The team won the African Basketball Championship twice.

It became the first Sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the Basketball World Cup.

Their first title came in 1974 when they hosted the tournament and beat Senegal 72–67 in the final.

They hoisted the trophy again in 1987 by defeating Egypt 94–87 for the championship.

[4] This was the Central African Republic team for the AfroBasket 2017.