The FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship was a men's and women's basketball club competition for teams in FIBA Africa's Zone 5, which exists of teams in East Africa. The winners of the zone championship qualified for the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup (later the FIBA Africa Basketball League).[1] The tournament was held annually in October, with teams qualifying through their domestic leagues.
| Organising body | FIBA Africa |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| First season | 1985 |
| Folded | 2018 |
| Countries | Zone 5 member countries |
| Confederation | FIBA Africa |
| Number of teams | 6–15 |
| International cup(s) | FIBA Africa Basketball League |
| Last champions |  Al Ahly (1st title) (2018) |
| Most championships |  Co-op Bank(5 titles) |
The last competition was played in 2018, after which no championship has been held anymore, although East African team play each other in the Road to BAL, but no regional championship title is awarded anymore.
Co-op Bank from Kenya holds the record for most championships with five titles. Kenya was the most successful nation as well with as many as nine titles that were attributed to teams from the country.
Results
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Statistics
editPerformance by club
edit| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Bank
|
5 | 0 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2010 | — |
 Urunani
|
3 | 1 | 2011, 2013, 2014 | 2012 |
 APR
|
3 | 1 | 2002, 2007, 2008 | — |
| KCB Lions
|
2 | 0 | 2005, 2006 | — |
 City Oilers
|
2 | 1 | 2016, 2017 | 2015 |
| Espoir
|
1 | 1 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Gezira
|
1 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| Post Bank
|
1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| Ulinzi Warriors
|
1 | 1 | 2003 | 2016 |
 Savio
|
1 | 0 | 2002 | — |
 Cobra
|
1 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| Al Ahly
|
1 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| Falcons
|
1 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| Kyambogo Warriors
|
0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
| KPA
|
0 | 1 | — | 2014 |
| Smouha
|
0 | 1 | — | 2018 |
| Patriots
|
0 | 1 | — | 2017 |
Performance by country
edit| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
9 | 2 |
| Rwanda
|
4 | 3 |
| Uganda
|
3 | 2 |
| Burundi
|
3 | 1 |
| Egypt
|
2 | 1 |
| Tanzania
|
1 | 0 |
References
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- ^ "Savio, Lioness reduced to novices at Fiba tourney". The Citizen. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Bishumba, Richard (27 July 2013). "Espoir eye FIBA Africa zone five title defence". The New Times. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Bishumba, Richard (27 February 2015). "Owuor weighs in on the future of APR BC". The New Times. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Reporter, Times (7 December 2009). "2009 Fiba-Africa Club Championships". The New Times. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Mugarura, Richard (25 August 2014). "Title-holders Urunani withdraw from Zone 5 Hoops tournament". The New Times. Retrieved 22 September 2024. Cite error: The named reference ":3" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Kyeyune, Darren Allan (26 August 2012). "Dmark Power labour to finish third". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Urunani run away with Zone 5 men 's title". www.michezoafrika.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "City Oilers are Zone Five Champions". URN.
- ^ "Zone V Preliminaries". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "City Oilers qualify for FIBA Africa Champions Cup 2017". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ admin (11 October 2018). "Al Ahly wins Zone; returns to African stage". Basket Ball Ghana. Retrieved 22 September 2024.