2023 Africa Women's Basketball League
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates8–17 December 2023
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Official website
Official website

The 2023 Africa Women's Basketball League is the 27th season of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League, the top tier basketball league for women's teams in Africa. The tournament began on December 8 and ended on December 17, 2023, and it will be held entirely in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.[1] This is the first season under the new name.[2]

Egyptian side Sporting Alexandria are the defending champions, beating Costa do Sol of Mozambique, 65–58, in the final held in Maputo.[3]

Name change

On 15 December 2022, FIBA Africa changed the name of the tournament to the Africa Women's Basketball League.[2]

Qualification

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host team 1 Egypt Sporting Alexandria
Qualification Zone 1 1
Qualification Zone 2 1
Qualification Zone 3 1
Qualification Zone 4[4] 3–5 November 2023 Cameroon Yaounde 2 Cameroon OverDose Up Station

Cameroon Universite Douala

Qualification Zone 5[5] 28 October–4 November 2023 Rwanda Kigali 2 Kenya KPA

Rwanda REG

Qualification Zone 6 2 Angola Primeiro de Agosto

Angola Interclube

Qualification Zone 7 1
Total10

Format

The ten teams are divided in two groups of five. The first four qualify for the play-offs which are all played in single-elimination games.

Preliminary Round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 December 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 December 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

References

  1. ↑ "Cairo - Host City". FIBA.basketball.
  2. 1 2 "FIBA Africa Central Board approves schedule of 2023 General Assembly and Elections". FIBA.basketball.
  3. ↑ "Sporting Alexandria crowned 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women winners". FIBA.basketball.
  4. ↑ "Overdose Up Station, Universite Douala claim qualification tickets for AWBL". FIBA.basketball.
  5. ↑ "REG, KPA make final to qualify for AWBL". FIBA.basketball.
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