The Libyan national basketball team represents Libya in international basketball matches and is controlled by the Kurat As-Sallah al-Leebiyyah (Libyan Basketball Federation). Libya has been an official affiliate of FIBA since 1961.
They finished 5th at the African Basketball Championship twice. The country hosted the AfroBasket 2009 event where they finished 11th, ahead of heavily favored Morocco and Mozambique.
Libya became a member of FIBA in 1961 but has made only sporadic appearances at AfroBasket, participating in 1965, 1970, and 1978, before hosting the tournament in 2009 in Tripoli and Benghazi. As hosts, they finished 11th with a 3âÂÂ4 record. The tournament that year was played at the African Union Arena (Tripoli) and Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena (Benghazi).
Following the 2009 AfroBasket, Libya endured a prolonged absence from the continental stage until the qualifying cycle for AfroBasket 2025. In a dramatic turn in **February 2024**, they upset Morocco in the Zone 1 Pre-Qualifiers in Monastir, TunisiaâÂÂwinning on aggregate to advance to the main qualification round.
In the first qualifying window, Libya posted a strong 2âÂÂ1 record: earning a thrilling overtime win against Nigeria (89âÂÂ82), falling narrowly to Cape Verde, and defeating Uganda (71âÂÂ59).
Their qualifier campaign continued with momentum in the second window, finishing with a 4âÂÂ2 recordâÂÂincluding key wins over Cape Verde and UgandaâÂÂthereby securing their first AfroBasket qualification in 16 years. The achievement sparked widespread celebrations across Libya, particularly in Tripoli, where fans welcomed them with singing, fireworks, and national pride.
Central to this renaissance was team captain Mohamed Sadi, who etched his name into AfroBasket lore by recording the first-ever triple-double in tournament qualifying historyâÂÂ24 points, 12 assists, and 10 steals in the opening qualifier against Nigeria.
Libya also enjoyed regional success, capturing a silver medal at the **2023 Arab Nations Championship** in CairoâÂÂtheir first final appearance in the tournamentâÂÂafter falling to hosts Egypt in the final.
Overall, Libya has competed in many international competitions, including the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games, and the 2007 Pan Arab Games. The Libyan national team participated in the FIBA Africa Championship games four times, in 1965, 1970, 1978 and 2009, where they placed fifth, fifth, tenth and eleventh respectively.
Yet to qualify
Yet to qualify
Never participated
Beginning with the 2018 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.
Beginning with the 2017 event, regular basketball was replaced by 3x3 basketball.
Team for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket.
At the 2015 Afrobasket qualification:
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Team for the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.
2009: Nike