The AfroBasket Women (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, FIBA Women's African Championship, or FIBA Women's AfroBasket) 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 as the first round of qualifiers for the quadrennial FIBA Women's World Cup and Olympic 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.
Results Summaries YearHostsFinalThird place matchChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place1966Details1968Details1970Details44–3650–271974Details47–4456–341977Details88–5670–351979Details1981Details83–7383–711983Details1984Details2–083–701986Details1990Details70–6886–751993Details89–4363–571994Details68–4853–291997Details73–5990–622000Details71–6380–792003Details69–6361–472005Details64–5759–512007Details63–5673–582009Details72–5776–572011Details62–5471–622013Details64–61 (OT)56–532015Details81–6665–552017Details65–4875–522019Details60–5566–542021Details70–5953–492023Details84–7489–512025Details78–6466–652027DetailsTBD––
A round-robin tournament determined the final standings. Withdrew.
Medal table
Tournament awards Most recent award winners (2025)
YearWinner2025 Amy Okonkwo
YearPlayerPositionTeam2025Cierra DillardGuardDelicia WashingtonGuardAmy OkonkwoForwardJane AsindeForwardSika Koné Forward
Participating nations Nation 1966 1968 1970 1974 1977 1979 1981 1983 1984 1986 1990 1993 1994 1997 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 201720192021202320252027Years 4 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 8 6 7 5 6 5 5 4 6 4 6 5 8 9 10 21 4 7 8 6 7 6 4 8 10 6 5 15 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 9 15 9 7 2 6 12 3 5 7 8 8 11 9 10 12 8 12 11 4 5 5 6 5 5 8 8 4 8 7 5 8 7 11 7 16 5 4 12 10 11 9 7 10 8 3 4 8 7 4 4 7 6 9 5 5 5 5 Q 22 12 1 4 1 4 5 4 6 4 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 6 19 10 8 2 5 7 5 5 4 6 Q 16 9 9 4 11 4 4 4 4 Q 27 5 2 8 6 9 11 12 5 Q 2 8 1 6 4 10 4 5 6 4 6 11 10 10 11 12 11 12 9 10 7 8 4 7 12 2Teams 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
Debut of teams A total of 30 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Women's 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.
YearDebutantsNumber1966 , , , 41968 , , 71970 , , 101974 , 121977 , 141979 None 141981 , 161983 , 181984 None 181986 191990 None 191993 201994 211997 , 232000 , 252003 None 252005 , 272007 None 272009 , 292011 None 292013 None 292015 None 292017 None 292019 None 292021 None 292023 None 292025 302027 TBD 30Total 30
See also FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket
References
External links Women Basketball Africa Championship (todor66.com) Women Basketball Africa Championship (the-sports.org)