Stream the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 on Courtside 1891: Elite African Basketball Tournament Concludes our 2023 Summer of Women’s Basketball
Following the conclusion of FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023, Women’s Asia Cup 2023 and the Women’s AmeriCup 2023, it is the turn of Africa to shine a light on their female basketball talents when FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 tips off at the end of July. Fans across the continent and around the world asking where to stream the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 will be happy to know that Courtside 1891, the home of FIBA live streaming, is showing every tournament game live and on-demand. Fans with platform subscriptions can enjoy live coverage of the tournament, while registered Plus users get access to top highlights packages. As soon as you’re signed up, you can access FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 content from your desktop, phone, tablet or laptop with Courtside 1891.
What is FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023?
- The highest profile women’s basketball tournament in Africa
- Held every two years
- 12 nations have qualified for the 2023 edition
- All 28 matchups will be shown live and on-demand on Courtside 1891
- FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 will be hosted by Rwanda
- It is the first time Rwanda has hosted FIBA Women’s AfroBasket
- The Kigali Arena is becoming a recognised African basketball destination, having successfully hosted Basketball Africa League (BAL) games in recent years
- 15 African countries have hosted the competition since Guinea had the honor in 1966
- Nigeria is the defending champions and have won the previous three editions in 2017, 2019, and 2021
- The two finalists from this year’s competition will qualify for FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (WOQT) taking place in February 2024
When is FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023?
28th July to 5th August 2023
What times are the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 games on?
Tip-off times range between 11:30 and 21:00 local time (GMT+2).
How To Watch the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023
Courtside 1891 is the only place to find a live stream of every FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 game. As FIBA’s official streaming partner, Courtside 1891 is dedicated to showcasing the best in women’s basketball. Across the Summer of 2023, we have been proud to showcase the top continental competitions across Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa. Some games and competing national teams are subject to local market rights restrictions where official FIBA broadcast partners have exclusivity in their markets. Check out our where to watch page that will confirm where such restrictions may occur once they are confirmed.
How does the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 work?
FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 has three phases to competition play:
Group Phase:
the tournament begins with an exciting three team Group Phase. Teams across the four groups will play each other once (two games). Group Phase games will be played between Friday 28th July and 30th July.
Qualification for the Quarter-Finals:
the teams that finish 2nd and 3rd face-off in a single elimination game on Tuesday 1st August. It means the incentive to win each group is extremely high to ensure an additional rest day for the top ranked teams in each group.
Final Phase:
the winners from the Quarter-Finals (Wednesday 2nd August) move on to the Semi-Finals on Thursday 3rd August. The eliminated teams from this round play a 5th-6th Place Classification Game on the Friday ahead of the 3rd Place Game and Championship Final that take place on Saturday 5th August.
The History of FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023
FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 is the 27th edition of Africa’s biggest female basketball competition. Two nations above all others have dominated the showpiece event, Senegal and Nigeria.
Senegal is the most decorated Women’s AfroBasket team with twelve 1st place finishes. Their last title was in 2015. The golden era of this team’s success started in 1974 with their first title taking place in North Africa against Tunisia on their home court. Senegal’s most recent AfroBasket success came in 2015.
Nigeria, known as D’Tigress, defeated Mali 70-59 in the Women’s AfroBasket 2021 Final. They come into this tournament aiming to tie Senegal’s competition record of four African titles in a row. In 2019, Nigeria took the top prize away from Senegal in the Final, who were the host nation.
Mali enters the competition with the experience of participating in the FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022 and showed during AfroBasket two years ago they have the capability to have a deep tournament run.
Who are the best players in FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023?
Senegal is set to welcome back two-time MVP of Women’s AfroBasket, Aya Traore. She earned those honors the last two times that Senegal were crowned champions, in 2009 and 2015. Traore’s last campaign was in 2017 were Senegal reached the Final. Senegal is scheduled to play Mali on Sunday 30th July in a highly anticipated Group Phase match.
Egyptian hopes hang largely on the performances of Soraya Degheidy. The incredibly poised Point Guard is entering her prime at the age of 27. Egypt have been drawn in a tough Group D with defending champs Nigeria and Congo DR, who boast a strong pedigree in the competition’s formulative years.
Significant pre-tournament buzz has been building around the Women’s AfroBasket debut of Mali’s Sika Kone. She will be known to many having been picked by the Chicago Sky in the 2022 WNBA Draft. The prodigious basketball star is regarded as the best African player of her generation. The talented Center turned heads when averaging a double-double during the 2021 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup.
Angola and team anchor, Avelina Peso, will be looking to put their stamp on Group A against host nation Rwanda and Cote d’Ivoire. It has been a decade since Angola were back-to-back winners of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket and will no doubt be inspired by the national pride and positivity that came with the Angola men’s team qualifying for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Don’t rule out Mozambique making some noise with the twin talents of Leia Dongue and Tamara Seda. They will be confident of topping Group B with Cameroon and Guinea and taking the next step into AfroBasket championship contention.
Completing our list is returning MVP of the 2021 Women’s AfroBasket, Adaora Elonu, who will lead the defending champs out as Captain, in their attempt to keep Nigeria on top of the African women’s game.
How To Live Stream FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023
As the home of FIBA basketball live streaming, Courtside 1891 is the only platform with streaming access to every FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2023 game. Each game is subject to local market rights restrictions where official FIBA broadcast partners have exclusivity. Check out our where to watch page for the latest information.
