Senegal played host to the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 qualifying tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Aya Traore, Fatou Dieng and Aminata Nar Diop was nominated for the Competition best five.

Senegal qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, in which 16 teams from across the globe competed.

The Senegalese team lost the semi-final game to the champion Angola, 43–46, after winning all 7 matches at the 2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women at Mozambique.

The Senegalese team won the title after two losing games against Angola, 46–50, and Nigeria, 62–70, in the first round.

The teammates of Aya Traore (21 points) opened their turbo in the quarterfinals when they beat the Basketball at the 2015 African Games Champion (10 days before), (57–38).

In the semi-finals Astou Traore (17 points), Fatou Dieng (4 assists), Mame Marie Sy (8 rebounds) and their teammates beat the double champion and favorite Angola, 56–54, and got the final ticket for their 17th final and 21st participation.