- KPA finish sixth in the 2025 Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA).
- The nine-day tournament, featuring 12 teams, was held in December at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt.
- KPA advanced to the quarterfinals, where they suffered a narrow 79–73 defeat to APR Rwanda.
The national basketball champions, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), finished sixth at the 2025 Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA) following a nine-day tournament held at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports Hall in Cairo, Egypt.
KPA advanced to the quarterfinals, where they suffered a narrow 79-73 defeat to APR Rwanda- a team they had previously faced during the Zone Five qualifiers at Nyayo Stadium.
Their journey continued in the fifth-place semifinals, where they triumphed over Ivory Coast’s C.N.S.S with an 81-66 victory.
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KPA finish sixth in the 2025 Women’s Basketball League Africa
This win propelled them into the fifth-place playoff, but they ultimately fell to Sporting Clube de Luanda 74-67, finalizing their sixth-place standing.
The team ended the tournament with three wins and three losses- a respectable run this season, though they were unable to match their 2023 achievement of a third-place finish.
It was a good tournament; we gave our best. It’s unfortunate that we did not win, but we enjoyed ourselves throughout. Basketball is really growing, and this is an opportunity for upcoming young talent to build on what they’ve learned,” said KPA’s Betty Kananu after Sunday’s final match.
The Dockers were led by Libyan head coach Babil Kabalan, who took over from long-serving coach Anthony Ojukwu.
The squad performed strongly under the leadership of USA-born Alexus Johnson, who excelled throughout the competition.
She led the team with averages of 20.3 efficiency, 9.7 rebounds, and 15.2 points per game.
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Another new signing, American shooting guard Sara Nicole Dickey, also impressed, contributing 17.3 points and 17.8 efficiency per game.
With this performance concluded, KPA will now return home and prepare for the 2026 season, aiming to re-enter the continental showcase and deliver an even stronger campaign.
Al Ahly claim historic 2025 WBLA title in Cairo
Meanwhile, hosts Al Ahly Sporting Club claimed their first-ever African title.
They became the second Egyptian club to win the competition, following Sporting Alexandria’s victories in 2022 and 2023.
Al Ahly was the only undefeated team, finishing with a perfect 6–0 record. They were followed by three-time African champions Ferroviário de Maputo, who ended with a 5–1 record.
In the third-place playoff, held two hours before the final, Rwanda’s APR edged out Senegal’s ASC Ville de Dakar 90–84 in overtime to secure the bronze medal for the second consecutive year.
Last year, APR also defeated the hosts, ASC Ville de Dakar, in the third-place match at the packed Marius N’Diaye Gymnasium in Dakar.
Earlier that day, Rwanda’s REG secured seventh place with a 77–72 victory over DR Congo’s CNSS.
Al Ahly’s Raneem Elgedawy was named the 2025 WBLA Most Valuable Player.
She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Aliyah Matharu (ASC Ville de Dakar), Yacine Diop (APR), Ingvild Mucauro (Ferroviario de Maputo), and Hagar Amer (Al Ahly Sporting Club).
