AfroBasket
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The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years.
Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and also served as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. Since 2017, however, the AfroBasket along with all other men's FIBA continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics.
Qualification
Sixteen African teams qualify for the finals tournament. Before the 2021 edition, the qualification format for teams was via the different FIBA Africa subzones from Zone 1 to Zone 7. Each subzone conducted a qualification tournament a year before the championship to determine the qualifying teams. Six subzones received two berths each, while Zone 1 only received one. The host and the champion from the preceding AfroBasket also got a berth each, while two or three teams were selected as wild cards. However, beginning with the 2021 tournament, FIBA changed the qualification format where wild cards are no longer given and the preceding champion is no longer guaranteed an automatic berth. All teams now have to enter the qualification process. While teams who fail to qualify for the prior AfroBasket will go through pre-qualifiers for the opportunity to reach the next AfroBasket competition.
Summaries
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Senegal | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Central African Rep. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Morocco | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Somalia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
Tournament awards
Most recent award winners (2025)
The awards were announced on 24 August 2025.
Participating nations
20th century
| Nation | Egypt 1962 | Morocco 1964 | Tunisia 1965 | Morocco 1968 | Egypt 1970 | Senegal 1972 | Central African Republic 1974 | Egypt 1975 | Senegal 1978 | Morocco 1980 | Somalia 1981 | Egypt 1983 | Ivory Coast 1985 | Tunisia 1987 | Angola 1989 | Egypt 1992 | Kenya 1993 | Algeria 1995 | Senegal 1997 | Angola 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | – | – | 3rd | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 6th | – | 9th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 4th | – | 6th |
| Angola | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
| Benin | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Burkina Faso | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cameroon | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – |
| Cape Verde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 9th |
| CA Republic | – | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 1st | – | – | – | – | 7th | 5th | 1st | 7th | 6th | – | – | 5th | – |
| Chad | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Congo | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | 6th | – | 5th | 7th | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| DR Congo | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 4th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – |
| Egypt | 1st | 1st | – | – | 1st | 2nd | – | 1st | 3rd | – | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | – | 4th | 3rd |
| Ethiopia | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gabon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – |
| Gambia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Guinea | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ivory Coast | – | – | – | 5th | – | 10th | – | – | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 7th | 5th | 11th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 8th |
| Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | 11th | – | 4th | – | – | – |
| Liberia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Libya | – | – | 5th | – | 5th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Madagascar | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mali | – | 6th | – | 4th | – | 3rd | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 4th |
| Mauritania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 8th | 9th | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Morocco | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | – | 7th | – | – | 5th | 3rd | – | – | – | – | 9th | 10th | – | 6th | – | 11th |
| Mozambique | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 5th | 9th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 10th |
| Niger | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 6th | 11th | – | – | 7th | 8th | – | 5th | – | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
| Palestine | – | 3rd | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rwanda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Senegal | – | 5th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 7th |
| Somalia | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 10th | – | – | 9th | 3rd | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 12th |
| South Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sudan | 2nd | – | – | 6th | – | 6th | – | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tanzania | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Togo | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 5th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tunisia | – | 4th | 2nd | – | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 5th | – | – | 6th | – | 8th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 8th | – | – | 5th |
| Uganda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zambia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – |
| Zimbabwe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Teams | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
21st century
| Nation | Morocco 2001 | Egypt 2003 | Algeria 2005 | Angola 2007 | Libya 2009 | Madagascar 2011 | Ivory Coast 2013 | Tunisia 2015 | Tunisia Senegal 2017 | Rwanda 2021 | Angola 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2nd | 7th | 4th | – | – | – | 12th | 6th | – | – | – | 16 |
| Angola | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 5th | 1st | 22 |
| Benin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Cameroon | – | – | – | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 5th | 16th | 4th | 11 |
| Cape Verde | – | – | – | 3rd | 13th | – | 6th | 10th | – | 4th | 8th | 8 |
| CA Republic | 9th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 13th | 14th | 11th | 14th | – | 20 |
| Chad | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congo | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | 14th | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| DR Congo | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | 6th | 13th | 11th | 8 |
| Egypt | 3rd | 3rd | – | 4th | 10th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 11th | 6th | 25 |
| Ethiopia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Gabon | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 3 |
| Gambia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Guinea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 8th | 9th | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 8th | 11th | 10th | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 12th | 14th | 2nd | 7th | 25 |
| Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 4 |
| Liberia | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Libya | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 5 |
| Madagascar | – | 12th | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | 14th | 4 |
| Mali | 11th | – | 7th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 15th | 7th | 9th | 15th | 2nd | 21 |
| Mauritania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Morocco | 6th | 8th | 6th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 8th | 13th | 4th | – | – | 20 |
| Mozambique | 10th | 10th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 12th | – | – | 14 |
| Niger | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nigeria | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 12th | 5th | 20 |
| Palestine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Rwanda | – | – | – | 12th | 9th | 12th | 10th | – | 10th | 10th | 13th | 7 |
| Senegal | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 30 |
| Somalia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| South Africa | 12th | 9th | 12th | 13th | 15th | 14th | – | – | 15th | – | – | 9 |
| South Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | 10th | 2 |
| Sudan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Tanzania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Togo | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Tunisia | 4th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 9th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 12th | 24 |
| Uganda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | 13th | 6th | 15th | 4 |
| Zambia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | 2 |
| Teams | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Debut of teams
A total of 39 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA AfroBasket in the history of the tournament through the 2025 competition. Each successive AfroBasket has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first AfroBasket are listed below by year.
| Year | Debutants | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Morocco, Sudan | 5 |
| 1964 | Mali, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia | 9 |
| 1965 | Algeria, Libya | 11 |
| 1968 | Central African Republic, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, Togo | 16 |
| 1970 | Somalia | 17 |
| 1972 | Cameroon, Madagascar, Nigeria | 20 |
| 1974 | Benin, DR Congo, Tanzania | 23 |
| 1975 | None | 23 |
| 1978 | Gambia, Mauritania | 25 |
| 1980 | Angola | 26 |
| 1981 | Mozambique, Zimbabwe | 28 |
| 1983 | Liberia | 29 |
| 1985 | Kenya | 30 |
| 1987 | None | 30 |
| 1989 | Zambia | 31 |
| 1992 | None | 31 |
| 1993 | Gabon | 32 |
| 1995 | None | 32 |
| 1997 | Cape Verde, South Africa | 34 |
| 1999 | None | 34 |
| 2001 | None | 34 |
| 2003 | None | 34 |
| 2005 | None | 34 |
| 2007 | Rwanda | 35 |
| 2009 | None | 35 |
| 2011 | Chad | 36 |
| 2013 | Burkina Faso | 37 |
| 2015 | Uganda | 38 |
| 2017 | None | 38 |
| 2021 | South Sudan | 39 |
| 2025 | None | 39 |
| 2029 | TBD | 39 |
| Total | 39 |
Hosts
| Hosts | Editions hosted |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 6 (1962, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1992, 2003) |
| Angola | 4 (1989, 1999, 2007, 2025) |
| Tunisia | 4 (1965, 1987, 2015, 2017*) |
| Senegal | 4 (1972, 1978, 1997, 2017*) |
| Morocco | 4 (1964, 1968, 1980, 2001) |
| Ivory Coast | 2 (1985, 2013) |
| Algeria | 2 (1995, 2005) |
| Rwanda | 1 (2021) |
| Madagascar | 1 (2011) |
| Libya | 1 (2009) |
| Kenya | 1 (1993) |
| Somalia | 1 (1981) |
| Central African Republic | 1 (1974) |
- * Co-host
- italic: future host
See also
- AfroCan
- FIBA Basketball World Cup
- Basketball at the Olympic Games
- Basketball at the African Games
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
- FIBA U18 AfroBasket
- FIBA U16 AfroBasket