{"id":4935,"date":"2025-07-11T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T18:38:26","slug":"africas-basketball-queens-set-for-battle-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/africas-basketball-queens-set-for-battle-in-cote-divoire","title":{"rendered":"Africa\u2019s basketball queens set for battle in C\u00f4te d’Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Africa\u2019s top women\u2019s basketball teams are all set to head to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire for a high-stakes battle that could reshape the continent\u2019s place on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.- Africa is gearing up for a historic showdown as the Women\u2019s AfroBasket tournament takes place in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/strong> for the very first time. Twelve of the continent\u2019s fiercest basketball teams are ready to battle it out on the court, all with one goal in mind, continental glory and a golden ticket to the global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all unfolds in the week-long event from July 26 to August 3. Preparation is well underway with the squads involved in finalising rosters, training camps and crafting game plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 FIBA Women\u2019s AfroBasket<\/strong> extravaganza isn\u2019t just a match but an all-important rehearsal for teams aiming to make waves at the Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup. FIBA, the International Basketball Federation (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Basketball), said that Africa plays a huge role in the global event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe team that wins the 2025 FIBA Women\u2019s AfroBasket will qualify directly for the FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup 2026<\/strong>. They will also participate in the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournaments, in March 2026, along with the teams that finish second, third and fourth in the final standings,\u201d said FIBA in a statement on its official website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Africa\u2019s four spots and Nigeria\u2019s quest for history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FIBA said Africa will have a total of four representatives<\/strong> in the FIBA Women\u2019s World Cup qualifying tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria is set to be a top contender due to its past wins, along with host city C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and other competing countries Uganda, Cameroon, Egypt, Rwanda, Guinea, Mali, Angola, Senegal, South Sudan and Mozambique, all committed to providing action-packed performances<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigeria<\/strong> is chasing a fifth straight title after dominating the last four women\u2019s tournaments without losing a single game. No team in the past 20 years has claimed five straight continental titles, yet Nigeria is hoping to make history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buzz in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire is hard to miss, with excitement building for what could be one of the most important times in African basketball history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Ghana\u2019s gaming industry supports Purple Month campaign with hefty donation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa\u2019s top women\u2019s basketball teams are all set to head to C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire for a high-stakes battle that could reshape the continent\u2019s place on the world stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":4937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The article details the upcoming FIBA Women\u2019s AfroBasket tournament in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, featuring twelve national teams competing for continental glory and qualification spots for the 2026 FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup. Nigeria aims for a historic fifth consecutive title, highlighting the growing prominence of women's basketball in Africa.","focusai_entities":"FIBA, Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Egypt, Rwanda, Guinea, Mali, Angola, Senegal, South Sudan, Mozambique","focusai_location":"C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Africa, Ghana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Africa Betting GGR?","query":"What is the projected GGR growth for the sports betting vertical in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and other West African markets, considering the increasing popularity of major sporting events like the FIBA Women's AfroBasket and its potential impact on player acquisition?"},{"label":"Market Entry Strategy?","query":"How might the heightened visibility of women's basketball in Africa influence B2C operator market entry strategies, B2B supplier partnerships, and regulatory compliance considerations in emerging jurisdictions like C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60017,60012],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-4935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportsbetting-news","category-west-africa","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4935"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4958,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4935\/revisions\/4958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}