Current season, competition or edition: 2027 FIBA Women's AfroBasket | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966; 60 years ago (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) |
| Official website | www.fiba.basketball/history |
TheAfroBasket Women (alternatively known as theFIBA Africa Championship for Women,FIBA Women's African Championship, orFIBA Women's AfroBasket) is thewomen's basketball continental championship ofAfrica, played biennially under the auspices ofFIBA, the worldgoverning body for basketball, and theAfrican zone thereof.
The tournament also serves as the first round of qualifiers for the quadrennialFIBA Women's World Cup andOlympic 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.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
A total of 30 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's AfroBasket in the history of the tournament through the2025 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 | |
