# FIBA Africa

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.

## Zones

The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:
* Zone 1: Maghreb (4)
* Zone 2: North West Africa (8)
* Zone 3: South West Africa (8)
* Zone 4: Central Africa (8)
* Zone 5: East Africa (11)
* Zone 6: Southern Africa (10)
* Zone 7: Indian Ocean (5)

## Members

| Country | Rank (Aug 2016) | Association | National teams | FIBA affiliation |
| Zone 1 |||||
| Algeria | 068 | Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Libya | 079 | Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1961 |
| Morocco | 060 | Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1936 |
| Tunisia | 021 | Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1956 |
| Zone 2 |||||
| Cape Verde | 063 | Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1988 |
| Gambia | – | Gambia Basketball Association – GBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1972 |
| Guinea-Bissau | – | Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1994 |
| Guinea | – | Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Mali | 057 | Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1961 |
| Mauritania | – | Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1964 |
| Senegal | 031 | Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Sierra Leone | – | Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1991 |
| Zone 3 |||||
| Benin | – | Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – FBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Burkina Faso | 091 | Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1964 |
| Ivory Coast | 040 | Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1961 |
| Ghana | – | Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Liberia | – | Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1964 |
| Niger | – | Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Nigeria | 016 | Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1964 |
| Togo | 091 | Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Zone 4 |||||
| Cameroon | 052 | Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1965 |
| Central African Republic | 057 | Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Chad | 089 | Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Congo | 079 | Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| DR Congo | – | Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Equatorial Guinea | – | Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1994 |
| Gabon | 076 | Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1965 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | – | Federação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1983 |
| Zone 5 |||||
| Burundi | – | Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1994 |
| Egypt | 041 | Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1934 |
| Eritrea | – | Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1997 |
| Ethiopia | – | Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1949 |
| Kenya | – | Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1965 |
| Rwanda | 064 | Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1977 |
| Somalia | – | Somali Basketball Federation – SBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1960 |
| Sudan | – | Sudan Basketball Association – SBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1953 |
| South Sudan | – | South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 2013 |
| Tanzania | – | Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1968 |
| Uganda | 089 | Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Zone 6 |||||
| Angola | 023 | Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive) | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1979 |
| Botswana | – | Botswana Basketball Association – BBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1997 |
| Eswatini | – | Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 2000 |
| Lesotho | – | Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1997 |
| Malawi | – | Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1988 |
| Mozambique | 061 | Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1978 |
| Namibia | – | Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1995 |
| South Africa | 077 | Basketball South Africa – BSA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1992 |
| Zambia | – | Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Zimbabwe | 091 | Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1962 |
| Zone 7 |||||
| Comoros | – | Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1995 |
| Djibouti | – | Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1979 |
| Madagascar | 082 | Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1963 |
| Mauritius | – | Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1959 |
| Seychelles | – | Seychelles Basketball Federation – SBF | Men'sU18/19U16/17Women'sU18/19U16/17 | 1979 |

## FIBA World Rankings
### Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 26 November 2024) :
| Africa* | FIBA | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 23 | 11 | South Sudan | 481 |
| 2 | 31 | 1 | Ivory Coast | 392.3 |
| 3 | 32 | 3 | Angola | 386 |
| 4 | 37 | 2 | Tunisia | 342.8 |
| 5 | 38 | 2 | Egypt | 333.6 |
| 6 | 42 | 4 | Nigeria | 299.7 |
| 7 | 45 | 1 | Cape Verde | 276.6 |
| 8 | 47 | | Senegal | 249.8 |
| 9 | 64 | 5 | Cameroon | 170.2 |
| 10 | 73 | 3 | Guinea | 126.9 |
| 11 | 78 | 5 | DR Congo | 122.2 |
| 12 | 84 | 1 | Uganda | 118.6 |
| 13 | 86 | 1 | Central African Republic | 112.5 |
| 14 | 87 | 1 | Mali | 112.2 |
| 15 | 92 | | Rwanda | 100.5 |
| 16 | 93 | 3 | Kenya | 98.7 |
| 17 | 95 | 2 | Libya | 95.4 |
| 18 | 97 | 2 | Morocco | 93.8 |
| 19 | 100 | 2 | Congo | 89.2 |
| 20 | 106 | 5 | Mozambique | 79.4 |
| 21 | 112 | 3 | Chad | 76.6 |
| 22 | 113 | 3 | Madagascar | 76.3 |
| 23 | 123 | 3 | Burundi | 67.1 |
| 24 | 124 | | South Africa | 66.1 |
| 25 | 132 | 1 | Burkina Faso | 58.5 |
| 26 | 133 | 3 | Algeria | 57.8 |
| 27 | 135 | 18 | Gabon | 56.9 |
| 28 | 140 | 1 | Benin | 52.8 |
| 29 | 141 | 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.7 |
| 30 | 143 | 3 | Zambia | 50.2 |
| 31 | 144 | 3 | Somalia | 49 |
| 32 | 148 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 45.7 |
| 33 | 149 | 1 | Tanzania | 43.9 |
| 34 | 158 | 2 | Eritrea | 27.1 |
| *Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points |||||
FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 26 August 2024) :
| Africa* | FIBA | +/- | National Team | Points |
| 1 | 8 | 4 | Nigeria | 631 |
| 2 | 20 | | Mali | 326.7 |
| 3 | 24 | 1 | Senegal | 295.4 |
| 4 | 32 | 1 | Mozambique | 215.6 |
| 5 | 37 | 4 | Cameroon | 180.9 |
| 6 | 38 | 1 | Egypt | 180.1 |
| 7 | 42 | | Angola | 163.5 |
| 8 | 48 | | Ivory Coast | 144.5 |
| 9 | 55 | 3 | Uganda | 126.7 |
| 10 | 62 | 12 | Rwanda | 115.5 |
| 11 | 66 | | Kenya | 108.5 |
| 12 | 71 | 1 | DR Congo | 98.4 |
| 13 | 88 | 1 | Guinea | 70 |
| 14 | 90 | 1 | Cape Verde | 69.3 |
| 15 | 96 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 63.3 |
| 16 | 97 | 1 | Tunisia | 59.8 |
| 17 | 101 | | South Sudan | 52.5 |
| 18 | 108 | 1 | Central African Republic | 40.8 |
| 19 | 111 | 2 | Zambia | 38.9 |
| 20 | 112 | 2 | Benin | 37.1 |
| 21 | 114 | 1 | Gabon | 28.1 |
| *Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points |||||

## 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
* FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
* 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 | 2021 | Tunisia | 3rd | Ivory Coast | 2025 |
| FIBA AfroCan | 2023 | Morocco | 1st | Ivory Coast | TBD |
| FIBA AfroBasket Women's | 2023 | Nigeria | 6th | Senegal | 2025 |
| FIBA Africa U-18 Men's | 2024 | Mali | 3rd | Cameroon | 2026 |
| FIBA Africa U-18 Women's | 2024 | Mali | 9th | Nigeria | 2026 |
| FIBA Africa U-16 Men's | 2023 | Guinea | 1st | Egypt | 2025 |
| FIBA Africa U-16 Women's | 2023 | Mali | 8th | Egypt | 2025 |

### 3×3 Africa Cup

| Competition | Last held | Champion | Title | Runner-up | Next edition |
| Men | 2024 | Madagascar | 2nd | Rwanda | TBD |
| Women | 2024 | Madagascar | 1st | Egypt | TBD |

### Clubs

| Competition (clubs) | Last held | Champion | Title | Runner-up | Next edition |
| Basketball Africa League | | Zamalek SC | 1st | US Monastir | 2022 |
| Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup | | Ferroviário de Maputo | 1st | Interclube | 2019 |

## Summer Olympics record
### Men

| Nation | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total |
| Angola | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | | | 5 |
| Central African Republic | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | 15-18 | 19 | 9-16 | | 16 | 12 | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| Morocco | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | 10 | | 3 |
| Senegal | | | | 15 | 15 | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| South Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | Total |
| Angola | | | | | 12 | | | | 1 |
| Mali | | | | 12 | | | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | | | 11 | | | | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Senegal | | 12 | | | | 12 | | | 2 |
| Zaire | 12 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |

## World Championship record
### Men

| Team | 1950 | 1959 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
| Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 1 |
| Angola | | | | | | | 20 | 13 | 16 | | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 9 |
| Cape Verde | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Egypt | 5 | 11 | 13 | | | | | 16 | 14 | | | | | 24 | | 20 | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | | | 13 | 23 | | | | | | 20 | | 29 | 27 | 5 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 14 | | | 17 | | 3 |
| Senegal | | | | | 14 | | | | | 15 | | 22 | | 16 | 30 | | 5 |
| South Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 1 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | Total |
| Angola | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | 1 |
| Kenya | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Madagascar | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 11 | 2 |
| Mozambique | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | 8 | | 2 |
| Senegal | | 13 | 12 | | 14 | | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | | 12 | | 8 |
| DR Congo | | | | 14 | 15 | | 16 | | | | | | | 3 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 |