FIBA Africa

Basketball in Africa
  • Cairo, Egypt
  • Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Membership
54 national associations
President
Mozambique Anibal ManaveWebsiteFIBA Africa

FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961.[1] FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.

FIBA Africa subzones.

Zones

The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:[2][3]

  1. Zone 1: Maghreb (4)
  2. Zone 2: North West Africa (8)
  3. Zone 3: South West Africa (8)
  4. Zone 4: Central Africa (8)
  5. Zone 5: East Africa (11)
  6. Zone 6: Southern Africa (10)
  7. Zone 7: Indian Ocean (5)

Members

Country Rank
(Aug 2016)
Association National teams FIBA
affiliation
Zone 1
Algeria Algeria 068 Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB
1963
Libya Libya 079 Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF
1961
Morocco Morocco 060 Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB
1936
Tunisia Tunisia 021 Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB 1956
Zone 2
Cape Verde Cape Verde 063 Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB
1988
The Gambia Gambia Gambia Basketball Association – GBA
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1972
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB
1994
Guinea Guinea Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA
1962
Mali Mali 057 Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB 1961
Mauritania Mauritania Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM
1964
Senegal Senegal 031 Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB 1962
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1991
Zone 3
Benin Benin Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – FBB 1962
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 091 Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA 1964
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 040 Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB 1961
Ghana Ghana Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA
1962
Liberia Liberia Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF 1964
Niger Niger [Nigerien Basketball Federation|Fédération Nigérienne de Basketbal] – FENIBASKET
1963
Nigeria Nigeria 016 Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF 1964
Togo Togo 091 Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB
1963
Zone 4
Cameroon Cameroon 052 Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET
1965
Central African Republic Central African Republic 057 Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB 1963
Chad Chad 089 Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1963
Republic of the Congo Congo 079 Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET 1962
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO 1963
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET
1994
Gabon Gabon 076 Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB 1965
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Federação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1983
Zone 5
Burundi Burundi Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1994
Egypt Egypt 041 Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED Archived 2015-05-03 at the Wayback Machine 1934
Eritrea Eritrea Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1997
Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF
1949
Kenya Kenya Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF 1965
Rwanda Rwanda 064 Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA 1977
Somalia Somalia Somali Basketball Federation – SBF
1960
Sudan Sudan Sudan Basketball Association – SBB
1953
South Sudan South Sudan South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF
2013
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF
1968
Uganda Uganda 089 Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA 1963
Zone 6
Angola Angola 023 Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB Archived 2021-12-29 at the Wayback Machine 1979
Botswana Botswana Botswana Basketball Association – BBA 1997
Eswatini Eswatini Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA
2000
Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1997
Malawi Malawi Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL
1988
Mozambique Mozambique 061 Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB 1978
Namibia Namibia Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1995
South Africa South Africa 077 Basketball South Africa – BSA 1992
Zambia Zambia Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA 1962
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 091 Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ
1962
Zone 7
Comoros Comoros Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB
1995
Djibouti Djibouti Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1979
Madagascar Madagascar 082 Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB 1963
Mauritius Mauritius Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB
1959
Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles Basketball Federation – SBF
  • Men's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
  • Women's
    • U18/19
    • U16/17
1979

FIBA World Rankings

Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 1 March 2024)[4]
Africa* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 31 Increase 32  South Sudan 375.5
2 33 Increase 9  Ivory Coast 369.9
3 34 Increase 7  Angola 364.6
4 36 Decrease 15  Tunisia 356.4
5 37 Decrease 18  Nigeria 344.9
6 41 Increase 14  Egypt 323.5
7 46 Increase 19  Cape Verde 262
8 47 Decrease 10  Senegal 256
9 67 Steady  Cameroon 156.7
10 72 Decrease 1  DR Congo 129.8
11 79 Decrease 4  Guinea 120.6
12 84 Decrease 8  Central African Republic 114.5
13 86 Decrease 12  Mali 112.6
14 87 Decrease 14  Uganda 112.1
15 92 Decrease 6  Rwanda 99.5
16 93 Decrease 10  Morocco 98
17 96 Decrease 3  Congo 92.3
18 98 Decrease 1  Kenya 89.9
19 107 Increase 4  Chad 77.7
20 109 Decrease 10  Mozambique 77.5
21 116 Increase 7  Burundi 70.5
22 120 Increase 5  Madagascar 66
23 131 Increase 1  Burkina Faso 56.2
24 132 Decrease 5  South Africa 55
25 133 Decrease 28  Algeria 53.9
26 138 Increase 7  Somalia 48.7
27 139 Increase 2  Equatorial Guinea 48.6
28 140 Steady  Benin 48.1
29 141 Increase 7  Zambia 46.7
30 147 Increase 4  Tanzania 40.6
31 148 Decrease 6  Zimbabwe 39.2
32 151 Decrease 22  Gabon 33.5
33 158 Increase 3  Eritrea 20.3
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 15 February 2024)[5]
Africa* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 12 Decrease 1  Nigeria 490.1
2 20 Decrease 6  Mali 322.5
3 21 Increase 11  Senegal 316.3
4 32 Increase 11  Mozambique 237.3
5 38 Increase 1  Egypt 202.8
6 39 Increase 12  Cameroon 197.5
7 41 Increase 7  Angola 187.5
8 45 Increase 9  Ivory Coast 159.5
9 57 Increase 23  Uganda 127.9
10 63 Increase 2  Kenya 111
11 71 Increase 3  DR Congo 107.1
12 74 Increase 17  Rwanda 95.3
13 83 Increase 16  Guinea 81.2
14 90 Increase 2  Cape Verde 71.2
15 95 Decrease 13  Gabon 67.8
16 96 Steady  Tunisia 66.8
17 99 Decrease 4  Algeria 61.9
18 101 Increase 5  Zimbabwe 60
19 104 Increase 1  South Sudan 53.6
20 109 Steady  Central African Republic 41.6
21 112 Steady  Benin 40.2
22 114 Increase 1  South Africa 38.5
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Boys Rankings (as of 1 March 2024)[4]
Africa* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 31 Increase 32  South Sudan 375.5
2 33 Increase 9  Ivory Coast 369.9
3 34 Increase 7  Angola 364.6
4 36 Decrease 15  Tunisia 356.4
5 37 Decrease 18  Nigeria 344.9
6 41 Increase 14  Egypt 323.5
7 46 Increase 19  Cape Verde 262
8 47 Decrease 10  Senegal 256
9 67 Steady  Cameroon 156.7
10 72 Decrease 1  DR Congo 129.8
11 79 Decrease 4  Guinea 120.6
12 84 Decrease 8  Central African Republic 114.5
13 86 Decrease 12  Mali 112.6
14 87 Decrease 14  Uganda 112.1
15 92 Decrease 6  Rwanda 99.5
16 93 Decrease 10  Morocco 98
17 96 Decrease 3  Congo 92.3
18 98 Decrease 1  Kenya 89.9
19 107 Increase 4  Chad 77.7
20 109 Decrease 10  Mozambique 77.5
21 116 Increase 7  Burundi 70.5
22 120 Increase 5  Madagascar 66
23 131 Increase 1  Burkina Faso 56.2
24 132 Decrease 5  South Africa 55
25 133 Decrease 28  Algeria 53.9
26 138 Increase 7  Somalia 48.7
27 139 Increase 2  Equatorial Guinea 48.6
28 140 Steady  Benin 48.1
29 141 Increase 7  Zambia 46.7
30 147 Increase 4  Tanzania 40.6
31 148 Decrease 6  Zimbabwe 39.2
32 151 Decrease 22  Gabon 33.5
33 158 Increase 3  Eritrea 20.3
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points
FIBA Girls Rankings (as of 1 March 2024)[6]
Africa* FIBA +/- National Team Points
1 31 Increase 32  South Sudan 375.5
2 33 Increase 9  Ivory Coast 369.9
3 34 Increase 7  Angola 364.6
4 36 Decrease 15  Tunisia 356.4
5 37 Decrease 18  Nigeria 344.9
6 41 Increase 14  Egypt 323.5
7 46 Increase 19  Cape Verde 262
8 47 Decrease 10  Senegal 256
9 67 Steady  Cameroon 156.7
10 72 Decrease 1  DR Congo 129.8
11 79 Decrease 4  Guinea 120.6
12 84 Decrease 8  Central African Republic 114.5
13 86 Decrease 12  Mali 112.6
14 87 Decrease 14  Uganda 112.1
15 92 Decrease 6  Rwanda 99.5
16 93 Decrease 10  Morocco 98
17 96 Decrease 3  Congo 92.3
18 98 Decrease 1  Kenya 89.9
19 107 Increase 4  Chad 77.7
20 109 Decrease 10  Mozambique 77.5
21 116 Increase 7  Burundi 70.5
22 120 Increase 5  Madagascar 66
23 131 Increase 1  Burkina Faso 56.2
24 132 Decrease 5  South Africa 55
25 133 Decrease 28  Algeria 53.9
26 138 Increase 7  Somalia 48.7
27 139 Increase 2  Equatorial Guinea 48.6
28 140 Steady  Benin 48.1
29 141 Increase 7  Zambia 46.7
30 147 Increase 4  Tanzania 40.6
31 148 Decrease 6  Zimbabwe 39.2
32 151 Decrease 22  Gabon 33.5
33 158 Increase 3  Eritrea 20.3
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Africa competitions

National teams

Clubs

Medals

Last Update: 1 April 2024

National Events

Exclude Basketball at the African Games, AfroCan and FIBA Africa Nations League.

  1. African Men Basketball Championship (1962-2021) - 30 Editions
  2. African Women Basketball Championship (1966-2023) - 26 Editions
  3. African Men U18 Basketball Championship (1977-2022) - 21 Editions
  4. African Women U18 Basketball Championship (1985-2022) - 16 Editions
  5. African Men U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
  6. African Women U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
  7. African Men 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
  8. African Women 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
  9. African Men U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions
  10. African Women U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions

Club Events

Exclude African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup.

  1. FIBA Africa Basketball League (1972-2019) + Basketball Africa League (2021-2023) - 35 Editions
  2. FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League (1985-2023) - 27 Editions

Current champions

Nations

Competition Last held Champion Title Runner-up Next edition
FIBA AfroBasket Men's 2021  Tunisia 3rd  Ivory Coast 2025
FIBA AfroCan 2023  Morocco 1st  Ivory Coast -
FIBA Africa U-18 Men's 2022  Egypt 6th  Madagascar TBD
FIBA Africa U-16 Men's 2023  Guinea 1st  Egypt TBD
FIBA AfroBasket Women's 2023  Nigeria 6th  Senegal 2025
FIBA Africa U-18 Women's 2022  Mali 8th  Egypt TBD
FIBA Africa U-16 Women's 2023  Mali 8th  Egypt TBD

3×3 Africa Cup

Competition Last held Champion Title Runner-up Next edition
Men 2023  Egypt 2nd  Nigeria TBD
Women 2023  Kenya 1st  Egypt TBD

Clubs

Competition (clubs) Last held Champion Title Runner-up Next edition
Basketball Africa League Egypt Zamalek SC 1st Tunisia US Monastir 2022
Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 1st Angola Interclube 2019

Summer Olympics record

Men

Nation
1936
United Kingdom
1948
Finland
1952
Mexico
1968
West Germany
1972
Canada
1976
Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
Total
 Angola 10 11 12 12 12 5
 Central African Republic 10 1
 Egypt 15-18 19 9-16 16 12 12 12 7
 Morocco 16 1
 Nigeria 10 11 10 3
 Senegal 15 15 11 3
 South Sudan Q 1
 Tunisia 11 1
Total 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 22

Women

Nation United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
Total
 Angola 12 1
 Mali 12 1
 Nigeria 11 11 2
 Senegal 12 12 2
 Zaire 12 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

World Championship record

Men

Team Argentina
1950
Chile
1959
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1970
Puerto Rico
1974
Philippines
1978
Colombia
1982
Spain
1986
Argentina
1990
Canada
1994
Greece
1998
United States
2002
Japan
2006
Turkey
2010
Spain
2014
China
2019
PhilippinesJapanIndonesia
2023
Total
 Algeria 15 1
 Angola 20 13 16 11 10 15 17 27 26 9
 Cape Verde 28 1
 Central African Republic 14 1
 Egypt 5 11 13 16 14 24 20 7
 Ivory Coast 13 23 20 29 27 5
 Nigeria 13 14 17 3
 Senegal 14 15 22 16 30 5
 South Sudan 17 1
 Tunisia 24 20 2
Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 35

Women

Team Brazil
1971
Colombia
1975
South Korea
1979
Brazil
1983
Malaysia
1990
Australia
1994
Germany
1998
China
2002
Brazil
2006
Czech Republic
2010
Turkey
2014
Spain
2018
Australia
2022
Total
 Angola 16 1
 Kenya 16 1
 Madagascar 13 1
 Mali 15 11 2
 Mozambique 15 1
 Nigeria 16 8 2
 Senegal 13 12 14 14 15 15 16 12 8
 DR Congo 14 15 16 3
 Tunisia 16 1
Total 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kenyanstar Sports". www.kenyanstar.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ "Sub-zones". FIBA.
  3. ^ "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.
  4. ^ a b "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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