1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1974
4th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
DatesDecember 24–31, 1974
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (1st title)
Official website
1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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The 1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 4th 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 Tunisia from December 24 to 31, 1974.

Contents

Senegal defeated Tunisia 47–44 in the final to win their first title [1] and qualify for the 1975 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo

Preliminary round

[2] [3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 840286192+94
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 731235203+32
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 622242250-8
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep. 513241270-29
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 404186275-89
December 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg72–32Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:29-11, 43-21
December 1974
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg58–38Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep.
Scoring by half:36-17, 22-21
December 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg77–64Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:38-36, 39-28
December 1974
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg73–57Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:44-27, 29-30
December 1974
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg50–42Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:20-13, 30-29
December 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg79–58Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep.
Scoring by half:44-29, 35-29
December 1974
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg78–65Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep.
Scoring by half:36-35, 42-30
December 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg58–38Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:28-22, 30-16
December 1974
Central African Rep.  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg80–55Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:34-25, 46-30
December 1974
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg66–50Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:24-23, 42-27

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 630201123+78
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 521131138-7
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 412159168-9
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 303125187-62
December 1974
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg70–53Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:32-15, 38-38
December 1974
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg59–41Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:24-22, 35-19
December 1974
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg48–39Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:24-18, 24-21
December 1974
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg73–49Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:43-29, 30-20
December 1974
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg42–40Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 22-29, 20-11
December 1974
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg69–33Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:39-21, 30-12

Knockout stage

 
5–8th classification5th place
 
      
 
December 30, 1974
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 59
 
December 31, 1974
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 47
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 60
 
December 30, 1974
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep. 30
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African R. 2
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0
 
7th place
 
 
December 31, 1974
 
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 30, 1974
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 60
 
December 31, 1974
 
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 30
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 47
 
December 30, 1974
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 44
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 46
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 47
 
Third place
 
 
December 31, 1974
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 56
 
 
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 34

5–8th classification

December 30, 1974
Central African Rep.  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg2–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
December 30, 1974
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg59–47Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:27-23, 32-24

Semifinals

December 30, 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg60–30Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:27-12, 33-18
December 30, 1974
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg46–47Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half: 15-17, 31-30

7th place match

December 31, 1974
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

5th place match

December 31, 1974
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg60–30Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep.
Scoring by half:27-12, 33-18

Bronze medal match

December 31, 1974
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg56–34Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:27-23, 29-11

Final

December 31, 1974
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg47–44Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:22-18, 25-26

Final standings

Qualified for the 1975 FIBA Women's World Cup
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4–2
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 4–1
4Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 2–3
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3–2
6Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep. 2–4
7Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–4
8Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–4
9Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–4

[4]

Awards

 1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
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 1974 Tunis (TUN) - 24.12-01.01.1975 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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