The 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was the 26th edition of the tournament and held from 28 July to 5 August 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Nigeria won their fourth consecutive and sixth overall title after defeating Senegal in the final, 84–74.
Host selection Rwanda was awarded the hosting rights on 25 May 2023. This was the first time Rwanda hosted the event and the second time overall in any senior level, having hosted the men's tournament in 2021.
Format The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams each. The first-placed team qualified to the quarterfinals while the other two teams played in a playoff round. A second-placed team faced off against a third-placed team and vice versa. A knockout-system was used after the preliminary round and the losing teams of the quarterfinals played classification games while the winners played out the champion.
Qualification
Venue Similar to the 2021 AfroBasket on the men's side, the now-named BK Arena (formerly the Kigali Arena) host the whole tournament. KigaliBK ArenaCapacity: 10,000
Squads
Each team had to commit a roster of 12 players.
Draw The draw took place on 9 June 2023 in Maputo, Mozambique.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
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 3–3 4–1 4 2–3 5 4–2 6 3–2 7 3–3 8 1–5 9 1–2 10 1–2 11 1–2 12 0–3 Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
Points Name PPG Jannon Otto 21.3 Nadine Mohamed 21.0 Cierra Dillard 20.7 Sara Caetano 18.0 Amy Okonkwo 17.4 Destiney Philoxy
Rebounds Name RPG Cristina Matiquite 13.0 Tamara Seda 11.8 Raneem El-Gedawy 10.3 Nadir Manuel 9.3 Masseny Kaba Mellissa Akullu
Assists Name APG Cacia Antonio 6.0 Cierra Dillard 5.5 Monique Akoa 5.4 Ketia Mbelu 5.0 Meral Abdelgawad 4.3
Blocks Name BPG Raneem El-Gedawy 3.0 Grace Tolo 2.7 Fatma Aly 2.0 Nadir Manuel 1.7 Elizabeth Balogun 1.6
Steals Name SPG Djefarima Diawara 3.3 Djeneba N'Diaye 3.0 Silvia Veloso 2.8 Alima Dembéléseven players 2.7
Efficiency Name EFFPG Cierra Dillard 21.5 Amy Okonkwo 21.0 Cristina Matiquite 19.3 Tamara Seda 19.2 Sika Koné 18.8
Teams
Points Team PPG 80.4 74.8 72.8 72.7 72.0
Rebounds Team RPG 56.2 56.0 55.0 51.4
Assists Team APG 21.8 20.8 17.5 17.0 16.8
Blocks Team BPG 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.7
Steals Team SPG 15.0 13.5 13.3 11.3
Efficiency Team EFFPG 93.0 88.4 82.8 75.3 74.0
Awards The awards were announced on 5 August 2023.
All-Tournament TeamGuardsForwards Cierra Dillard Jannon Otto Amy Okonkwo Sika Koné Tamara SedaMVP: Amy Okonkwo
References
External links 2023 FIBA Women's AfroBasket archive website