Ask anyone what defines a great basketball player, and the answer is almost always height. In a sport built on size and reach, it’s usually the towering figures who dominate the headlines. Yet at the ...

Mali’s men’s basketball team delivered one of the defining performances of The 2025 FIBA Men’s AfroBasket, defeating Senegal 88-80 in a semi-final contest that felt like more than just a single result ...

In August, FIBA's AfroBasket tournament will begin, as the best countries throughout the African continent will compete for a title. 16 teams will be playing, including Libya, which will be coached by ...

D’Tigress defeated Senegal 75-68 on Saturday to reach the final of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The win follows D’Tigress’ 83-47 quarterfinal triumph over Cameroon and ...

Qualifying for FIBA AfroBasket 2025 resumes on Friday, Feb. 21, with 20 teams set for action. Teams will compete in a round-robin within their group, with each squad playing two games in three days.

Rwanda point guard Destiney Philoxy has expressed optimism of winning win something for her country at the forthcoming FIBA Women’s Afrobasket that will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from July ...

While it lacks the star power of the upcoming EuroBasket tournament, FIBA’s 2025 AfroBasket event, which tipped off on Tuesday, features a pair of NBA players. Second-year Pelicans center Yves Missi ...

Eric Mutoro of Kenya Morans (center) in action against Senegal during the FIBA Africa World Cup qualifiers in Dakar in Senegal.[Courtesy-FIBA] Kenya Morans have been pitted against champions Tunisia ...

It’s a moment of double triumph for Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress with confirmation of their ticket to the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s ...

Nigeria’s historic fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s AfroBasket title may have stolen the headlines on Sunday night, but the closing ceremony in Abidjan also shone a spotlight on the individual ...