AfroBasket Women 2025/26

The FIBA Women's AfroBasket serves as the premier international championship for women's national basketball teams on the African continent. Organized by FIBA Africa, the tournament operates as the pinnacle of the continental pyramid for senior women's national teams. It is held biennially, a schedule that has remained consistent since its inception in 1966. Unlike the men's counterpart, which ceased direct qualification for the World Cup in 2017, the women's tournament acts as the primary pathway for teams to reach the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final Qualifying Tournaments. The top two finishers secure spots in these global qualifiers, a distinction that elevates the competition's strategic importance within the region.

The finals tournament currently features twelve national teams, a format that has been stable since 2007 after expanding from ten participants. The structure utilizes a group stage comprising four groups of three teams, followed by a knockout phase. Group winners advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the second and third-place teams contest a preliminary knockout round to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. This setup ensures a competitive balance without promotion or relegation links to age-group tournaments. Qualification relies on zonal qualifiers, host nation status, and previous performance metrics.

Senegal remains the most successful nation in the competition's history, having claimed eleven titles. Their dominance was particularly evident during the 1970s and 1990s. Nigeria holds the record for the most consecutive titles, winning five in a row from 2017 to 2025. As the current reigning champion, Nigeria secured their latest victory by defeating Mali 78–64 in the 2025 final hosted in Ivory Coast. Other notable winners include DR Congo with three titles, and Angola and Egypt, each with two. The tournament was formerly known as the FIBA Africa Championship for Women before undergoing a rebranding to AfroBasket in recent years.