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
The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:
Zone 1: Maghreb – 4 member associations Zone 2: North West Africa – 8 member associations Zone 3: South West Africa – 8 member associations Zone 4: Central Africa – 8 member associations Zone 5: East Africa – 11 member associations Zone 6: Southern Africa – 10 member associations Zone 7: Indian Ocean – 5 member associations
Board Bold indicates members of the FIBA Central Board. FIBA Africa President Anibal Aurelio ManaveTreasurer Eskander Adel ToomaMember of Executive Committee Samuel Ahmedu Maïmouna Bah Diallo Omar Barshushi Fodé Amara Condé Hesham El Hariri Mathieu Faye Boineelo Hardy Abdellatif Hatim Paulo Alexandre Madeira Rodrigues da Silva Pascale Mugwaneza Eric Aimé Niat Louis Abel Ntsay Joy Abooki Olinga Jean Michel Ramaroson Salma Ben RondhaneFIBA Executive Director for Africa Alphonse Bilé
Members Country Rank (Aug 2016) Association National teams FIBAaffiliationZone 1 Algeria068Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB1963 Libya079Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF1961 Morocco060Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB 1936 Tunisia021 Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB1956 Zone 2 Cape Verde063Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB1988 Gambia–Gambia Basketball Association – GBA1972 Guinea-Bissau–Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB1994 Guinea–Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA1962 Mali057Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB1961 Mauritania–Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM1964 Senegal031Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB1962 Sierra Leone–Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF1991Zone 3 Benin–Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – 1962 Burkina Faso091Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA1964 Ivory Coast040Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB1961 Ghana–Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA1962 Liberia–Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF1964 Niger–Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET1963 Nigeria016Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF1964 Togo091Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB1963 Zone 4 Cameroon052Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET1965 Central African Republic057Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB1963 Chad089Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB1963 Congo079Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET1962 DR Congo–Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO1963 Equatorial Guinea–Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET1994 Gabon076Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB1965 São Tomé and Príncipe–Federação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB1983 Zone 5 Burundi–Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU1994 Egypt041Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED1934 Eritrea–Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF1997 Ethiopia–Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF1949 Kenya–Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF1965 Rwanda064Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA1977 Somalia–Somali Basketball Federation – SBF1960 Sudan–Sudan Basketball Association – SBB1953 South Sudan–South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF2013 Tanzania–Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF1968 Uganda089Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA1963Zone 6 Angola023Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive)1979 Botswana–Botswana Basketball Association – BBA1997 Eswatini–Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA2000 Lesotho–Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA1997 Malawi–Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL1988 Mozambique061Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB1978 Namibia–Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF1995 South Africa077Basketball South Africa – BSA1992 Zambia–Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA1962 Zimbabwe091Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ1962Zone 7 Comoros–Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB1995 Djibouti–Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB1979 Madagascar082Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB1963 Mauritius–Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB1959 Seychelles–Seychelles Basketball Federation – SBF1979
FIBA World Rankings Overview
Team of the Year
+ Teams ranking in the top four – Men'sYearFirstSecondThirdFourth 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
+ Teams ranking in the top four – Women'sYearFirstSecondThirdFourth 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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.
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 2025 12th 2029 FIBA AfroCan 2023 1st TBD FIBA AfroBasket Women's 2025 7th 2027 FIBA Africa U-18 Men's 2026 1st 2028 FIBA Africa U-18 Women's 2026 10th 2028 FIBA Africa U-16 Men's 2025 1st 2027 FIBA Africa U-16 Women's 2025 1st 2027
3×3 Africa Cup Competition Last held Champion Title Runner-up Next edition Men 2025 3rd 2026 Women 2025 2nd 2026
Clubs Competition (clubs) Last held Champion Title Runner-up Next edition Basketball Africa League 2026 RSSB Tigers 1st Petro de Luanda 2027 Women's Basketball League Africa 2025 Al Ahly 1st Ferroviário de Maputo 2026
Summer Olympics record
Men Nation 1936 1948 1952 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028Total 10 11 12 12 12 5 10 1 15-18 19 9-16 16 12 12 12 7 16 1 10 11 10 3 15 15 11 3 9 1 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 2028 Total 12 1 12 1 11 11 8 3 12 12 2 12 1 Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
World Championship record
Men Team19501959197019741978198219861990199419982002200620102014201920232027Total 15 1 20 13 16 11 10 15 17 27 26 9 28 1 14 1 5 11 13 16 14 24 20 7 13 23 20 29 27 5 13 14 17 3 14 15 22 16 30 5 17 1 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 2026 Total 16 1 16 1 13 1 15 11 2 15 1 16 8 2 13 12 14 14 15 15 16 12 8 14 15 16 3 16 1 Total 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20
See also Sport in Africa Basketball in Africa
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