AfroBasket

For the women's tournament, see AfroBasket Women.

Not to be confused with Afrobasket.com, the website affiliated with Eurobasket.com.

The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years.

AfroBasket

Current season, competition or edition: FIBA AfroBasket 2021
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1962; 60 years ago (1962)
Inaugural season	1962
No. of teams	16
Country	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent	FIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	Tunisia (3rd title)
Most titles	Angola (11 titles)
Related competitions	AfroBasket Women
Official website	FIBA Africa

Through the 2015 edition, the tournament took place every two years and also served as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup and the Summer Olympic Games. However, since 2017, the AfroBasket along with all other men's FIBA continental championships are no longer a part of the qualifying process for the World Cup or the Olympics.

Qualification

Sixteen African teams qualify for the finals tournament. Before the 2021 edition, the qualification format for teams was via the different FIBA Africa subzones from Zone 1 to Zone 7. Each subzone conducted a qualification tournament a year before the championship to determine the qualifying teams. Six subzones received two berths each, while Zone 1 only received one. The host and the champion from the preceding AfroBasket also got a berth each, while two or three teams were selected as wild cards. However, beginning with the 2021 tournament, FIBA changed the qualification format where wild cards are no longer given and the preceding champion is no longer guaranteed an automatic berth. All teams now have to enter the qualification process. While teams who fail to qualify for the prior AfroBasket will go through pre-qualifiers for the opportunity to reach the next AfroBasket competition.

Summaries

Year	Hosts		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners–up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1962 Details	Cairo		United Arab Rep.^[1]	66–42	Sudan		Morocco	44–41	Guinea
1964 Details	Casablanca		United Arab Rep.^[2]	69–57	Morocco		Palestine	53–51	Tunisia
1965 Details	Tunis		Morocco	70–57	Tunisia		Algeria	57–46	Senegal
1968 Details	Casablanca		Senegal	67–60	Morocco		Central African Rep.	76–60	Mali
1970 Details	Alexandria		United Arab Rep.^[3]	70–63	Senegal		Tunisia	76–56	Central African Rep.
1972 Details	Dakar		Senegal	61–54	Egypt		Mali	107–74	Central African Rep.
1974 Details	Bangui		Central African Rep.	72–67	Senegal		Tunisia	82–72	Cameroon
1975 Details	Alexandria		Egypt	70–61	Senegal		Sudan	81–78	Zaire
1978 Details	Dakar		Senegal	103–72	Ivory Coast		Egypt	2–0	Sudan
1980 Details	Rabat		Senegal	96–90	Ivory Coast		Morocco	97–83	Algeria
1981 Details	Mogadishu		Ivory Coast	81–65	Egypt		Somalia	2–0	Algeria
1983 Details	Alexandria		Egypt	94–68	Angola		Senegal	78–71	Ivory Coast
1985 Details	Abidjan		Ivory Coast	84–73	Angola		Egypt	74–73	Senegal
1987 Details	Tunis		Central African Rep.	94–87	Egypt		Angola	73–71	Mali
1989 Details	Luanda		Angola	89–62	Egypt		Senegal	65–53	Mali
1992 Details	Cairo		Angola	71–66	Senegal		Egypt	97–81	Mali
1993 Details	Nairobi		Angola	69–61	Egypt		Senegal	90–76	Kenya
1995 Details	Algiers		Angola	68–55	Senegal		Nigeria	58–51	Algeria
1997 Details	Dakar		Senegal	69–48	Nigeria		Angola	79–55	Egypt
1999 Details	Luanda & Cabinda		Angola	79–72	Nigeria		Egypt	75–63	Mali
2001 Details	Casablanca		Angola	78–68	Algeria		Egypt	77–71	Tunisia
2003 Details	Alexandria		Angola	85–65	Nigeria		Egypt	81–79	Senegal
2005 Details	Algiers & Staouéli		Angola	70–61	Senegal		Nigeria	88–76	Algeria
2007 Details	Angola		Angola	86–72	Cameroon		Cape Verde	53–51	Egypt
2009 Details	Tripoli & Benghazi		Angola	82–72	Ivory Coast		Tunisia	83–68	Cameroon
2011 Details	Antananarivo		Tunisia	67–56	Angola		Nigeria	77–67	Ivory Coast
2013 Details	Abidjan		Angola	57–40	Egypt		Senegal	57–56	Ivory Coast
2015 Details	Radès		Nigeria	74–65	Angola		Tunisia	82–73	Senegal
2017 Details	Dakar & Radès		Tunisia	77–65	Nigeria		Senegal	73–62	Morocco
2021 Details	Kigali		Tunisia	78–75	Ivory Coast		Senegal	86–73	Cape Verde

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table

 

Map of best finishes per country.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Angola	11	4	2	17
2	Egypt	5	6	6	17
	Senegal	5	6	6	17
4	Tunisia	3	1	4	8
5	Ivory Coast	2	4	0	6
6	Central African Rep.	2	0	1	3
7	Nigeria	1	4	3	8
8	Morocco	1	2	2	5
9	Algeria	0	1	1	2
	Sudan	0	1	1	2
11	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
12	Cape Verde	0	0	1	1
	Mali	0	0	1	1
	Palestine	0	0	1	1
	Somalia	0	0	1	1
Totals (15 entries)		30	30	30	90

Tournament awards

Most recent award winners (2021)

Main articles: FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player and FIBA AfroBasket All-Tournament Team

The awards were announced on 5 September 2021.^[4]

Year	Winner
2021	Makram Ben Romdhane

FIBA AfroBasket 2021 All-Star team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Omar Abada	Matt Costello	Edy Tavares   Gorgui Dieng   Makrem Ben Romdhane

Participating nations

Nation	1962	1964	1965	1968	1970	1972	1974	1975	1978	1980	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1992	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2021	Total
Algeria	–	–	3rd	7th	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	6th	–	9th	6th	9th	5th	4th	–	6th	2nd	7th	4th	–	–	–	12th	6th	–	–	16
Angola	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	8th	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	7th	5th	21
Benin	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Burkina Faso	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	1
Cameroon	–	–	–	–	–	8th	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2nd	4th	7th	5th	9th	5th	16th	10
Cape Verde	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	9th	–	–	–	3rd	13th	–	6th	10th	–	4th	7
CA Republic	–	–	–	3rd	4th	4th	1st	–	–	–	–	7th	5th	1st	7th	6th	–	–	5th	–	9th	5th	5th	7th	6th	6th	13th	14th	11th	14th	20
Chad	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	1
Congo	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	6th	–	5th	7th	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	14th	–	–	–	7
DR Congo	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	4th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	15th	–	–	–	–	6th	13th	7
Egypt	1st	1st	–	–	1st	2nd	–	1st	3rd	–	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	–	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	–	4th	10th	11th	2nd	5th	8th	11th	24
Ethiopia	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Gabon	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	3
Gambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Guinea	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	10th	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	8th	6
Ivory Coast	–	–	–	5th	–	10th	–	–	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	1st	7th	5th	11th	6th	7th	8th	8th	8th	11th	10th	8th	2nd	4th	4th	12th	14th	2nd	24
Kenya	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	11th	–	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	4
Liberia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Libya	–	–	5th	–	5th	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	4
Madagascar	–	–	–	–	–	9th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	–	13th	–	–	–	–	3
Mali	–	6th	–	4th	–	3rd	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	4th	4th	7th	5th	6th	4th	11th	–	7th	11th	8th	9th	15th	7th	9th	15th	20
Mauritania	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	8th	9th	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Morocco	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	–	7th	–	–	5th	3rd	–	–	–	–	9th	10th	–	6th	–	11th	6th	8th	6th	10th	12th	8th	8th	13th	4th	–	20
Mozambique	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	5th	9th	–	–	–	–	8th	–	10th	10th	10th	11th	14th	14th	10th	11th	11th	12th	–	14
Niger	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Nigeria	–	–	–	–	–	12th	–	–	6th	11th	–	–	7th	8th	–	5th	–	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	3rd	5th	5th	3rd	7th	1st	2nd	12th	19
Palestine	–	3rd	–	–	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Rwanda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	9th	12th	10th	–	10th	10th	6
Senegal	–	5th	4th	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	5th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	7th	7th	4th	2nd	9th	7th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	29
Somalia	–	–	–	–	7th	–	10th	–	–	9th	3rd	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	12th	12th	9th	12th	13th	15th	14th	–	–	15th	–	9
South Sudan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	1
Sudan	2nd	–	–	6th	–	6th	–	3rd	4th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Tanzania	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Togo	–	–	–	–	–	11th	5th	–	8th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	4
Tunisia	–	4th	2nd	–	3rd	5th	3rd	5th	–	–	6th	–	8th	5th	8th	7th	8th	–	–	5th	4th	6th	8th	6th	3rd	1st	9th	3rd	1st	1st	23
Uganda	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15th	13th	6th	3
Zambia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Zimbabwe	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	2
Teams	5	6	5	9	7	12	10	6	10	11	11	10	12	9	11	11	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

See also

• AfroCan
• FIBA Basketball World Cup
• Basketball at the Olympic Games
• Basketball at the African Games
• FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
• FIBA U18 African Championship
• FIBA U16 African Championship

Notes

References

1. Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 2021
2. Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 2021
3. Afrobasket at theSports.org Retrieved 5 September 2021
4. "MVP Ben Romdhane headlines FIBA AfroBasket 2021 All-Star team". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

External links

 

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