South Sudan | |
| Amy Okonkwo | Forward | Nigeria | |
| Jane Asinde | Forward |  Uganda | |
| Sika Koné | Forward | 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 | 2027 | 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 | 22 | ||||||
 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 | 16 | ||||||||||||
 Rwanda |
9 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal |
4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 | Q | 27 | |
 Somalia |
5 | | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa |
8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 South Sudan |
| Q | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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 | 12 |
Debut of teams
A total of 30 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's AfroBasket in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AfroBasket has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AfroBasket are listed below by year.
| Year | Debutants | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Central African Republic, Egypt, Guinea, Senegal | 4 |
| 1968 |  Algeria, Mali, Somalia | 7 |
| 1970 |  Congo, Madagascar, Togo | 10 |
| 1974 | Nigeria, Tunisia | 12 |
| 1977 | Ghana, Ivory Coast | 14 |
| 1979 | None | 14 |
| 1981 | Angola, DR Congo | 16 |
| 1983 | Cameroon, Mozambique | 18 |
| 1984 | None | 18 |
| 1986 | Kenya | 19 |
| 1990 | None | 19 |
| 1993 | South Africa | 20 |
| 1994 |  Zimbabwe | 21 |
| 1997 |  Tanzania, Uganda | 23 |
| 2000 |  Morocco, Niger | 25 |
| 2003 | None | 25 |
| 2005 |  Cape Verde, Gabon | 27 |
| 2007 | None | 27 |
| 2009 |  Mauritius, Rwanda | 29 |
| 2011 | None | 29 |
| 2013 | None | 29 |
| 2015 | None | 29 |
| 2017 | None | 29 |
| 2019 | None | 29 |
| 2021 | None | 29 |
| 2023 | None | 29 |
| 2025 | South Sudan | 30 |
| 2027 | TBD | 30 |
| Total | 30 | |