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][2]
The top four teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Host selection
Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024.[1]
Qualification
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 | |
 Uganda |
Zone 5 winner | 8 February 2025 | Seventh place (2023) | 55 |
Venue
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
- ^ a b c "FIBA Africa board holds first meeting of 2023–2027 cycle". fiba.basketball. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "FIBA Africa formalises Côte d'Ivoire's hosting rights for the 2025 Women's AfroBasket". fiba.basketball. 20 January 2025.