FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa
Formation	1961
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt; Abidjan, Ivory Coast;
Membership	54 national associations
President	Anibal Manave
Website	fiba.basketball/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.

Zones

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

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

Members

Country	Rank (Aug 2016)	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
Zone 1
Algeria	068	Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Libya	079	Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Morocco	060	Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Tunisia	021	Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1956
Zone 2
Cape Verde	063	Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1988
Gambia	–	Gambia Basketball Association – GBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1972
Guinea-Bissau	–	Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Guinea	–	Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Mali	057	Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Mauritania	–	Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Senegal	031	Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Sierra Leone	–	Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1991
Zone 3
Benin	–	Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – FBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Burkina Faso	091	Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Ivory Coast	040	Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Ghana	–	Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Liberia	–	Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Niger	–	Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Nigeria	016	Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Togo	091	Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Zone 4
Cameroon	052	Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
Central African Republic	057	Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Chad	089	Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Congo	079	Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
DR Congo	–	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Equatorial Guinea	–	Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Gabon	076	Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
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	–	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Egypt	041	Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1934
Eritrea	–	Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Ethiopia	–	Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1949
Kenya	–	Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
Rwanda	064	Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1977
Somalia	–	Somali Basketball Federation – SBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1960
Sudan	–	Sudan Basketball Association – SBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1953
South Sudan	–	South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2013
Tanzania	–	Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1968
Uganda	089	Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Zone 6
Angola	023	Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive)	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Botswana	–	Botswana Basketball Association – BBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Eswatini	–	Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2000
Lesotho	–	Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Malawi	–	Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1988
Mozambique	061	Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1978
Namibia	–	Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1995
South Africa	077	Basketball South Africa – BSA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1992
Zambia	–	Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Zimbabwe	091	Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Zone 7
Comoros	–	Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1995
Djibouti	–	Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Madagascar	082	Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Mauritius	–	Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
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 28 March 2025)^[4]
Africa*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	23		South Sudan	486.9
2	31		Ivory Coast	389.8
3	33		Angola	379.1
4	36		Tunisia	336.3
5	38	1	Egypt	326.3
6	42		Nigeria	297.8
7	45		Cape Verde	272.9
8	47		Senegal	252.7
9	64	1	Cameroon	174.5
10	72		DR Congo	136.9
11	75	2	Guinea	128.6
12	83	3	Mali	120
13	85	2	Uganda	118.3
14	89	1	Central African Republic	110.9
15	93	3	Rwanda	106.1
16	94		Libya	99.9
17	97		Kenya	92.6
18	100	1	Morocco	88.6
19	105	1	Madagascar	80.6
20	114	9	Burundi	73.9
21	115	7	Mozambique	73.2
22	117	7	Chad	71.4
23	118		Chad	71.1
24	121	12	Algeria	69.5
25	127	3	South Africa	64.2
26	131	1	Gabon	58.5
27	136	9	Somalia	55.8
28	138	1	Equatorial Guinea	52.9
29	141	2	Zambia	49.8
30	143	5	Zimbabwe	48.4
31	146	3	Tanzania	43.9
32	155	3	Eritrea	27.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 8 August 2025)^[5]
Africa*	FIBA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	8	3	Nigeria	640.1
2	18	6	Mali	343.7
3	24	1	Senegal	295.4
4	32	1	Mozambique	215.6
5	37	4	Cameroon	180.9
6	38	1	Egypt	180.1
7	42		Angola	163.5
8	48		Ivory Coast	144.5
9	55	3	Uganda	126.7
10	62	12	Rwanda	115.5
11	66		Kenya	108.5
12	71	1	DR Congo	98.4
13	88	1	Guinea	70
14	90	1	Cape Verde	69.3
15	96	1	Zimbabwe	63.3
16	97	1	Tunisia	59.8
17	101		South Sudan	52.5
18	108	1	Central African Republic	40.8
19	111	2	Zambia	38.9
20	112	2	Benin	37.1
21	114	1	Gabon	28.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Africa competitions

National teams

AfroBasket
AfroBasket Women
FIBA Africa Nations League
AfroCan
Youth championships
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.

African Men Basketball Championship (1962-2021) - 30 Editions
African Women Basketball Championship (1966-2023) - 26 Editions
African Men U18 Basketball Championship (1977-2022) - 21 Editions
African Women U18 Basketball Championship (1985-2022) - 16 Editions
African Men U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
African Women U16 Basketball Championship (2009-2023) - 8 Editions
African Men 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
African Women 3x3 Basketball Championship (2017-2023) - 5 Editions
African Men U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions
African Women U17 3x3 Basketball Championship (2019-2023) - 3 Editions

Club Events

Exclude African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup.

FIBA Africa Basketball League (1972-2019) + Basketball Africa League (2021-2023) - 35 Editions
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	TBD
FIBA AfroBasket Women's	2023	Nigeria	6th	Senegal	2025
FIBA Africa U-18 Men's	2024	Mali	3rd	Cameroon	2026
FIBA Africa U-18 Women's	2024	Mali	9th	Nigeria	2026
FIBA Africa U-16 Men's	2023	Guinea	1st	Egypt	2025
FIBA Africa U-16 Women's	2023	Mali	8th	Egypt	2025

3×3 Africa Cup

Competition	Last held	Champion	Title	Runner-up	Next edition
Men	2024	Madagascar	2nd	Rwanda	TBD
Women	2024	Madagascar	1st	Egypt	TBD

Clubs

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

Summer Olympics record

Men

Nation	1936	1948	1952	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	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																		9	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	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	Total
Angola					12				1
Mali				12					1
Nigeria			11				11	8	3
Senegal		12				12			2
Zaire	12								1
Total	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8

World Championship record

Men

Team	1950	1959	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2019	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	1971	1975	1979	1983	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	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

References

^ "Kenyanstar Sports". www.kenyanstar.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ "Sub-zones". FIBA.
^ "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.
^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

External links

[1] "Kenyanstar Sports". www.kenyanstar.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[2] "Sub-zones". FIBA.

[3] "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.

[FIBA_World_Rankings-4] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-5] "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

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