FIBA Africa is a zone within the
FIBA
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basketball
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association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961.
FIBA Africa maintains offices in
Cairo
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and in
Abidjan
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Members
FIBA World Rankings
Overview
FIBA Africa competitions
National teams
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AfroBasket
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AfroBasket Women
The AfroBasket Women (formerly FIBA Africa Championship for Women) is the women's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of FIBA, the world governing body
A governing body is a group of people that h ...
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FIBA Africa Nations League
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AfroCan
The AfroCan (alternatively known as the FIBA AfroCan) is a men's basketball continental competition in Africa, which is played biennially under the auspices of FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an associatio ...
* Youth championships
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FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
The FIBA U18 African Championship is an under-18 basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top two teams qualify directly to the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World ...
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FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
The FIBA U18 Women's African Championship is an under-18 Women's basketball, basketball championship in the International Basketball Federation, International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The tournament is held biennially. The top t ...
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FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship
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FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women
Clubs
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Basketball Africa League
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FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
The FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup is the highest continental tournament in African women's basketball. It is the counterpart of the men's basketball competition FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. It is organized by the FIBA Africa and played by ...
*Former competitions
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FIBA Africa Basketball League''
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African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup''
Current champions
Nations
3×3 Africa Cup
Clubs
Summer Olympics record
Men
Women
World Championship record
Men
Women
See also
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Sport in Africa Association football (also known as soccer) is the most popular sport in almost all African countries, and in 2010 South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup.
Some African nations, like Kenya and Ethiopia, are very domi ...
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Basketball in Africa
References
External links
FIBA AFRICA WEBSITE
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba Africa
1961 establishments in Egypt
Sports organizations established in 1961
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
Basketball in Africa
Sport in Abidjan
Organisations based in Cairo