The 2025 Women's Basketball League Africa was the 28th edition of the premier Africa women's club basketball championship organized by FIBA Africa. The tournament began on 5 December and ended on 14 December 2025.
The tournament was held in Egypt by Al Ahly, with the capital Cairo as the host city. This is Egypt's third time hosting after 2019 and 2023. It is also Cairo's third time hosting.https://www.alnaharegypt.com/1153815#:~:text=%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D9%86%20%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA,%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9.%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A..%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB%20%D9%88%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A
Ferroviário de Maputo were the defending champions after defeating Al Ahly 81–72 in the final in Dakar.
Al Ahly won their first title after beating Ferroviário de Maputo 77–51 in the final in Cairo.
Qualification Twelve teams qualified for the main tournament for the second time. Bravehearts became the first team from Malawi to progress to the main competition. In total, 23 clubs took part in qualification.
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost nation1 Al AhlyDefending champions1 Ferroviário de MaputoQualification Zone 214–16 November 2025 Praia1 ASC Ville de DakarQualification Zone 321–23 November 2025 Abidjan2 First Bank Friend’s Basketball AssociationQualification Zone 419–21 October 2025 Kinshasa2 FAP CNSSQualification Zone 59–15 November 2025 Nairobi3 APR REG KPAQualification Zone 68–10 November 2025 Windhoek2 Sporting Clube de Luanda Bravehearts Total 12
Venue The venue is the Prince Abdallah Al Faisal Sports Hall in Cairo. It is owned by Al Ahly SC and it is used by the basketball, handball, and volleyball sections of the club. It was built in 1991 but renovated in 2020. CairoPrince Abdallah Al Faisal Sports HallCapacity: 2,500
Group stage The schedule was announced before the tournament started. Classification of teams Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point: Win: 2 points Loss: 1 point Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing. Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team. Head-to-head record via points system above Point difference in games among tied teams Points for in games among tied teams Point difference in all group games Points for in all group games Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of third place teams
Knockout stage Seeding The quarterfinal matchups were based on the results of the group stage.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place
Final
5–8 placement bracket
5–8 Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9–12 placement rounds
Nifth place game
Eleventh place game
Awards MVP PlayerTeam Raneem El-Gedawy Al Ahly All-star team PlayerTeam Raneem El-Gedawy Al Ahly Aliyah Matharu ASC Ville de Dakar Yacine Diop APR Ingvild Mucauro Ferroviário de Maputo Hagar Amer Al Ahly
Best rebounder PlayerTeam Hagar Amer Al Ahly
Best three-point shooter PlayerTeam Kayana Traylor REG
Best scorer PlayerTeam Kayana Traylor REG
Final standing
Rank Team Al Ahly Ferroviário de Maputo APR 4 ASC Ville de Dakar 5 Sporting Clube de Luanda 6 KPA 7 REG 8 CNSS 9 FAP 10 First Bank 11 Friend’s Basketball Association 12 Bravehearts
2025 Women's Basketball League Africa Al AhlyFirst title
Team roster: Delicia Washington, Meral Abdelgawad, Nadine Mohamed, Soraya Degheidy, Dina Elsharbasy, Nyamer Lual Diew, Radwa Mohamed Oweis, Raneem El-Gedawy, Asia Rhennia, Hagar Amer, Yara Hussein, Rose Macuei, Farida Abdelnabi, Joudy Elgohary, Jayda Elmasry, Hana Hathout.Head Coach: Tarek Abouzied
References
External links Official website