The 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was the 27th edition of this biennial championship organized by FIBA Africa. The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 26 July to 3 August 2025.
Nigeria were the four-time defending champions, and won the title again after a win over Mali in the final, 78–64. Nigeria's win means they have broken the record for the most championship titles consecutively with five, beating the previous record of held by Senegal who had four. The players in Nigeria's team have been offered $100,000 for their achievement.
South Sudan's third-place finish marks the best result by a debutant since Cameroon's third place in 1983.
As a result of winning, Nigeria qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, while Mali, South Sudan and Senegal qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments as a result of placing in the top four.
Host selection
Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024. Ivory Coast previously bid for 2021 before they withdraw which was eventually awarded to Cameroon.
Qualification
Excluding the hosts and automatically qualified teams, nine teams entered regional qualification.
Games were played from August 2024 to February 2025, to determine the 12 nations who will qualify for the tournament.
Of the qualified teams, eleven appeared at the previous edition. Due to the lack of teams taking part, FIBA Africa awarded four wildcards rather than the usual two. Those teams were Egypt, Guinea, Mozambique and South Sudan.
After being given a wildcard South Sudan have qualified for the first time ever.
After appearing in 2023, DR Congo misses out.
Uganda will participate in their second consecutive appearance for the first time ever, while Egypt break their record for consecutive appearances with seven. Hosts Ivory Coast continue their record appearance streak to five.
Qualified teams
Venue Similar to the AfroBasket 2013 on the men's side, the Palais des Sports de Treichville will host the tournament.
AbidjanPalais des Sports de TreichvilleCapacity: 3,500
Final draw
The final draw took place at 20:00 GMT on 23 April 2025 at the Hôtel des Armées in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The final draw was hosted by television presenter, Mariam Coulibaly, and former basketball player, Malick Daho. The draw started with the teams in pot 1 being placed into their respective groups. Teams in pot 1 were then put into position 1 in each group. After that, pots 2 and 3 were drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the teams in pots 2 and 3 within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). The only restriction was that only one team from Zone 5 and 6 can be in the same group.
Seeding The seeding was revealed on 20 April 2025. The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings as of 9 February 2025.
+ Pot 1 Team 53 11 27 24+ Pot 2 Team 37 65 86 52+ Pot 3 Team 46 42 91 32
Draw + Group A TeamA1 A2 A3 + Group B TeamB1 B2 B3 + Group C TeamC1 C2 C3 + Group D TeamD1 D2 D3
Referees The following 18 referees were selected for the tournament.
Adlen Larouci Imene Tahmi David Domingos Silver Houngbedji Dorothy Okatch Guy Sani Aya Ahmed Mihkel Männiste Walelign Gebeto
Nadege Zouzou Erick Otieno Fanta Touré Youssouf Maïga Sarty Nghixulifwa Julirys Guzmán Didier Gaga Ariadna Chueca Arbia Belghith
Squads
Each nation has to submit a list of 12 players.
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 3–3 4 3–3 5 4–2 6 3–2 7 3–2 8 2–3 9 1–2 10 0–3 11 0–3 12 0–3 Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders Players
Points Name PPG Raneem El-Gedawy 20.3 Delicia Washington 18.2 Jessica Thomas 17.5 Sara Caetano 17.0 Masseny Kaba 16.0
Rebounds Name RPG Maria Gakdeng 11.7 Sika Koné 11.0 Raneem El-Gedawy 10.0 Jane Asinde 8.8 Dulcy Fankam 8.7
Assists Name APG Delicia Washington 5.3 Jane Asinde 5.2 Promise Amukamara 5.0 Molly Kaiser 4.6 Jessica Thomas 4.5
Blocks Name BPG Maria Gakdeng 2.7 Laetitia Sahie 1.8 Victoria Macaulay 1.6 Ndioma Kané 1.3 Aicha Mara Keisha Hampton
Steals Name SPG Raneem El-Ggedawy 4.0 Cierra Dillard 3.0 Ezinne Kalu 2.8 Ingvild Mucauro Ndioma Kané 2.7 Silvia Veloso
Efficiency Name EFFPG Maria Gakdeng 18.3 Raneem El-Gedawy 17.7 Jane Asinde 17.6 Cierra Dillard 16.8 Dulcy Fankam 16.7
Teams
Points Team PPG 77.6 73.5 72.6 71.6 71.2
Rebounds Team RPG 47.8 46.4 46.2 43.3 42.0
Assists Team APG 20.8 19.2 18.8 17.7 17.0
Blocks Team BPG 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.3
Steals Team SPG 15.5 13.3 12.8 12.4 11.0
Efficiency Team EFFPG 94.8 84.0 79.2 76.4 75.2
Awards The awards were announced on 3 August 2025.
All-Tournament TeamGuardsForwards Cierra Dillard Delicia Washington Amy Okonkwo Jane Asinde Sika KonéMVP: Amy Okonkwo
Notes
References
External links Official website Tournament summary