The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years.
Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and also served as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. Since 2017, however, the AfroBasket along with all other men's FIBA continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Qualification Sixteen African teams qualify for the finals tournament. Before the 2021 edition, the qualification format for teams was via the different FIBA Africa subzones from Zone 1 to Zone 7. Each subzone conducted a qualification tournament a year before the championship to determine the qualifying teams. Six subzones received two berths each, while Zone 1 only received one. The host and the champion from the preceding AfroBasket also got a berth each, while two or three teams were selected as wild cards. However, beginning with the 2021 tournament, FIBA changed the qualification format where wild cards are no longer given and the preceding champion is no longer guaranteed an automatic berth. All teams now have to enter the qualification process. While teams who fail to qualify for the prior AfroBasket will go through pre-qualifiers for the opportunity to reach the next AfroBasket competition.
Summaries YearHostsFinalThird place matchChampionsScoreRunners–upThird placeScoreFourth place1962 DetailsCairo Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 202166–4244–411964 DetailsCasablanca Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 202169–5753–511965 DetailsTunis70–5757–461968 DetailsCasablanca67–6076–601970 DetailsAlexandria Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 202170–6376–561972 DetailsDakar61–54107–741974 DetailsBangui72–6782–721975 DetailsAlexandria70–6181–781978 DetailsDakar103–722–01980 DetailsRabat96–9097–831981 DetailsMogadishu 81–652–01983 DetailsAlexandria94–6878–711985 DetailsAbidjan84–7374–731987 DetailsTunis94–8773–711989 DetailsLuanda89–6265–531992 DetailsCairo71–6697–811993 DetailsNairobi69–6190–761995 DetailsAlgiers68–5558–511997 DetailsDakar69–4879–551999 DetailsLuanda & Cabinda79–7275–632001 DetailsCasablanca78–6877–712003 DetailsAlexandria85–6581–792005 DetailsAlgiers70–6188–762007 DetailsAngola86–7253–512009 DetailsTripoli & Benghazi82–7283–682011 DetailsAntananarivo67–5677–672013 DetailsAbidjan57–4057–562015 DetailsTunis74–6582–732017 Details Dakar & Tunis77–6573–622021 DetailsKigali78–7586–732025 DetailsAngola70–4398–722029 DetailsTBD––
A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
Tournament awards Most recent award winners (2025)
The awards were announced on 24 August 2025. All-Tournament TeamGuardsForwardsCenter Childe Dundão Brancou Badio Mahamane Coulibaly Bruno Fernando Aliou DiarraMVP: Childe Dundão
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Debut of teams A total of 39 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA 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.
YearDebutantsNumber1962 , , , , 51964 , , Palestine took part one time before return to Asia for the FIBA Asia Cup , 91965 , 111968 , , , , 161970 171972 , , 201974 , , 231975 None 231978 , 251980 261981 , 281983 291985 301987 None 301989 311992 None 311993 321995 None 321997 , 341999 None 342001 None 342003 None 342005 None 342007 352009 None 352011 362013 372015 382017 None 382021 392025 None 392029 TBD39Total 39
Hosts HostsEditions hosted6 (1962, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1992, 2003)4 (1989, 1999, 2007, 2025)4 (1965, 1987, 2015, 2017*)4 (1972, 1978, 1997, 2017*)4 (1964, 1968, 1980, 2001)2 (1985, 2013)2 (1995, 2005)1 (2021)1 (2011)1 (2009)1 (1993)1 (1981)1 (1974)
* Co-host italic: future host
See also AfroCan FIBA Basketball World Cup Basketball at the Olympic Games Basketball at the African Games FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup FIBA U18 AfroBasket FIBA U16 AfroBasket
References
External links
Official website FIBA Archive Men's Basketball Africa Championship (todor66.com) Men's Basketball Africa Championship (the–sports.org)