FIBA Africa explained

FIBA Africa
Type:	Sports federation
Formation:	1961
Membership:	54 national associations
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Anibal Manave

FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961.^[1] FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.

Zones

The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:^[2] ^[3]

Zone 1: Maghreb (4)
Zone 2: North West Africa (8)
Zone 3: South West Africa (8)
Zone 4: Central Africa (8)
Zone 5: East Africa (11)
Zone 6: Southern Africa (10)
Zone 7: Indian Ocean (5)

Members

Country	Rank (Aug 2016)	Association	FIBA affiliation
Zone 1
Algeria	068	Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB	1963
Libya	079	Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF	1961
Morocco	060	Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB	1936
Tunisia	021	Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	1956
Zone 2
Cape Verde	063	Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB	1988
Gambia	–	Gambia Basketball Association – GBA	1972
Guinea-Bissau	–	Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB	1994
Guinea	–	Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA	1962
Mali	057	Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	1961
Mauritania	–	Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM	1964
Senegal	031	Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB	1962
Sierra Leone	–	Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF	1991
Zone 3
Benin	–	Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – FBB	1962
Burkina Faso	091	Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA	1964
Ivory Coast	040	Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB	1961
Ghana	–	Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA	1962
Liberia	–	Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF	1964
Niger	–	Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET	1963
Nigeria	016	Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF	1964
Togo	091	Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB	1963
Zone 4
Cameroon	052	Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET	1965
Central African Republic	057	Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB	1963
Chad	089	Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	1963
Congo	079	Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET	1962
DR Congo	–	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO	1963
Equatorial Guinea	–	Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET	1994
Gabon	076	Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB	1965
São Tomé and Príncipe	–	Federação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB	1983
Zone 5
Burundi	–	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU	1994
Egypt	041	Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED	1934
Eritrea	–	Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF	1997
Ethiopia	–	Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF	1949
Kenya	–	Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF	1965
Rwanda	064	Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA	1977
Somalia	–	Somali Basketball Federation – SBF	1960
Sudan	–	Sudan Basketball Association – SBB	1953
South Sudan	–	South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF	2013
Tanzania	–	Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF	1968
Uganda	089	Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA	1963
Zone 6
Angola	023	Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive)	1979
Botswana	–	Botswana Basketball Association – BBA	1997
Eswatini	–	Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA	2000
Lesotho	–	Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA	1997
Malawi	–	Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL	1988
Mozambique	061	Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB	1978
Namibia	–	Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF	1995
South Africa	077	Basketball South Africa – BSA	1992
Zambia	–	Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA	1962
Zimbabwe	091	Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ	1962
Zone 7
Comoros	–	Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB	1995
Djibouti	–	Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB	1979
Madagascar	082	Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB	1963
Mauritius	–	Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	1959
Seychelles	–	Seychelles Basketball Federation – SBF	1979

FIBA World Rankings

Overview

FIBA Africa competitions

National teams

AfroBasket
AfroBasket Women
FIBA Africa Nations League
AfroCan
Youth championships
3x3 championships
- FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup
- FIBA 3x3 U17 Africa Cup

Clubs

Basketball Africa League
FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
Former competitions
- FIBA Africa Basketball League
- African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup

Medals

Last Update: 1 April 2024

National Events

Exclude Basketball at the African Games, AfroCan and FIBA Africa Nations League.

African Men Basketball Championship (1962-2021) - 30 Editions
African Women Basketball Championship (1966-2023) - 26 Editions
African Men U18 Basketball Championship (1977-2022) - 21 Editions
African Women U18 Basketball Championship (1985-2022) - 16 Editions
African Men U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
African Women U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
African Men 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
African Women 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
African Men U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions
African Women U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions

Club Events

Exclude African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup.

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1972-2019) + Basketball Africa League (2021-2023) - 35 Editions
FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League (1985-2023) - 27 Editions

Current champions

Nations

Competition	Last held	Title	Next edition
FIBA AfroBasket Men's	2021	3rd	2025
FIBA AfroCan	2023	1st	TBD
FIBA AfroBasket Women's	2023	6th	2025
FIBA Africa U-18 Men's	2024	3rd	2026
FIBA Africa U-18 Women's		9th	2026
FIBA Africa U-16 Men's	2023	1st	2025
FIBA Africa U-16 Women's		8th	2025