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]

## History

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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]

## Presidents

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1. Azer Ishak (1965–1974)
2. Tony Khory (1974–1977)
3. Akram Nagy (1977–1991)
4. Mohamed Hassanein Omran (1991–2002)
5. Telal Ben Badr Seaod (2003–2015)
6. Ismail Elkarakawy (2015–present)

## Competitions

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### For nations

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* Arab Basketball Championship (1974)
* Arab U18 Basketball Championship
* Arab Women's Basketball Championship (1983)
* Arab Women's U18 Basketball Championship

* Arab 3x3 Basketball Championship
* Arab U18 3x3 Basketball Championship
* Arab Women's 3x3 Basketball Championship
* Arab Women's U18 3x3 Basketball Championship

### For clubs

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* Arab Club Basketball Championship
* Arab Women's Club Basketball Championship

### Related competition

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* Basketball at the Arab Games (men & women)

## References

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1. ^ a b "تاريخ الإتحاد العربي لكره السله - ARAB BASKETBALL CONFEDERATION". 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2022-10-16.

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National basketball associations of the (ABC)

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Egypt
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Libya
* Morocco
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Sudan
* Syria
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

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Sports governing bodies in the Arab World

Team Sports|

* Baseball (ABF)
* Basketball (ABC)
* Cricket (ACF)
* Football (UAFA)
* Handball (AHF)
* Hockey (Field) (AFHF)
* Ice hockey (AIHF)
* Minifootball (AMF)
* Rugby (ARF)
* Volleyball (AVA)

Individual Sports|

* Archery (AAF)
* Athletics (AATF)
* Badminton (ABF)
* Boxing (ABXF)
* Chess (ACF)
* Cycling (ACF)
* Gymnastics (AGC)
* Judo (AJF)
* Karate (AKF)
* Sailing (AAC)
* Squash (ASF)
* Swimming (ASC)
* Taekwondo (ATF)
* Tennis (ATF)

Olympics (UANOC) • Paralympics (UANPC)

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National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)

FIBA Africa|

* ALG
* ANG
* BEN
* BOT
* BUR
* BDI
* CMR
* CPV
* CAF
* CHA
* COM
* CGO
* COD
* CIV
* DJI
* EGY
* GEQ
* ERI
* ETH
* GAB
* GAM
* GHA
* GUI
* GBA
* KEN
* LES
* LBR
* LBA
* MAD
* MAW
* MLI
* MTN
* MRI
* MAR
* MOZ
* NAM
* NIG
* NGR
* RWA
* RSA
* STP
* SENl
* SEY
* SLE
* SOM
* SSD
* SUD
* SWZ
* TAN
* TGA
* TUN
* UGA
* ZAM
* ZIM

FIBA Americas|

* ANT
* ARG
* AUR
* BAH
* BAR
* BER
* BIZ
* BOL
* BRA
* BVI
* CAN
* CAY
* CHI
* COL
* CRC
* CUB
* DMA
* DOM
* ECU
* ESA
* GRN
* GUA
* GUY
* HAI
* HON
* JAM
* MEX
* MSR
* AHO
* NCA
* PAN
* PAR
* PER
* PUR
* MSR
* SKN
* VIN
* SUR
* TCA
* TRI
* URU
* USA
* ISV
* VEN

FIBA Asia|

* AFG
* BRN
* BAN
* BHU
* BRN
* CAM
* CHN
* PRK
* HKG
* IND
* INA
* IRI
* IRQ
* JPN
* JOR
* KAZ
* KGZ
* KOR
* KUW
* LAO
* LIB
* MAC
* MAS
* MDV
* MGL
* MYA
* NEP
* OMA
* PAK
* PLE
* PHI
* QAT
* KSA
* SIN
* SRI
* SYR
* TJK
* THA
* TKM
* TPE
* UAE
* UZB
* VIE
* YEM

FIBA Europe|

* ALB
* AND
* ARM
* AUT
* AZE
* BLR
* BEL
* BIH
* BUL
* CRO
* CYP
* CZE
* DEN
* ENG
* EST
* ESP
* FIN
* FRA
* GEO
* GER
* GIB
* GBR
* GRE
* HUN
* ISL
* IRL
* ISR
* ITA
* KOS
* LAT
* LTU
* LUX
* MDA
* MKD
* MLT
* MNE
* MON
* NED
* NOR
* POL
* POR
* ROM
* RUS
* SMR
* SCO
* SRB
* SVK
* SLO
* SWE
* SUI
* TUR
* UKR
* WAL

FIBA Oceania|

* ASA
* AUS
* COK
* FIJ
* FSM
* GUM
* KIR
* MHL
* NRU
* NCL
* NZL
* NMI
* PLW
* PNG
* SAM
* SOL
* TAH
* TGA
* TUV
* VAN
* Wallis & Futuna

* Pinnacle Events
* Olympics
* World Cup

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