The FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U18 Women's African Championship, is a biennial international youth
basketball
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competition organised by
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Zones
The 54 federations of FIBA Africa are g ...
, where women's under-18 national teams participate.
The tournament also serves as qualification for the
FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup, where the top two teams directly qualify.
Summary
:' The Senegalese Basketball Federation relinquished the 2012 title due to age fraud by some of its players.
Medal table
MVP Awards
Participating nations
Under-19 Women's World Cup record
Top ten FIBA Youth Africa teams
Updated as of 1 January 2022 Current Africa champion
See also
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FIBA Women's AfroBasket
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FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket
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FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship for Women
The FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship for Women was a basketball competition in the International Basketball Federation, International Basketball Federation's FIBA Africa zone. The event was held only twice, in 2002 and 2006, before being cancell ...
References
External links
FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket ''www.afrobasket.com''
Official website of FIBA
{{International youth basketball (Women)
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
Women's basketball competitions in Africa between national teams