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2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket

The 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was the 27th edition of this biennial championship organized by FIBA Africa. The tournament was held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 26 July to 3 August 2025.

Host selection
Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024. Ivory Coast previously bid for 2021 before they withdraw which was eventually awarded to Cameroon. ==Qualification==
Qualification
Excluding the hosts and automatically qualified teams, nine teams entered regional qualification. Games were played from August 2024 to February 2025, to determine the 12 nations who will qualify for the tournament. Those teams were Egypt, Guinea, Mozambique and South Sudan. After being given a wildcard South Sudan have qualified for the first time ever. After appearing in 2023, DR Congo misses out. Uganda will participate in their second consecutive appearance for the first time ever, while Egypt break their record for consecutive appearances with seven. Hosts Ivory Coast continue their record appearance streak to five. Qualified teams ==Venue==
Venue
Similar to the AfroBasket 2013 on the men's side, the Palais des Sports de Treichville will host the tournament. ==Final draw==
Final draw
The final draw took place at 20:00 GMT on 23 April 2025 at the Hôtel des Armées in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The final draw was hosted by television presenter, Mariam Coulibaly, and former basketball player, Malick Daho. The draw started with the teams in pot 1 being placed into their respective groups. Teams in pot 1 were then put into position 1 in each group. After that, pots 2 and 3 were drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the teams in pots 2 and 3 within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). The only restriction was that only one team from Zone 5 and 6 can be in the same group. Seeding The seeding was revealed on 20 April 2025. The seeding was based on the FIBA World Rankings as of 9 February 2025. Draw ==Referees==
Referees
The following 18 referees were selected for the tournament. • Adlen Larouci • Imene Tahmi • David Domingos • Silver Houngbedji • Dorothy Okatch • Guy Sani • Aya Ahmed • Mihkel Männiste • Walelign Gebeto • Nadege Zouzou • Erick Otieno • Fanta Touré • Youssouf Maïga • Sarty Nghixulifwa • Julirys Guzmán • Didier Gaga • Ariadna Chueca • Arbia Belghith ==Squads==
Squads
Each nation has to submit a list of 12 players. ==Preliminary round==
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC±0). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
Bracket 5th place bracket Qualification to Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5th–8th place semifinals ---- Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final ==Final standings==
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders Players ;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Blocks ;Steals ;Efficiency Teams Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Efficiency Awards The awards were announced on 3 August 2025. ==Notes==
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