2025 Women's Afrobasket
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| City | Abidjan |
| Dates | 25 July–3 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2025 AfroBasket Women will be the 29th edition of the tournament and held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.[1]
The top four teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Host selection
[edit]Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024.[1]
Qualification
[edit]Qualification will take place from July 2024 to February 2025.[1]
| Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Last appearance | Best placement in tournament | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast |
Host nation | 26 March 2024 | 2023 | Fourth place (1977, 2009) | 48 |
 Nigeria |
2023 Women's Afrobasket semi-finalists | Champions (2003, 2005, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023) | 12 | ||
 Senegal |
Champions (1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2015) | 25 | |||
 Rwanda |
Fourth place (2023) | 74 | |||
 Mali |
Champions (2007) | 20 | |||
 Cameroon |
Zone 4 winner | 21 August 2024 | Runners-up (2015) | 41 |
Venue
[edit]Similar to the AfroBasket 2013 on the men's side, the Palais des Sports de Treichville will host the tournament.
| Abidjan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palais des Sports de Treichville | ||
| Capacity: 3,500 | ||
| ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIBA Africa board holds first meeting of 2023–2027 cycle". fiba.basketball. 26 March 2024.