2021 Women's Afrobasket

FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021
25th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cameroon
CityYaoundé
Dates18–26 September
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (5th title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Games played28
Attendance28,000 (1,000 per game)
MVPNigeria Adaora Elonu
Top scorerEgypt Nadine Mohamed
(16.8 points per game)
Official website
Website
2019
2023

The 2021 AfroBasket Women was the 25th edition of the tournament and held from 18 to 26 September 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[1][2] The top two teams qualified for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Nigeria defended their title and won their fifth overall title after a finals win over Mali.[3] Cameroon secured bronze on home soil by defeating Senegal.[4]

  1. ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". fiba.basketball. 4 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cameroon confirmed as hosts for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021". fiba.basketball. 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria claim three-peat, pick up Women's AfroBasket 2021 crown". fiba.basketball. 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Cameroon clinch Third-Place finish after win over Senegal". fiba.basketball. 26 September 2021.