The 2023 FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League (FIBA AWBL) was the 27th season of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League, the top tier basketball league for women's teams in Africa. The tournament began on 8 December and ended on 17 December 2023, and was held entirely in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. This was the first season under the new name.
Sporting Alexandria were the defending champions, having defeated Maputo in the previous season's final. Sporting successfully defended its title after finishing with a 7–0 record and winning all games by a wide margin.
Name change On 15 December 2022, FIBA Africa changed the name of the tournament to the Africa Women's Basketball League.
Qualification Nine teams qualified through qualifying tournaments that were organised in the FIBA Africa zones, while Sporting Alexandria automatically qualified as hosts of the tournament. TypeDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedRef.Host team1 Sporting AlexandriaZone 311-19 December 2023Abuja, Nigeria2 Nigeria Customs ASPACZone 43–5 November 2023Yaoundé, Cameroon2 OverDose Up Station Université de DoualaZone 528 October–4 November 2023Kigali, Rwanda3 KPA Equity Bank REGZone 6Not held1 InterclubeWild card1 CNSS Total 10
Format The ten teams are divided in two groups of five. The first four qualify for the play-offs which are all played in single-elimination games.
Group phase The groups were announced by FIBA on 10 December 2023.
Group A
Group B
Classification round 9th-10th place game
Final round
Individual awards The awards were announced after the ending of the final on 17 December. MVP Award Cierra Dillard (Sporting Alexandria)All-Star Team Cierra Dillard (Sporting Alexandria) Hagar Amer (Sporting Alexandria) Madina Okot (KPA) Destiney Philox (REG) Victoria Reynolds (KPA)
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