Di Ivorian Basketball Federation (FIBB) don approve one 2026-2027 calendar wey full packed for one ordinary general assembly dem hold on Saturday 4 October for Palais des Sports for Treichville. All di mandators unanimously adopt di programme of activities and budgets for di new season, wey go run from 1 September 2026 reach 23 May 2027.
Across all di national competitions, 108 teams from 237 affiliated structures go contest 572 fixtures, and dem get one provisional budget of around 542 million FCFA to support am. Di Supercoupe Général Dem Aly Justin go officially open di season on 31 October, and di championships go kick off between 1 and 15 November 2026. Di Ligue Jeunes go operate for eight competition zones — four for Abidjan and four for di interior — plus dem go strengthen referee training.
Di international calendar go start with di 2027 World Cup qualifying window for February for Abidjan, then di U19 World Cup for Czech Republic, AfroCAN for Kigali, di U16 Afrobasket boys and girls for Tunis, di Women's AfroBasket for Yaoundé and di senior World Cup for Doha, Qatar. Dem estimate say di international commitments go cost 1.254 billion FCFA.
Di federation point to di recent results as proof say di country dey grow for standing — Ivory Coast win di U16 African title for 2025 and di U18 title for 2026.
