2025 FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket
| 9th FIBA Under-16 Women's African Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Rwanda |
| City | Kigali |
| Dates | 2–14 September 2025 |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ivory Coast |
| Third place | Cameroon |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
The 2025 FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket was the ninth edition of the African basketball championship for under-16 women's national teams. The tournament was played in Kigali, Rwanda, from 2 to 14 September 2025.[1][2][3][4]
This tournament also served as a qualification for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in the Czech Republic, where the top two teams qualified.
Participating teams
Group phase
All times are local (Central Africa Time; UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 99 | +7 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 106 | +5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 113 | −12 | 3 |
2 September 2025
13:30 |
| Rwanda | 60–41 | Tanzania |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–3, 0–16, 26–11, 20–11 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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5 September 2025
13:30 |
| Tunisia | 53–60 | Tanzania |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 17–18, 9–12, 9–19 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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8 September 2025
13:30 |
| Rwanda | 46–58 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 13–15, 15–17, 5–16 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 114 | +79 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 150 | +16 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 137 | +25 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 217 | −120 | 3 | 9th–11th place classification |
Source: FIBA
3 September 2025
13:30 |
| Guinea | 34–74 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 7–23, 6–18, 8–18 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
|
3 September 2025
18:30 |
| Mali | 52–44 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 11–6, 14–7, 10–16 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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6 September 2025
11:00 |
| Angola | 67–31 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–6, 16–5, 23–4 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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6 September 2025
13:30 |
| Ivory Coast | 38–65 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–11, 11–20, 12–25, 4–9 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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9 September 2025
11:00 |
| Mali | 76–32 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 15–4, 17–7, 17–9 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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9 September 2025
16:00 |
| Angola | 51–54 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 10–8, 6–17, 16–17 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 87 | +168 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 144 | 153 | −9 | 5 | |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 203 | −76 | 4 | 9th–11th place classification |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 189 | −83 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
4 September 2025
11:00 |
| Morocco | 49–55 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 15–14, 14–10, 4–16 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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4 September 2025
16:00 |
| Egypt | 73–38 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–14, 17–11, 21–8, 20–5 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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7 September 2025
13:30 |
| Kenya | 29–92 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 5–21, 9–20, 7–22, 8–29 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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7 September 2025
16:00 |
| Cameroon | 44–37 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 5–9, 11–8, 12–10 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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10 September 2025
13:30 |
| Egypt | 90–20 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–5, 22–4, 31–3, 27–8 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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10 September 2025
16:00 |
| Cameroon | 62–43 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 17–7, 10–9, 18–14 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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9th–11th place classification
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 74 | +21 | 4 |
| 10 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 3 |
| 11 | Guinea | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 107 | −23 | 2 |
Source: FIBA
11 September 2025
11:00 |
| Kenya | 55–48 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 17–14, 12–12, 14–9 | ||
LDK Gymnasium, Kigali
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12 September 2025
11:00 |
| Morocco | 43–38 | Kenya |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–10, 10–9, 12–5, 14–14 | ||
LDK Gymnasium, Kigali
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13 September 2025
11:00 |
| Guinea | 36–52 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–12, 20–18, 6–16, 7–6 | ||
LDK Gymnasium, Kigali
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Playoff brackets
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
1 Egypt | 83 | |||||||||
| 13 September | ||||||||||
8 Tanzania | 25 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 72 | |||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 50 | |||||||||
4 Tunisia | 42 | |||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
5 Cameroon | 62 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 66 | |||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 54 | |||||||||
2 Mali | 57 | |||||||||
| 13 September | ||||||||||
7 Angola | 41 | |||||||||
| Mali | 40 | |||||||||
| 11 September | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 45 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
3 Rwanda | 41 | |||||||||
| 14 September | ||||||||||
6 Ivory Coast | 69 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | 55 | |||||||||
| Mali | 53 | |||||||||
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Playoff results
Quarterfinals
11 September 2025
11:00 |
| Egypt | 83–25 | Tanzania |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 25–5, 21–9, 20–4 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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11 September 2025
13:30 |
| Mali | 57–41 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–8, 16–17, 13–10, 10–6 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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11 September 2025
16:00 |
| Tunisia | 42–62 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 14–22, 3–14, 13–12 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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11 September 2025
18:30 |
| Rwanda | 41–69 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 10–9, 9–19, 12–22 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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7th place match
12 September 2025
13:30 |
| Tanzania | 70–59 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 17–14, 18–17, 16–14 | ||
LDK Gymnasium, Kigali
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5th place match
12 September 2025
16:00 |
| Angola | 67–40 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–10, 15–9, 15–10, 16–11 | ||
LDK Gymnasium, Kigali
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Semifinals
13 September 2025
11:00 |
| Mali | 40–45 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–8, 10–9, 11–14, 9–14 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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13 September 2025
13:30 |
| Egypt | 72–50 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 19–14, 16–8, 18–13 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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3rd place match
14 September 2025
11:00 |
| Cameroon | 55–53 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 15–10, 3–24, 24–6 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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Final
14 September 2025
16:00 |
| Egypt | 66–54 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 7–16, 24–8, 13–17 | ||
Petit Stade, Kigali
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Egypt | |
| Ivory Coast | |
| Cameroon | |
| 4 | Mali |
| 5 | Angola |
| 6 | Rwanda |
| 7 | Tanzania |
| 8 | Tunisia |
| 9 | Morocco |
| 10 | Kenya |
| 11 | Guinea |
| Qualified for the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup |
References
- ^ "2025 FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket official website". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "African Championships U16". www.afrobasket.com.
- ^ "FIBA U16 AfroBasket Women". www.africabasket.net.
- ^ "2025 FIBA U16 Women's AfroBasket". www.sofascore.com.