1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1968
2nd FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Republic
DatesSeptember 9–15, 1968
Teams5 (from 53 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic (2nd title)
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1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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The 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 2nd FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Republic from September 9 to 15, 1968.

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The United Arab Republic ended the round-robin tournament with a 4–0 unbeaten record to win their second title. [1]

Participating teams

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic

[2]

Schedule

[3] [4]

PTeamMWLPFPADiff Pts.
1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 44027291+1818
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 43122499+1257
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 422150157-76
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 413111204-935
5Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 40448254-2064
September 9, 1968
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg44–15Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Scoring by half:13-8, 31-7
United Arab Repub.  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg57–20Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:32-4, 25-16
September 11, 1968
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg52–32Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half: 18-19, 34-13
United Arab Repub.  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg91–11Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Scoring by half:46-0, 45-11
September 12, 1968
United Arab Repub.  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg77–21Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:39-10, 38-11
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg77–9Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Scoring by half:34-3, 43-6
September 13, 1968
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg42–13Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Scoring by half:21-9, 21-4
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg56–11Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:24-10, 32-1
September 15, 1968
United Arab Repub.  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg47–39Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by half: 17-21, 30-18
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg56–35Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:27-18, 29-17

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 4–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–1
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–2
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–3
5Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0–4

[5]

Awards

 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
United Arab Republic
Second title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Teams". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ↑ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1968 Cairo (EGY) - 09-15.09 Winner Egypt". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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