1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1970
3rd FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTogo
DatesMarch 28–April 4, 1970
Teams7 (from 53 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (1st title)
Official website
1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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The 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 3rd 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 Togo from March 28 to April 4, 1970.

Contents

Madagascar defeated the United Arab Republic 44–36 in the final to win their first title [1] and qualify for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar

Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo

Preliminary round

[2] [3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 63016488+76
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 52114090+50
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 412110106+4
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 30372202-130
March 28, 1970
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg36–16Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:19-8, 17-8
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg15–55Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 7-18, 8-37
March 29, 1970
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg81–27Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Scoring by half:39-11, 42-16
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg28–40Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 10-19, 18-21
March 31, 1970
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg66–30Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Scoring by half:29-9, 37-21
Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg45–47Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Scoring by half: 13-25, 32-22

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4209852+46
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 311112102+100
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 20269125-56
March 28, 1970
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg51–78Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:25-21, 26-57
March 29, 1970
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg51–34Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:22-13, 29-21
March 30, 1970
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg47–18Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:22-7, 25-11

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 2, 1970
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 63
 
April 4, 1970
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 54
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 44
 
April 2, 1970
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 36
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 31
 
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 47
 
Third place
 
 
April 4, 1970
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 27
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 50

Semifinals

April 2, 1970
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg63–54Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:27-26, 36-28
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg31–47Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half: 15-20, 16-27

5th place match

April 3, 1970
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg35–39Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half: 20-25, 15-14

Bronze medal match

April 4, 1970
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg27–50Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by half: 11-31, 16-19

Final

April 4, 1970
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg44–36Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:16-8, 28-28

Final standings

Qualified for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Cup
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 3–2
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–1
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–3
5Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–2
6Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 0–3
7Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0–3

[4]

Awards

 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of Madagascar.svg
Madagascar
First title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1970 Lome (TOG) - 28.03-04.04 Winner Madagascar". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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