The FIBA Regional Office-Asia has granted the Philippines the hosting rights for the 2027 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup.
“We are excited to return to the Philippines for a FIBA Asia event,” said Hagop Khajirian, FIBA Executive Director-Asia.
“We believe hosting the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup event in the Philippines, where basketball has a passionate following, will help FIBA’s efforts to promote women’s basketball in Asia. The event will also serve as a boost to the SBP’s efforts to promote women’s basketball in the Philippines,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) expressed its delight at being named host for the Asian flagship women’s tournament in 2027.
“The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is proud to be the host for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2027. The federation has always been an ardent partner of FIBA in prioritizing the growth of women’s basketball, and it’s about time for the Philippines to do even more,” said SBP President Mr. Alfredo S. Panlilio.
Panlilio later emphasized the perfect timing of the hosting opportunity and how it can be used to strengthen the Philippine women’s basketball team.
“The timing is perfect for the Philippines to host this competition as women’s basketball in the country currently has great momentum behind it with the foundation of a women’s professional league and some of our national team players getting opportunities to play abroad,” he added.
This will be the first time in over a decade that the Philippines will host a continental basketball tournament. The last time the country welcomed such an event was in 2013, when Manila staged the FIBA Asia Cup. Since then, the Philippines has played host to several major international competitions, most notably the successful staging of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. | via Clarence Concepcion | Photo via FIBA
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