The FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League is the highest continental tournament in African women's basketball. It is the counterpart of the men's basketball competition FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. It is organized by the FIBA Africa and played by the champions of the leagues of the African countries.
The tournament was known as the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball Cup until the league rebranded in 2023 in the "Africa Women's Basketball League" (AWBL). A year later, the name was slightly adjusted to "Women's Basketball League Africa" (WBLA).
History
Finals YearHost cityChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1985 DakarAS Bopp 66–49 Stade d'AbidjanMaxaquene 51–47 Petro Atlético1987 AbidjanTourbillon – ONCPBStade d'Abidjan – Bini Queens1989 KinshasaTourbillon – DUCStade d'Abidjan – Interclube1991 MaputoMaxaquene – TourbillonASFO Dakar – Hatari1993 DakarDUC – MaxaqueneDesportivo de Maputo – Djoliba AC1995 TunisStade Tunisien – AS BoppDesportivo de Maputo – Radi1997 DakarDUC – Djoliba ACDesportivo da Nocal – Vita Club1999 DakarDUC – Djoliba ACFirst Bank – Desportivo de Maputo2001 AbidjanAcadémica de Maputo 64–60 Primeiro de AgostoAbidjan Basket Club – Arc-en-Ciel2003 MaputoFirst Bank 55–54 Primeiro de AgostoMaxaquene – Arc-en-Ciel2005 BamakoDjoliba AC 73–64 Primeiro de AgostoFirst Bank 83–73 ISPU2006 LibrevillePrimeiro de Agosto 84–76 Ferroviário de MaputoFirst Bank 86–81 Interclube2007 MaputoDesportivo de Maputo 64–47 Primeiro de AgostoFerroviário de Maputo 63–56 ISPU2008 NairobiDesportivo de Maputo 70–63 Primeiro de AgostoFirst Bank 76–62 Abidjan Basket Club2009 CotonouFirst Bank 64–55 Abidjan Basket ClubDesportivo de Maputo 57–50 Interclube2010 BizerteInterclube 67–63 Desportivo de MaputoAbidjan Basket Club 58–55 First Bank2011 LagosInterclube 81–55 First BankFirst Deepwater 66–57 Maculusso2012 AbidjanLiga Muçulmana 53–43 InterclubeAbidjan Basket Club 51–49 Primeiro de Agosto2013 MeknesInterclube 61–60 Primeiro de AgostoEagle Wings 67–64 First Deepwater2014 SfaxInterclube 75–74 Primeiro de AgostoCS Sfaxien 75–61 First Bank2015 LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto 69–53 InterclubeFerroviário de Maputo 71–54 First Bank2016 MaputoInterclube 67–49 Ferroviário de MaputoFirst Bank 62–54 Primeiro de Agosto2017 LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto 65–51 Ferroviário de MaputoFirst Bank 70–61 Interclube2018 MaputoFerroviário de Maputo 59–56 InterclubeFirst Bank 93–69 Vita Club2019 CairoFerroviário de Maputo InterclubeAl Ahly SC 88–65Sporting Alexandria2022 MaputoSporting Alexandria 65–58 Costa do SolFerroviário de Maputo 71–67 Interclube2023 AlexandriaSporting Alexandria 103–59 KPAInterclube 83–68 REG2024 DakarFerroviário de Maputo 81–72 Al AhlyAPR ASC Ville de Dakar2025 CairoAl Ahly 77–51 Ferroviário de MaputoAPR ASC Ville de Dakar
Winners by club Rank Clubs Winners Runners-up Thirds Total finals Winning years1 Interclube 5 3 0 7 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 20162 Primeiro de Agosto 3 7 0 10 2006, 2015, 20173 Ferroviário de Maputo 3 4 2 7 2018, 2019, 20244 DUC 3 1 0 4 1993, 1997, 19995 First Bank 2 1 8 3 2003, 20096 Desportivo de Maputo 2 1 3 3 2007, 20087 Tourbillon 2 1 0 3 1987, 19898 Alexandria Sporting Club 2 0 0 1 2022, 20239 Djoliba AC 1 2 0 3 200510 Maxaquene 1 1 2 2 199111 AS Bopp 1 1 0 2 198512 Al Ahly 1 1 1 3 2025 Liga Muçulmana 1 0 0 1 2012 Académica de Maputo 1 0 0 1 2001 Stade Tunisien 1 0 0 1 1995
Winners by country Rank Country Wins Runners-up Thirds Total finals 1 8 10 1 19 2 8 6 7 14 3 4 2 1 6 4 3 1 1 4 5 2 1 7 3 6 2 1 0 3 7 1 2 0 3 8 1 0 1 1 9 0 0 2 0 Total 26 25 26 73
MVP Award
YearWinner2001 N/A 2002200320042005 Pauline Akonga-Nsimbo2006 Domitila Ventura2007 Salimata Diatta2008 Deolinda Ngulela2009 Danielle Green2010 Danielle Green2011 Danielle Green
YearWinner2012 Clarisse Machanguana2013 Italee Lucas2014 Leia Dongue2015 Leia Dongue2016 Sequoia Holmes2017 Alicia DeVaughn2018 Italee Lucas2019 Ingvild Mucauro 2022 Hagar Amer 2023 Cierra Dillard 2024 Ndioma Kané
See also FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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