# Women's Basketball League Africa

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).

## Finals

| Year | Host city | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1985 | Dakar | AS Bopp | 66–49 | Stade d'Abidjan | Maxaquene | 51–47 | Petro Atlético |
| 1987 | Abidjan | Tourbillon | – | ONCPB | Stade d'Abidjan | – | Bini Queens |
| 1989 | Kinshasa | Tourbillon | – | DUC | Stade d'Abidjan | – | Interclube |
| 1991 | Maputo | Maxaquene | – | Tourbillon | ASFO Dakar | – | Hatari |
| 1993 | Dakar | DUC | – | Maxaquene | Desportivo de Maputo | – | Djoliba AC |
| 1995 | Tunis | Stade Tunisien | – | AS Bopp | Desportivo de Maputo | – | Radi |
| 1997 | Dakar | DUC | – | Djoliba AC | Desportivo da Nocal | – | Vita Club |
| 1999 | Dakar | DUC | – | Djoliba AC | First Bank | – | Desportivo de Maputo |
| 2001 | Abidjan | Académica de Maputo | 64–60 | Primeiro de Agosto | Abidjan Basket Club | – | Arc-en-Ciel |
| 2003 | Maputo | First Bank | 55–54 | Primeiro de Agosto | Maxaquene | – | Arc-en-Ciel |
| 2005 | Bamako | Djoliba AC | 73–64 | Primeiro de Agosto | First Bank | 83–73 | ISPU |
| 2006 | Libreville | Primeiro de Agosto | 84–76 | Ferroviário de Maputo | First Bank | 86–81 | Interclube |
| 2007 | Maputo | Desportivo de Maputo | 64–47 | Primeiro de Agosto | Ferroviário de Maputo | 63–56 | ISPU |
| 2008 | Nairobi | Desportivo de Maputo | 70–63 | Primeiro de Agosto | First Bank | 76–62 | Abidjan Basket Club |
| 2009 | Cotonou | First Bank | 64–55 | Abidjan Basket Club | Desportivo de Maputo | 57–50 | Interclube |
| 2010 | Bizerte | Interclube | 67–63 | Desportivo de Maputo | Abidjan Basket Club | 58–55 | First Bank |
| 2011 | Lagos | Interclube | 81–55 | First Bank | First Deepwater | 66–57 | Maculusso |
| 2012 | Abidjan | Liga Muçulmana | 53–43 | Interclube | Abidjan Basket Club | 51–49 | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2013 | Meknes | Interclube | 61–60 | Primeiro de Agosto | Eagle Wings | 67–64 | First Deepwater |
| 2014 | Sfax | Interclube | 75–74 | Primeiro de Agosto | CS Sfaxien | 75–61 | First Bank |
| 2015 | Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | 69–53 | Interclube | Ferroviário de Maputo | 71–54 | First Bank |
| 2016 | Maputo | Interclube | 67–49 | Ferroviário de Maputo | First Bank | 62–54 | Primeiro de Agosto |
| 2017 | Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | 65–51 | Ferroviário de Maputo | First Bank | 70–61 | Interclube |
| 2018 | Maputo | Ferroviário de Maputo | 59–56 | Interclube | First Bank | 93–69 | Vita Club |
| 2019 | Cairo | Ferroviário de Maputo | 91–90 (OT) | Interclube | Al Ahly SC | 88–65 | Sporting Alexandria |
| 2022 | Maputo | Sporting Alexandria | 65–58 | Costa do Sol | Ferroviário de Maputo | 71–67 | Interclube |
| 2023 | Alexandria | Sporting Alexandria | 103–59 | KPA | Interclube | 83–68 | REG |
| 2024 | Dakar | Ferroviário de Maputo | 81–72 | Al Ahly | APR | 96–94 (OT) | ASC Ville de Dakar |

## Winners by club

| Rank | Clubs | Winners | Runners-up | Thirds | Total finals | Winning years |
| 1 | Interclube | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| 2 | Primeiro de Agosto | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2006, 2015, 2017 |
| 3 | Ferroviário de Maputo | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| 4 | DUC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1993, 1997, 1999 |
| 5 | First Bank | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2003, 2009 |
| 6 | Desportivo de Maputo | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2007, 2008 |
| 7 | Tourbillon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1987, 1989 |
| 8 | Alexandria Sporting Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022, 2023 |
| 9 | Djoliba AC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2005 |
| 10 | Maxaquene | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1991 |
| 11 | AS Bopp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1985 |
| 12 | Liga Muçulmana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2012 |
| 12 | Académica de Maputo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2001 |
| 12 | Stade Tunisien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1995 |

## Winners by country

| Rank | Country | Wins | Runners-up | Thirds | Total finals |
| 1 | Angola | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | Senegal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Mali | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 25 | 26 | 73 |

## MVP Award

| Year | Winner |
| 2001 | N/A |
| 2002 | N/A |
| 2003 | N/A |
| 2004 | N/A |
| 2005 | Pauline Akonga-Nsimbo |
| 2006 | Domitila Ventura |
| 2007 | Salimata Diatta |
| 2008 | Deolinda Ngulela |
| 2009 | Danielle Green |
| 2010 | Danielle Green |
| Year | Winner |
| 2011 | Danielle Green |
| 2012 | Clarisse Machanguana |
| 2013 | Italee Lucas |
| 2014 | Leia Dongue |
| 2015 | Leia Dongue |
| 2016 | Sequoia Holmes |
| 2017 | Alicia DeVaughn |
| 2018 | Italee Lucas |
| 2019 | Ingvild Mucauro |
| 2022 | Hagar Amer |
| 2023 | Cierra Dillard |