1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1981
7th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSenegal
DatesSeptember 5–12, 1981
Teams8 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
(4th title)
MVP Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Kiné Ndiaye
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg Longanza Kamimbaya 26
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The 1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 7th FIBA Africa Championship for Women. It was played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted in 1981 by Senegal from September 5 to 12.

Contents

Senegal defeated Zaire 83–76 in the final. [1]

Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Preliminary round

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Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 630279162+117
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 521203208-5
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 412205231-26
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 303162248-86
September 5, 1981
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10455Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:52-30, 52-25
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg8077Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 30-40, 50-37

September 6, 1981
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9762Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:33-25, 64-37
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg7853Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:34-29, 44-24

September 8, 1981
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg6654Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 27-32, 39-22
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7845Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:36-27, 42-18

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 630259191+68
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 521244166+78
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 412157227-70
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 303171247-76
September 5, 1981
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg8652Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:46-30, 40-22
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg8160Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:47-19, 34-41

September 6, 1981
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg9646Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:47-25, 49-21
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg11069Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:58-27, 52-42

September 8, 1981
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg5150Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half: 24-29, 27-21
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg6862Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 34-37, 34-25

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 12, 1981
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 88
 
September 12, 1981
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 39
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 83
 
September 12, 1981
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 76
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 76
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 74
 
Third place
 
 
September 11, 1981
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 83
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 71

Semifinals

September 10, 1981
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg8839Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:47-18, 41-21
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg7674Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:40-31, 36-43

7th place match

September 11, 1981
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5332Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Scoring by half:19-16, 34-16

5th place match

September 11, 1981
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg9370Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:35-34, 58-36

Bronze medal match

September 11, 1981
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg8371Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:43-26, 40-45

Final

September 12, 1981
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg8376Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Scoring by half: 41-43, 42-33

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 5–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 4–1
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–2
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–3
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–2
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–3
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–3
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0–4

[4]

Awards

 1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Kiné Ndiaye

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  2. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
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