AfroBasket Women explained

AfroBasket Women
Current Season:	2025 Women's Afrobasket
Teams:	12
Country:	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent:	FIBA Africa (Africa)
Champion:	(6th title)
Most Champs:	(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	width=1% rowspan=29		Final			width=1% rowspan=29		Third place match
width=15%	Champions	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Runners-up	width=15%	Third place	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
1966 Details	Guinea
1968 Details
1970 Details	Togo		44–36			50–27
1974 Details	Tunisia		47–44			56–34
1977 Details	Senegal		88–56			70–35
1979 Details	Somalia
1981 Details	Senegal		83–73			83–71
1983 Details	Angola
1984 Details	Senegal			2–0			83–70
1986 Details	Mozambique
1990 Details	Tunisia		70–68			86–75
1993 Details	Senegal		89–43			63–57
1994 Details	South Africa		68–48			53–29
1997 Details	Kenya		73–59			90–62
2000 Details	Tunisia		71–63			80–79
2003 Details^[1]	Mozambique		69–63			61–47
2005 Details^[2]	Nigeria		64–57			59–51
2007 Details^[3]	Senegal		63–56			73–58
2009 Details^[4]	Madagascar		72–57			76–57
2011 Details	Mali		62–54			71–62
2013 Details^[5]	Mozambique		64–61 (OT)			56–53
2015 Details	Cameroon		81–66			65–55
2017 Details	Mali		65–48			75–52
2019 Details	Senegal		60–55			66–54
2021 Details	Cameroon		70–59			53–49
2023 Details	Rwanda		84–74			89–51
2025 Details

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Withdrew.

Medal table

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2021)

See main article: FIBA AfroBasket Women Most Valuable Player and FIBA AfroBasket Women All-Tournament Team.

Year	Player	Position
2021	Ezinne Kalu	Guard
	Marina Ewodo	Forward
	Adaora Elonu	Forward
	Yacine Diop	Forward
		Center

Participating nations

width=170	Nation																				2011	2013		2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Years
		4		9	8		8				8					10					11	11						8
								6	7		5	6		5	5	4	6					4	6	5	8	9		20
										4				7		8		6	7	6	4		8	10		6		14
																	7	9			9			9	10			5
				6	9																		12					4
			7									9																2
												4				7	4	7		7			9	6		12		16
									6		7				7						8	8	7	7	6	10		14
																	9					7						2
					6															12								3
			5	7					8				8							11		9	10		12	8		10
					4		5	5			6	5	5		8			8	4	8	7		5	8	7	11	Q	16
										5				4				12			10			11	9			7
																		10	8									3
			4	8	7		4		4			7		6	9	5	5				5	5					Q	21
																			12									1
															4													1
								4	5				4		6			4	6	5		6	4	4	5	5		18
															10		8											2
				5			7											5	5	4	6						Q	15
																			9	9						4	Q	4
	4																								4		Q	26
		5																										2
												8	6			9			11			12						5
														8														1
			6	4													10											4
					5		6				4					6		11	10	10			11	12	11			12
														9								10				7		3
													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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2003 African Championship for Women . FIBA.com . 6 January 2014.
Web site: 2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round . FIBA.com . 6 January 2014.
Web site: 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round . FIBA.com . 6 January 2014.
Web site: 2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women . FIBA.com . 6 January 2014.
Web site: 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women . FIBA.com . 6 January 2014.