FIBA Africa

FIBA Africa
Formation	1961
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt; Abidjan, Ivory Coast;
Membership	54 national associations
President	Anibal Manave
Website	fiba.basketball/africa

FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961.^[1] FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.

Sub-zones

The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are grouped in 7 Zones:^[2]^[3]

Zone 1: Maghreb – 4 member associations
Zone 2: North West Africa – 8 member associations
Zone 3: South West Africa – 8 member associations
Zone 4: Central Africa – 8 member associations
Zone 5: East Africa – 11 member associations
Zone 6: Southern Africa – 10 member associations
Zone 7: Indian Ocean – 5 member associations

Board

Bold indicates members of the FIBA Central Board.

FIBA Africa President^[4]
Anibal Aurelio Manave
Treasurer^[4]
Eskander Adel Tooma
Member of Executive Committee^[4]
Samuel Ahmedu Maïmouna Bah Diallo Omar Barshushi Fodé Amara Condé Hesham El Hariri Mathieu Faye Boineelo Hardy Abdellatif Hatim Paulo Alexandre Madeira Rodrigues da Silva Pascale Mugwaneza Eric Aimé Niat Louis Abel Ntsay Joy Abooki Olinga Jean Michel Ramaroson Salma Ben Rondhane
FIBA Executive Director for Africa^[4]
Alphonse Bilé

Members

Country	Rank (Aug 2016)	Association	National teams	FIBA affiliation
Zone 1
Algeria	068^{[dead link]}	Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball – FABB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Libya	079^{[dead link]}	Libyan Arab Basketball Federation – LBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Morocco	060^{[dead link]}	Moroccan Royal Basketball Federation – FRMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1936
Tunisia	021^{[dead link]}	Fédération Tunnisienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1956
Zone 2
Cape Verde	063^{[dead link]}	Federação Cabo-Verdiana de Basquetebol – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1988
Gambia	–^{[dead link]}	Gambia Basketball Association – GBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1972
Guinea-Bissau	–^{[dead link]}	Federação de Basquetebol da Guiné-Bissau – FBGB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Guinea	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Guinéenne de Basket-Ball – FEGUIBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Mali	057^{[dead link]}	Fédération Malienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Mauritania	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération de Basketball de la Rép Islamique de Mauritanie – FBBRIM	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Senegal	031	Fédération Sénégalaise de Basket-Ball – FSBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Sierra Leone	–^{[dead link]}	Sierra Leone National Basketball Federation – SLNBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1991
Zone 3
Benin	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Béninoise de Basket-Ball – FBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Burkina Faso	091^{[dead link]}	Fédération Burkinabè de Basketball – FEBBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Ivory Coast	040^{[dead link]}	Fédération Ivoirienne de Basket-Ball – FIBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1961
Ghana	–^{[dead link]}	Ghana Basketball Association – GBBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Liberia	–^{[dead link]}	Liberia Basketball Federation – LBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Niger	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Nigérienne de Basket-Ball – FENIBASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Nigeria	016	Nigeria Basketball Federation – NBBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1964
Togo	091^{[dead link]}	Fédération Nationale de Basketball Togo – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Zone 4
Cameroon	052^{[dead link]}	Fédération Camerounaise de Basketball – FECABASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
Central African Republic	057	Fédération Centrafricaine de Basket-Ball – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Chad	089^{[dead link]}	Fédération Tchadienne de Basket-Ball – FTBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Congo	079	Fédération Congolaise de Basket-Ball – FECOKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
DR Congo	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Congo – FEBACO	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Equatorial Guinea	–^{[dead link]}	Federación Guineana de Básquetbol – FEGUIBASKET	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Gabon	076^{[dead link]}	Fédération Gabonaise de Basket-Ball – FEGABAB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
São Tomé and Príncipe	–^{[dead link]}	Federação Santomense de Basquetebol - FSB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1983
Zone 5
Burundi	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération de Basket-Ball du Burundi – FEBABU	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1994
Egypt	041	Egyptian Basketball Federation – EBBFED	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1934
Eritrea	–^{[dead link]}	Eritrean National Basketball Federation – ENBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Ethiopia	–^{[dead link]}	Ethiopian Basketball Federation – EBBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1949
Kenya	–^{[dead link]}	Kenya Basketball Federation – KBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1965
Rwanda	064^{[dead link]}	Fédération Rwandaise de Basketball Amateur – FERWABA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1977
Somalia	–^{[dead link]}	Somali Basketball Federation – SBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1960
Sudan	–^{[dead link]}	Sudan Basketball Association – SBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1953
South Sudan	–^{[dead link]}	South Sudan Basketball Federation – SSBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2013
Tanzania	–^{[dead link]}	Tanzania Basketball Federation – TBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1968
Uganda	089^{[dead link]}	Federation of Uganda Basketball Association – FUBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Zone 6
Angola	023^{[dead link]}	Federação Angolana de Basquetebol – FAB (Archive)	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Botswana	–^{[dead link]}	Botswana Basketball Association – BBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Eswatini	–^{[dead link]}	Eswatini National Basketball Association – ENBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	2000
Lesotho	–^{[dead link]}	Lesotho Basketball Association – LBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1997
Malawi	–^{[dead link]}	Basket Association of Malawi – BASMAL	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1988
Mozambique	061^{[dead link]}	Federação Moçambicana de Basquetebol – FMB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1978
Namibia	–^{[dead link]}	Namibian Basketball Federation – NBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1995
South Africa	077^{[dead link]}	Basketball South Africa – BSA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1992
Zambia	–^{[dead link]}	Zambia Basketball Association – ZBA	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Zimbabwe	091^{[dead link]}	Basketball Union of Zimbabwe – BUZ	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1962
Zone 7
Comoros	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Comorienne de Basket-Ball – FCBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1995
Djibouti	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Djiboutienne de Basket-Ball – FDBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979
Madagascar	082	Fédération Malagasy de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1963
Mauritius	–^{[dead link]}	Fédération Mauricienne de Basket-Ball – FMBB	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1959
Seychelles	–^{[dead link]}	Seychelles Basketball Federation – SBF	Men's U18/19 U16/17 Women's U18/19 U16/17	1979

FIBA World Rankings

Overview

FIBA Men's Rankings (as of 3 March 2026)^[5]
Africa*	FIBA	±	National Team	Points
1	24	1	South Sudan	446.7
2	29	4	Angola	391
3	36	5	Ivory Coast	330.8
4	42	4	Egypt	296.8
5	45	2	Senegal	270.6
6	49	4	Cape Verde	257.8
7	50	14	Tunisia	253.8
8	53	11	Nigeria	248.7
9	57	7	Cameroon	209.3
10	65	18	Mali	179.1
11	72	3	Guinea	143
12	73	1	DR Congo	141.8
13	86	1	Uganda	113.4
14	90	3	Rwanda	106.7
15	92	3	Central African Republic	104.1
16	96	2	Libya	91.8
17	100	3	Kenya	88.2
18	103	2	Madagascar	85.4
19	110	17	South Africa	74.2
20	112	2	Burundi	73.9
21	116	16	Morocco	72.1
22	117	1	Morocco	71.1
23	119	4	Mozambique	70.6
24	120		Mozambique	70.1
25	121		Algeria	69.5
26	122	5	Chad	69.1
27	130	1	Gabon	58.5
28	135	1	Somalia	55.8
29	138		Equatorial Guinea	52.9
30	141		Zambia	49.8
31	145	1	Tanzania	43.9
32	147	4	Zimbabwe	39.8
33	154	1	Eritrea	27.1
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Women's Rankings (as of 18 March 2026)^[6]
Africa*	FIBA	±	National Team	Points
1	8		Nigeria	700.3
2	18		Mali	403.2
3	25	2	Senegal	295.5
4	32		Mozambique	239.3
5	35	7	Cameroon	224.2
6	43	6	Egypt	185.3
7	50	3	Ivory Coast	164.3
8	51	5	Angola	160.2
9	53	1	Uganda	152.7
10	55	31	South Sudan	151.3
11	72	7	Rwanda	108.1
12	78	10	Kenya	98
13	80	5	DR Congo	93.5
14	94	3	Guinea	67.8
15	98	5	Cape Verde	62
16	99	1	Zimbabwe	61
17	101	2	Tunisia	59.6
18	102		Tunisia	56.7
19	112		Zambia	37.3
20	113	4	Central African Republic	35.4
21	114	1	Burundi	33.7
22	118	2	Gabon	27.8
*Local rankings based on FIBA ranking points

FIBA Africa competitions

National teams

AfroBasket
AfroBasket Women
FIBA Africa Nations League
AfroCan
Youth championships
3x3 championships
- FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup
- FIBA 3x3 U17 Africa Cup

Clubs

Basketball Africa League
Women's Basketball League Africa
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	2025	Angola	12th	Mali	2029
FIBA AfroCan	2023	Morocco	1st	Ivory Coast	TBD
FIBA AfroBasket Women's	2025	Nigeria	7th	Mali	2027
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	2025	Ivory Coast	1st	Cameroon	2027
FIBA Africa U-16 Women's	2025	Egypt	1st	Ivory Coast	2027

3×3 Africa Cup

Competition	Last held	Champion	Title	Runner-up	Next edition
Men	2025	Madagascar	3rd	Egypt	2026
Women	2025	Madagascar	2nd	Egypt	2026

Clubs

Competition (clubs)	Last held	Champion	Title	Runner-up	Next edition
Basketball Africa League	2025	Al Ahli Tripoli	1st	Petro de Luanda	2026
Women's Basketball League Africa	2025	Al Ahly	1st	Ferroviário de Maputo	2026

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

References

^ "Kenyanstar Sports". www.kenyanstar.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ "Sub-zones". FIBA.
^ "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Board of FIBA - Africa". FIBA.
^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
^ "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

External links

[1] "Kenyanstar Sports". www.kenyanstar.co.ke. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[2] "Sub-zones". FIBA.

[3] "Sub-zones Africa". FIBA.

[board2327-4] "Board of FIBA - Africa". FIBA.

[FIBA_World_Rankings-5] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-6] "FIBA Women's Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

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Men

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See also

References

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