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FIBA Africa

Basketball in Africa

FIBA Africa

Basketball in Africa

FieldValue
nameFIBA Africa
imageFIBA Africa logo.jpg
image_size220px
typeSports federation
formation1961
headquarters
membership54 national associations
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameMOZ Anibal Manave
website

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

Sub-zones

FIBA Africa sub-zones.

The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:

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

Board

Bold indicates members of the FIBA Central Board.

url=https://about.fiba.basketball/en/regions/africa/structure/boardtitle=Board of FIBA - Africapublisher=FIBA}}TreasurerMember of Executive CommitteeFIBA Executive Director for Africa
MOZ Anibal Aurelio Manave
EGY Eskander Adel Tooma
NGR Samuel Ahmedu
GUI Maïmouna Bah Diallo
LBY Omar Barshushi
GUI Fodé Amara Condé
EGY Hesham El Hariri
SEN Mathieu Faye
BOT Boineelo Hardy
MAR Abdellatif Hatim
ANG Paulo Alexandre Madeira Rodrigues da Silva
RWA Pascale Mugwaneza
CMR Eric Aimé Niat
MAD Louis Abel Ntsay
UGA Joy Abooki Olinga
MAD Jean Michel Ramaroson
TUN Salma Ben Rondhane
CIV Alphonse Bilé

Members

CountryRank
(Aug 2016)AssociationNational teamsFIBA
affiliationZone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5Zone 6Zone 7
ALG Algeria068Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB1963
LBA Libya079Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF1961
MAR Morocco060Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB1936
TUN Tunisia021Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB1956
CPV Cape Verde063Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB1988
GAM GambiaGambia Basketball Association – GBA1972
GBS Guinea-BissauFederação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB1994
GUI GuineaFédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA1962
MLI Mali057Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB1961
MTN MauritaniaFédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM1964
SEN Senegal031Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB1962
SLE Sierra LeoneSierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF1991
BEN BeninFédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball –1962
BUR Burkina Faso091Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA1964
CIV Ivory Coast040Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB1961
GHA GhanaGhana Basketball Association – GBBA1962
LBR LiberiaLiberia Basketball Federation – LBF1964
NIG NigerFédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET1963
NGR Nigeria016Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF1964
TOG Togo091Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB1963
CMR Cameroon052Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET1965
CAF Central African Republic057Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB1963
CHA Chad089Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB1963
CGO Congo079Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET1962
COD DR CongoFédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO1963
EQG Equatorial GuineaFederación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET1994
GAB Gabon076Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB1965
STP São Tomé and PríncipeFederação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB1983
BDI BurundiFédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU1994
EGY Egypt041Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED1934
ERI EritreaEritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF1997
ETH EthiopiaEthiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF1949
KEN KenyaKenya Basketball Federation – KBF1965
RWA Rwanda064Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA1977
SOM SomaliaSomali Basketball Federation – SBF1960
SUD SudanSudan Basketball Association – SBB1953
SSD South SudanSouth Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF2013
TAN TanzaniaTanzania Basketball Federation – TBF1968
UGA Uganda089Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA1963
ANG Angola023Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive)1979
BOT BotswanaBotswana Basketball Association – BBA1997
SWZ EswatiniEswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA2000
LES LesothoLesotho Basketball Association – LBA1997
MAW MalawiBasket Association of Malawi – BASMAL1988
MOZ Mozambique061Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB1978
NAM NamibiaNamibian Basketball Federation – NBF1995
RSA South Africa077Basketball South Africa – BSA1992
ZAM ZambiaZambia Basketball Association – ZBA1962
ZIM Zimbabwe091Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ1962
COM ComorosFédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB1995
DJI DjiboutiFédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB1979
MAD Madagascar082Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB1963
MRI MauritiusFédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB1959
SEY SeychellesSeychelles Basketball Federation – SBF1979

FIBA World Rankings

Overview

FIBA Africa competitions

National teams

  • AfroBasket
  • AfroBasket Women
  • FIBA Africa Nations League
  • AfroCan
  • Youth championships
    • FIBA U18 AfroBasket
    • FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket
    • FIBA U16 AfroBasket
    • FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket
  • 3x3 championships
    • FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup
    • FIBA 3x3 U17 Africa Cup

Clubs

  • Basketball Africa League
  • Women's Basketball League Africa
  • Former competitions
    • FIBA Africa Basketball League
    • African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup

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

CompetitionLast heldChampionTitleRunner-upNext edition
FIBA AfroBasket Men's202512th2029
FIBA AfroCan20231stTBD
FIBA AfroBasket Women's20257th2027
FIBA Africa U-18 Men's20243rd2026
FIBA Africa U-18 Women's20249th2026
FIBA Africa U-16 Men's20251st2027
FIBA Africa U-16 Women's20251st2027

3×3 Africa Cup

CompetitionLast heldChampionTitleRunner-upNext edition
Men20253rd2026
Women20252nd2026

Clubs

Competition (clubs)Last heldChampionTitleRunner-upNext edition
Basketball Africa League2025LBY Al Ahli Tripoli1stANG Petro de Luanda2026
Women's Basketball League Africa2025EGY Al Ahly1stMOZ Ferroviário de Maputo2026

Summer Olympics record

Men

NationGER
1936UK
1948FIN
1952MEX
1968FRG
1972CAN
1976URS
1980USA
1984KOR
1988ESP
1992USA
1996AUS
2000GRE
2004CHN
2008UK
2012BRA
2016JPN
2020FRA
2024USA
2028Total51713311Total11122111211111211122
1011121212
10
15-18199-1616121212
16
101110
151511
9
11

Women

NationUSA
1996AUS
2000GRE
2004CHN
2008UK
2012BRA
2016JPN
2020FRA
2024USA
2028Total11321Total111111118
ANG12
12
11118
1212
12

World Championship record

Men

TeamArgentina
1950Chile
1959Yugoslavia
1970Puerto Rico
1974Philippines
1978Colombia
1982Spain
1986Argentina
1990Canada
1994Greece
1998United States
2002Japan
2006Turkey
2010Spain
2014China
2019Philippines
Japan
Indonesia
2023Qatar
2027Total1911753512Total111111222223335535
15
201316111015172726
28
14
5111316142420
1323202927
131417
1415221630
17
2420

Women

TeamBrazil
1971Colombia
1975South Korea
1979Brazil
1983Malaysia
1990Australia
1994Germany
1998China
2002Brazil
2006Czech Republic
2010Turkey
2014Spain
2018Australia
2022Germany
2026Total111212831Total111121222222120
16
16
13
1511
15
168
1312141415151612
141516
16

References

References

  1. "Kenyanstar Sports".
  2. "Sub-zones". FIBA.
  3. "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.
  4. "Board of FIBA - Africa". FIBA.
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