Arab Basketball Confederation

Association crest
Founded	1956
Headquarters	Cairo, Egypt
FIBA affiliation	FIBA Africa FIBA Asia
Website	arab.basketball

The Arab Basketball Confederation (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة السلة) or simply ABC is a basketball association for countries in the Arab world. It organises the Arab Basketball Championship for national teams in the men and women categories, as well as club championships.^[1]

It was founded in 1956 with nine founding members: Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Algeria and Egypt. The first president was Azer Ishak from Egypt and the headquarters were agreed to be Beirut in Lebanon. In 1975, the first Arab Basketball Championship for national teams was organised in Baghdad.^[1]

Period	Name
1965–1974	Azer Ishak
1974–1977	Tony Khory
1977–1991	Akram Nagy
1991–2002	Mohamed Hassanein Omran
2003–2015	Telal Ben Badr Seaod
2015–present	Ismail Elkarakawy

All Arab Basketball Confederation (ABC) members are drawn from Arab countries across Africa and Asia.

Country	Continental Confederation	Regional Sub‑confederation	Year
United Arab Emirates	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Jordan	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Bahrain	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Djibouti	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1998
Saudi Arabia	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Sudan	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1978
Syria	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Somalia	FIBA Africa	CECAFA	1974
Iraq	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Oman	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Palestine	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1974
Qatar	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Kuwait	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1976
Lebanon	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Libya	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Egypt	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Yemen	FIBA Asia	West Asia	1978
Algeria	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1974
Tunisia	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1976
Morocco	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1976
Mauritania	FIBA Africa	UNAF	1989
Comoros	FIBA Africa	COSAFA	2003

Competition		Edition	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition	Dates
National teams (Men)
Arab Basketball Championship		2025	Algeria	2nd	Tunisia		TBD	TBD
Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship		2024	Egypt	1st	Jordan		TBD	TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games		2023	Lebanon	2nd	Qatar		TBD	TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games		2023	Saudi Arabia	1st	United Arab Emirates		TBD	TBD
Arab U18 Basketball Championship		2025	Bahrain	1st	Algeria		TBD	TBD
Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship		2025	Qatar	1st	Kuwait		TBD	TBD
National teams (Women)
Arab Women's Basketball Championship		2025	Egypt	6th	Tunisia		TBD	TBD
Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship		2024	Jordan	1st	Egypt		TBD	TBD
Basketball at the Arab Games Women's		2023	Morocco	2nd	Algeria		TBD	TBD
3x3 basketball at the Arab Games Women's		2023	Egypt	1st	Tunisia		TBD	TBD
Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship		2024	Lebanon	3rd	Jordan		TBD	TBD
Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship		2025	Qatar	1st	Kuwait		TBD	TBD
Club teams (Men)
Arab Club Basketball Championship		2025	Lebanon Sagesse	3rd	Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC		TBD	TBD
Club teams (Women)
Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship		2025	Jordan Shabab Al-Fuheis	1st	Algeria GS Kocidar		TBD	TBD

Men's national teams Rankings are calculated by FIBA.[2] ABC FIBA Country Points +/− Confederation 1 28  Lebanon 404.9 +2 FIBA Asia 2 38  Jordan 337.0 0 FIBA Asia 3 44  Egypt 296.8 −2 FIBA Africa 4 49  Tunisia 278.2 +1 FIBA Africa 5 63  Saudi Arabia 198.5 +1 FIBA Asia 6 72  Syria 152.9 +2 FIBA Asia 7 73  Bahrain 151.3 −3 FIBA Asia 8 78  Qatar 134.4 +5 FIBA Asia 9 85  Iraq 122.3 +4 FIBA Asia 10 91  Libya 112.5 +5 FIBA Africa 11 98  Palestine 90.9 0 FIBA Asia 12 105  United Arab Emirates 83.4 −1 FIBA Asia 13 109  Kuwait 74.4 0 FIBA Asia 14 116  Morocco 72.1 0 FIBA Africa 15 121  Algeria 69.5 0 FIBA Africa 16 135  Somalia 55.8 0 FIBA Africa 17 146  Oman 43.1 0 FIBA Asia 18 160  Comoros – – FIBA Africa Last updated 6 January 2026

Women's national teams Rankings are calculated by FIBA.[3] ABC FIBA Country Points +/− Confederation 1 66  Morocco 1399.536 2 FIBA Africa 2 44  Egypt 152.3 0 FIBA Africa 3 38  Lebanon 187.6 1 FIBA Asia 4 49  Tunisia 141.2 0 FIBA Africa 5 72  Jordan 118.7 2 FIBA Asia Last updated 6 January 2026

Legend

Team	1950	1954	1959	1963	1967	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2019	2023	2027	Total
Algeria	Part of France													R1 15th	•	•	•	×	×		1
Egypt  United Arab Republic 1959, 1970	R2 5th		R1 11th			R1 13th					R1 16th	R1 14th		•	×	•	R1 24th	•	R1 20th		7
Jordan														•	•	R1 23rd	•	R1 28th	R1 32nd		3
Lebanon														R1 16th	R1 17th	R1 20th	•	•	R1 23rd		4
Qatar														•	R1 21st	•	•	•	×	Q	2
Tunisia														•	•	R1 24th	•	R1 20th	•		2
Total	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	3	1	2	3	TBD

Notes:

• Teams that failed to qualify to the semifinal round at the 1986 championship were ranked tied for 13th.
• In 2006, when the tournament expanded to 24 teams (four preliminary round groups of six teams each), teams that finished 5th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 17th, while teams that finished 6th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 21st. Teams eliminated in round of 16 were ranked tied for 9th.

Nation	1936	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	Appearances
Egypt	15th	19th	9th					16th	12th		12th	12th										7
Iraq		22nd																				1
Morocco	A						16th															1
Tunisia																		11th				1
Nations	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

^{^A} The NOC was not member of the IOC.

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Nation	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2025	2026	2027	Total
Egypt	14th	–	16th	18th	–	–	18th	–	–			4
Jordan	–	–	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–			1
Lebanon	21st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–				1
Qatar	–	1st	5th	6th	–	12th	–	–	–			4
Tunisia	–	11th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Total	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	TBD	TBD

Team	1953	1957	1959	1964	1967	1971	1975	1979	1983	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Total
Tunisia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Nation	2012	2014	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	2025	2026	2027	Total
Bahrain	–	–	–	19th	–	–	–	–	–			1
Egypt	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	13th	–			2
Jordan	22nd	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Syria	–	21st	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Tunisia	–	18th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			1
Total	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	TBD	TBD