Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Women's Afrobasket | |
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1966 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | FIBA Africa member nations |
Continent | FIBA Africa (Africa) |
Most recent champion(s) | Nigeria (6th title) |
Most titles | Senegal (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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Senegal | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
2 | Nigeria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
3 | DR Congo | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
4 | Egypt | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
5 | Angola | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
6 | Mali | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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 | |
Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
Year | Winner |
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2021 | Adaora Elonu |
Year | Player | Position | Team |
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2021 | Ezinne Kalu | Guard | Nigeria |
Marina Ewodo | Forward | Cameroon | |
Adaora Elonu | Forward | Nigeria | |
Yacine Diop | Forward | Senegal | |
Mariam Coulibaly | Center | 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 | Years |
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Algeria | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
Angola | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | Q | 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 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gabon | 9 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guinea | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | Q | 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 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Mauritius | 12 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Niger | 10 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Q | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | 9 | 9 | 4 | Q | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senegal | 4 | 4 | Q | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Somalia | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Togo | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Uganda | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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