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2025 Women's Afrobasket
The 2025 AfroBasket Women will be the 29th edition of the tournament and held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The top four teams will qualify for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. Nigeria are the four-time defending champions, having beaten Senegal at the previous edition in Kigali, Rwanda. Host selection Ivory Coast won the hosting rights for the first time ever on 26 March 2024. 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. Of the qualified teams, eleven appeared at the previous edition. Due to the lack of teams taking part, FIBA Africa awarded four wildcards rather than the usual two. 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 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is the most populous French language, French-speaking city in West Africa. The city expanded quickly after the construction of a new wharf in 1931, followed by its designation as the capital city of the then-French colony in 1933. The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled Abidjan to become an important sea port. Abidjan remained the capital of Ivory Coast after its independence from France in 1960. In 1983, the city of Yamoussoukro was designated as the official political capita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda Women's National Basketball Team
Uganda women's national basketball team also known as The Gazelles is the national basketball team representing Uganda at world basketball competitions for women. It is administered by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA). African Championship record * 1997 – 9th * 2015 – 10th * 2023 – 7th * 2025 – ''Qualified'' Current roster Roster for the 2023 Women's Afrobasket The 2023 AfroBasket Women was the 26th edition of the tournament and held from 28 July to 5 August 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria won their fourth consecutive and sixth overall title after defeating Senegal in the final. Host selection Rwanda .... See also * Uganda women's national under-19 basketball team * Uganda women's national 3x3 team References External linksFIBA profile at FIBA Archive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2025 Sports Events In Africa
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers. Numerous religious holidays occurred during August in ancient Rome. Certain meteor showers take place in August. The Kappa Cygnids occur in August, with yearly dates varying. The Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs as early as July 10 and ends around August 10. The Southern Delta Aquariids occur from mid-July to mid-August, with the peak usually around July 28–29. The Perseids, a major meteor shower, typically takes place between July 17 and August 24, with the peak days varying yearly. The star cluster of Messier 30 is best observed around August. Among the aborigines of the Canary Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 2025 Sports Events In Africa
July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honour of Roman general Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., being the month of his birth. Before then it was called Quintilis, being the fifth month of the calendar that started with March. It is on average the warmest month in most of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of summer, and the coldest month in much of the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the second month of winter. The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern Hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere. "Dog days" are considered to begin in early July in the Northern Hemisphere, when the hot sultry weather of summer usually starts. Spring lambs born in late winter or early spring are usually sold before 1 July. Symbols July's birthstone is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment. Its birth flowers are the lark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
