# 2023 Women's Afrobasket

The 2023 AfroBasket Women was the 26th edition of the tournament and held from 28 July to 5 August 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Nigeria won their fourth consecutive and sixth overall title after defeating Senegal in the final.

## Host selection

Rwanda was awarded the hosting rights on 25 May 2023. This was the first time Rwanda has hosted the event and the second time overall in any senior level having hosted the men's tournament in 2021.

## Format

The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams. The first-placed team qualified to the quarterfinals while the other two teams played in a playoff round. A second-placed team faced off against a third-placed team and vice versa. A knockout-system was used after the preliminary round and the losing teams of the quarterfinals were playing classification games while the winners played out the champion.

## Qualification

| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Last appearance | Best placement in tournament | WR |
| Rwanda | Host nation | 23 September 2021 | 2011 | Ninth place (2009, 2011) | 88 |
| Nigeria | 2021 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | 23 September 2021 | 2021 | Champions (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021) | 15 |
| Senegal | 2021 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | 23 September 2021 | 2021 | Champions (1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2015) | 31 |
| Cameroon | 2021 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | 23 September 2021 | 2021 | Runners-up (2015) | 50 |
| Mali | 2021 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | 23 September 2021 | 2021 | Champions (2007) | 26 |
| Egypt | Zone 5 winner | 19 February 2023 | 2021 | Champions (1966, 1968) | 42 |
| Mozambique | Zone 6 winner | 28 February 2023 | 2021 | Runners-up (1986, 2003, 2013) | 47 |
| DR Congo | Zone 4 winner | 25 March 2023 | 2019 | Champions (1983, 1986, 1994) | 74 |
| Angola | Wildcard | 9 June 2023 | 2021 | Champions (2011, 2013) | 48 |
| Uganda | Wildcard | 9 June 2023 | 2015 | Ninth place (1997) | 80 |
| Ivory Coast | Zone 2/3 winner | 2 July 2023 | 2021 | Fourth place (1977, 2009) | 54 |
| Guinea | Wildcard | 3 July 2023 | 2021 | Runners-up (1966) | 99 |

## Venue

Similar to the 2021 AfroBasket on the men's side, the now-named BK Arena (formerly the Kigali Arena) host the whole tournament.
| Kigali | Kigali | Kigali |
| Kigali | Kigali | BK Arena |
| Kigali | Kigali | Capacity: 10,000 |

## Squads

Each team had to commit a roster of 12 players.

## Draw

The draw took place on 9 June 2023 in Maputo, Mozambique.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Rwanda (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 109 | +23 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Angola | 2 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 140 | +3 | 3 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 133 | −26 | 3 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
* 28 July 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 64–35 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–7, 14–14, 24–8, 12–6 |||
| Pts: Philoxy 18 Rebs: Butera 8 Asts: Philoxy 7 | | Pts: Amani 6 Rebs: Sieza 9 Asts: five players 1 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Fanta Touré (MLI)
* 29 July 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Ivory Coast | 72–69 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 21–24, 19–13, 11–19 |||
| Pts: Diawara 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Amani 7 | | Pts: Caetano 18 Rebs: Manuel 11 Asts: Manuel 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Erick Otieno (KEN)
* 30 July 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 74–68 (OT) | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 14–22, 22–4, 20–22, Overtime: 10–4 |||
| Pts: Manuel 21 Rebs: Matiquite 19 Asts: Antonio 7 | | Pts: Crooms 19 Rebs: Butera 6 Asts: three players 3 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 103 | +22 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 95 | +57 | 3 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Guinea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 169 | −79 | 2 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
* 28 July 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Cameroon | 55–53 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 16–14, 11–14, 12–13 |||
| Pts: Silatsa 13 Rebs: Silatsa 10 Asts: Thomas 3 | | Pts: Mafanela 18 Rebs: Seda 16 Asts: Chiziane 6 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Aya Ahmed (EGY)
* 29 July 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Mozambique | 99–40 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–7, 22–5, 35–15, 17–13 |||
| Pts: Dongue 25 Rebs: Seda 12 Asts: Mafanela | | Pts: Jallow 18 Rebs: Diack, Kaba 5 Asts: Jallow 3 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Arbia Belghith (TUN), Christelle Madjio (CMR)
* 30 July 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Guinea | 50–70 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 21–17, 4–18, 10–14 |||
| Pts: Jallow 17 Rebs: Kaba 13 Asts: Mara 5 | | Pts: Akoa 19 Rebs: Effa 9 Asts: Akoa, Mukoko 5 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 115 | +37 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 163 | −12 | 3 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 157 | −25 | 2 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
* 28 July 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| Mali | 80–66 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–14, 21–16, 22–17 |||
| Pts: N'Diaye 25 Rebs: Dembélé 10 Asts: N'Diaye 5 | | Pts: Otto 19 Rebs: Akullu 10 Asts: Akello 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Arbia Belghith (TUN), Didier Gaga (RWA), Benedicte Kologo (CIV)
* 29 July 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 85–83 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 18–17, 22–18, 28–27 |||
| Pts: Otto 21 Rebs: Akullu, Lamunu 10 Asts: Otto 5 | | Pts: Traoré 29 Rebs: Diagne 9 Asts: Dieng 7 |
* BK Arena, Kigali
* 30 July 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 49–72 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 12–15, 8–26, 13–20 |||
| Pts: Dillard 20 Rebs: Coulibaly, Ndour 6 Asts: Dillard 4 | | Pts: Koné 18 Rebs: M. Coulibaly 12 Asts: N'Diaye 5 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Natascha Onono (RSA), Nadjet Zenagui (ALG)

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 100 | +52 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 161 | −7 | 3 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 158 | −45 | 2 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
* 28 July 2023 11:30
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 69–35 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 13–10, 17–14, 23–3 |||
| Pts: Balogun, Okoro 11 Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 10 Asts: five players 2 | | Pts: Nguz 12 Rebs: Mfutila 11 Asts: Kokolo 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Erick Otieno (KEN), Nadege Zouzou (CIV), Claudio Eiuba (ANG)
* 29 July 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 78–89 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 20–15, 29–23, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Muadi 21 Rebs: Muadi 10 Asts: Mbelu 6 | | Pts: Mohamed 34 Rebs: El-Gedawy 14 Asts: Abdelgawad 7 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Fanta Touré (MLI), Harouna Maïga (BFA), Benedicte Kologo (CIV)
* 30 July 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 65–83 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 13–24, 19–14, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Abdelgawad 19 Rebs: El-Gedawy 10 Asts: Moussa 5 | | Pts: Okonkwo 29 Rebs: Okonkwo 13 Asts: Okoro 6 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 2 August | 2 August | | | | |
| | | Rwanda | 66 | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | | Rwanda | 66 | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | Uganda | 61 | | | |
| Uganda | 78 | Uganda | 61 | | | |
| Uganda | 78 | | | | 3 August | 3 August | |
| DR Congo | 62 | | | | 3 August | 3 August |
| DR Congo | 62 | | | | Rwanda | 48 |
| | | | | | Nigeria | 79 |
| | | 2 August | 2 August | | | | |
| | | Nigeria | 59 | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | | Nigeria | 59 | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | Mozambique | 52 | | | |
| Mozambique | 70 | Mozambique | 52 | | | |
| Mozambique | 70 | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | | | | | | Nigeria | 84 |
| | | | | | | | Senegal | 74 |
| | | 2 August | 2 August | | | | | |
| | | Cameroon | 77 | | | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | | Cameroon | 77 | | | | | |
| 1 August | 1 August | Senegal | 80 | | | | | |
| Egypt | 60 | Senegal | 80 | | | | | |
| Egypt | 60 | | | | 3 August | 3 August | | | |
| Senegal | 71 | | | | 3 August | 3 August | | |
| Senegal | 71 | | | | Senegal | 75 | | |
| | | | | | Mali | 65 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 2 August | 2 August | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| | | Mali | 96 | | | | Rwanda | 51 |
| 1 August | 1 August | | Mali | 96 | | | | Rwanda | 51 |
| 1 August | 1 August | Guinea | 40 | | | | Mali | 89 |
| Angola | 69 | Guinea | 40 | | | | Mali | 89 |
| Guinea | 71 | | | | | | | |
Fifth place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 3 August | 3 August |
| Uganda | 62 |
| Uganda | 62 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Mozambique | 88 | 4 August | 4 August |
| Mozambique | 88 | Mozambique | 74 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Mozambique | 74 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Cameroon | 65 |
| Cameroon | 73 | Cameroon | 65 |
| Guinea | 37 | | |
| Guinea | 37 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 4 August | 4 August |
| | | Uganda | 85 |
| | | Guinea | 44 |

### Qualification to quarterfinals

* 1 August 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 69–71 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 15–16, 23–12, 16–26 |||
| Pts: Matiquite 21 Rebs: Matiquite 11 Asts: Fernando 3 | | Pts: Kaba 26 Rebs: Kaba 14 Asts: Mara 5 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Nadjet Zenagui (ALG), Natascha Onono (RSA), Christelle Madjio (CMR)
* 1 August 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 60–71 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 11–20, 17–13, 8–20 |||
| Pts: El-Gedawy 17 Rebs: El-Gedawy 7 Asts: Moussa 4 | | Pts: Diagne 17 Rebs: Diagne 10 Asts: Dieng 7 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Benedicte Kologo (CIV)
* 1 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Mozambique | 70–48 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–7, 16–19, 13–10, 20–12 |||
| Pts: Dongue 18 Rebs: Dongue 13 Asts: four players 3 | | Pts: Djedjemel 10 Rebs: Sieza 12 Asts: Diawara 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Aya Ahmed (EGY), Didier Gaga (RWA), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBA)
* 1 August 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 78–62 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 18–15, 23–15, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Asinde, Otto 18 Rebs: Lamunu 14 Asts: Babirye 11 | | Pts: Nguz 15 Rebs: Kaba 11 Asts: Mbelu 7 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Nadege Zouzou (CIV), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Fanta Touré (MLI)

### Quarterfinals

* 2 August 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Cameroon | 77–80 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–11, 13–18, 20–28, 25–23 |||
| Pts: Thomas 22 Rebs: Ewodo 9 Asts: Akoa 6 | | Pts: Dillard 29 Rebs: Diagne 8 Asts: Dillard 6 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Claudio Eiuba (ANG), Julio Anaya (PAN), Erick Otieno (KEN)
* 2 August 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 96–40 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–8, 23–12, 22–11, 27–9 |||
| Pts: Haidara 17 Rebs: M. Coulibaly 8 Asts: A. Coulibaly, N'Diaye 4 | | Pts: Kaba 17 Rebs: Jallow 8 Asts: Jallow 2 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Didier Gaga (RWA)
* 2 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 66–61 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–22, 16–6, 24–10, 15–23 |||
| Pts: Sifa 19 Rebs: Uwizeye 13 Asts: Crooms, Sifa 5 | | Pts: Otto 31 Rebs: Akullu, Otto 13 Asts: Otto 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Nadege Zouzou (CIV), Aya Ahmed (EGY)
* 2 August 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 59–52 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 13–15, 18–10, 12–9 |||
| Pts: Okonkwo 17 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Okoro 4 | | Pts: Seda 13 Rebs: Seda 10 Asts: Chiziane, Mafanela 3 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Harouna Maïga (BFA), Haytham Ihaqaf (LBA)

### 5–8th place semifinals

* 3 August 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Cameroon | 74–37 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–4, 18–11, 25–10, 7–12 |||
| Pts: Silatsa 13 Rebs: Silatsa 10 Asts: Akoa, Mukoko 5 | | Pts: Kaba 15 Rebs: Kaba 11 Asts: Kaba, Mbaye 2 |
* BK Arena, Kigali
* 3 August 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 62–88 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 20–16, 22–23, 7–23 |||
| Pts: Otto 18 Rebs: Akullu 9 Asts: Akullu 5 | | Pts: Mucauro 23 Rebs: Seda 11 Asts: Veloso 6 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Semifinals

* 3 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 48–79 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 12–22, 17–14, 13–21 |||
| Pts: Philoxy 21 Rebs: Butera 11 Asts: Crooms, Philoxy 3 | | Pts: Okonkwo 23 Rebs: Okonkwo 10 Asts: Ogoke 7 |
* BK Arena, Kigali
* 3 August 2023 21:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 75–65 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 16–22, 24–11, 15–16 |||
| Pts: Dillard 33 Rebs: Traoré 10 Asts: Dillard 6 | | Pts: Koné 20 Rebs: Koné 10 Asts: K. Coulibaly 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Seventh place game

* 4 August 2023 12:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 85–44 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–10, 26–15, 22–16, 23–3 |||
| Pts: Otto 21 Rebs: Akello 11 Asts: Akello 3 | | Pts: Kaba 21 Rebs: Kaba 8 Asts: Mbaye 4 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Fifth place game

* 4 August 2023 15:00
* Boxscore
| Mozambique | 74–65 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 20–19, 19–14, 21–20 |||
| Pts: Seda 16 Rebs: Seda 11 Asts: Mucauro 8 | | Pts: Thomas 20 Rebs: Akoa 9 Asts: Akoa 10 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Third place game

* 5 August 2023 14:30
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 51–89 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 9–23, 13–23, 14–29 |||
| Pts: Philoxy 17 Rebs: Crooms 7 Asts: Kiyobe, Philoxy 4 | | Pts: Dembélé 14 Rebs: M. Coulibaly 11 Asts: N'Diaye 6 |
* BK Arena, Kigali

### Final

* 5 August 2023 18:00
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 84–74 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 24–21, 19–26, 22–17 |||
| Pts: Okoro 16 Rebs: Musa 12 Asts: Ogoke, Okoro 4 | | Pts: Dillard 19 Rebs: Diagne 10 Asts: Dillard 10 |
* BK Arena, Kigali Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Nadege Zouzou (CIV)

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Nigeria | 5–0 |
| | Senegal | 3–3 |
| | Mali | 4–1 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 2–3 |
| 5 | Mozambique | 4–2 |
| 6 | Cameroon | 3–2 |
| 7 | Uganda | 3–3 |
| 8 | Guinea | 1–5 |
| 9 | Angola | 1–2 |
| 10 | Egypt | 1–2 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast | 1–2 |
| 12 | DR Congo | 0–3 |
* Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

## Statistics and awards
### Statistical leaders
#### Players

| Name | PPG |
| Jannon Otto | 21.3 |
| Nadine Mohamed | 21.0 |
| Cierra Dillard | 20.7 |
| Sara Caetano | 18.0 |
| Amy Okonkwo | 17.4 |
| Destiney Philoxy | 17.4 |
| Name | RPG |
| Cristina Matiquite | 13.0 |
| Tamara Seda | 11.8 |
| Raneem El-Gedawy | 10.3 |
| Nadir Manuel | 9.3 |
| Masseny Kaba | 9.3 |
| Mellissa Akullu | 9.3 |
| Name | APG |
| Cacia Antonio | 6.0 |
| Cierra Dillard | 5.5 |
| Monique Akoa | 5.4 |
| Ketia Mbelu | 5.0 |
| Meral Abdelgawad | 4.3 |
| Name | BPG |
| Raneem El-Gedawy | 3.0 |
| Grace Tolo | 2.7 |
| Fatma Aly | 2.0 |
| Nadir Manuel | 1.7 |
| Elizabeth Balogun | 1.6 |
| Name | SPG |
| Djefarima Diawara | 3.3 |
| Djeneba N'Diaye | 3.0 |
| Silvia Veloso | 2.8 |
| Alima Dembélé | 2.8 |
| seven players | 2.7 |
| Name | EFFPG |
| Cierra Dillard | 21.5 |
| Amy Okonkwo | 21.0 |
| Cristina Matiquite | 19.3 |
| Tamara Seda | 19.2 |
| Sika Koné | 18.8 |

#### Teams

| Team | PPG |
| Mali | 80.4 |
| Nigeria | 74.8 |
| Uganda | 72.8 |
| Mozambique | 72.7 |
| Senegal | 72.0 |
| Team | RPG |
| Uganda | 56.2 |
| DR Congo | 56.0 |
| Angola | 55.0 |
| Nigeria | 55.0 |
| Mali | 51.4 |
| Team | APG |
| Mali | 21.8 |
| Mozambique | 20.8 |
| Senegal | 17.5 |
| Egypt | 17.0 |
| Cameroon | 16.8 |
| Nigeria | 16.8 |
| Team | BPG |
| Egypt | 6.3 |
| Nigeria | 6.0 |
| Ivory Coast | 4.3 |
| Senegal | 4.3 |
| Angola | 3.7 |
| Team | SPG |
| Mali | 15.0 |
| Mozambique | 13.5 |
| DR Congo | 13.3 |
| Ivory Coast | 13.3 |
| Angola | 11.3 |
| Team | EFFPG |
| Mali | 93.0 |
| Nigeria | 88.4 |
| Mozambique | 82.8 |
| Senegal | 75.3 |
| Cameroon | 74.0 |

### Awards

The awards were announced on 5 August 2023.
All-Tournament Team :
| Guards | Forwards |
| Cierra Dillard Jannon Otto | Amy Okonkwo Sika Koné Tamara Seda |
| MVP: Amy Okonkwo ||