The 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was the 25th edition of the tournament and held from 18 to 26 September 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The top two teams qualified for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Nigeria defended their title and won their fifth overall title after a finals win over Mali. Cameroon secured bronze on home soil by defeating Senegal.
Host selection Cameroon was awarded the hosting rights for the championship on 12 May 2021 after Ivory Coast withdrawn their bid. This marked the second time Cameroon hosted it having done so in 2015.
Qualification
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation12 May 202112019 Women's AfroBasket semi-finalists10–18 August 2019 Dakar4Qualification Zone 11 Qualification Zone 227–28 June 2021 Conakry1Qualification Zone 31 Qualification Zone 512–17 July 2021 Kigali2Qualification Zone 61Wild card1 Total 12
Draw The draw was held on 31 July 2021.
Squads
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC±0).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
5th place bracket
Qualification to quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Rank Team Record 5–0 4–1 4–1 4 3–2 5 3–3 6 3–3 7 3–3 8 2–4 9 1–2 10 0–3 11 0–3 12 0–3 Qualified for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
Points Name PPG Nadine Mohamed 16.8 Joseana Vaz 16.0 Soraya Degheidy 15.2 Djeneba N'Diaye Laetitia Sahié 15.0
Rebounds Name RPG Dulcy Fankam 9.6 Mariam Coulibaly 9.0 Tamara Seda 8.7 Sika Koné 8.6 Raneem El-Gedawy 8.2 Odélia Mafanela
Assists Name APG Bintou Diémé 5.8 Alexandra Green 5.2 Reem Moussa 5.0 Ezinne Kalu 4.6 Natalie Mwangale 4.3
Blocks Name BPG Hala El-Shaarawy 1.8 Victoria Macaulay Masseny Kaba 1.7 Mercy Wanyama Maimouna Diarra 1.6
Steals Name SPG Joseana Vaz 3.7 Kani Kouyaté 3.3 Ingvild Mucauro Djeneba N'Diaye 3.2 Aicha Mara 2.7 Christine Akinyi
Efficiency Name EFFPG Mariam Coulibaly 18.6 Dulcy Fankam 15.0 Ingvild Mucauro 14.8 Victoria Macaula 14.6 Raneem El-Gedawy 14.5 Nadine Mohamed
Teams
Points Team PPG 75.8 73.4 72.8 72.4 67.2
Rebounds Team RPG 53.4 48.0 46.0 45.3 45.2
Assists Team APG 19.2 18.4 17.2 15.8 15.5
Blocks Team BPG 6.0 5.8 4.0 3.4 3.3
Steals Team SPG 14.2 12.0 11.2 10.6
Efficiency Team EFFPG 85.8 79.8 78.2 77.3 67.0
Awards The awards were announced on 26 September 2021.
All-Star teamGuardsForwardsCenter Ezinne Kalu Marina Ewodo Adaora Elonu Yacine Diop Mariam CoulibalyMVP: Adaora Elonu
References
External links 2021 FIBA Women's AfroBasket archive website Tournament summary