Women's Basketball League Africa 2026: FAP Books Ticket

F orces Armées et Police (FAP) of Cameroon and the Democratic Re­ public of the Congo’s CNSS have qualified for the Women’s Basketball League Africa (WBLA), which will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 11 to 20 De­ cember, 2026. The two basketball po­ werhouses picked their tickets to the competition after emerging as finalists in the Zone 4 qualifiers, which ended yesterday, October 28, 2026, in Braz­ zaville, Congo. At the time of this report, the two teams were playing in the zonal final to determine who would emerge as the champion of the zone. In the semi-finals on October 27, 2026, FAP narrowly defeated ASB Hatari of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 66–62. Damaris Emédié was one of the main architects of FAP’s triumph. Her impressive double-double performance, in which she led the scoring with 27 points; shooting 10-of-21 from inside and 7-of-13 from the free-throw line; and pulled down 18 rebounds, was cru­ cial to the team’s success. She also provided two assists and one block, fi­ nishing with an efficiency rating of 28 after playing just over 35 minutes before fouling o...