1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1994
13th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSouth Africa
Dates10–17 December 1994
Teams8 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
(3rd title)
Official website
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The 1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 13th 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 South Africa from 10 to 17 December 1994.

Contents

Zaire defeated Senegal 68–48 in the final to win their third title [1] and secure a berth at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Preliminary round

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Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 630227117+110
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 521186157+29
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 412177192-15
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 303121245-124
10 December 1994
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg8140Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:25-18, 56-22
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg5245Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 19-21, 33-24

12 December 1994
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg8436Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:42-13, 42-23
14 December 1994
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg6160Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:31-22, 30-38

12 December 1994
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg8045Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half:35-21, 45-24
14 December 1994
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9136Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:42-16, 49-20

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 630280124+156
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 521205144+61
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 412151228-77
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303124264-140
10 December 1994
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6746Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Scoring by half:29-22, 38-24
13 December 1994
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg6046Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:20-19, 40-27

11 December 1994
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg7847Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by half:40-22, 38-25
11 December 1994
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg11641Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Scoring by half:55-23, 61-18

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg8137Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Scoring by half:45-19, 36-18
10 December 1994
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg10437Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by half:56-24, 48-13

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December 1994
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 63
 
17 December 1994
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 52
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 68
 
15 December 1994
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 48
 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 62
 
 
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 52
 
Third place
 
 
17 December 1994
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 53
 
 
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 29

Semifinals

15 December 1994
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg6352Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:30-26, 33-26
[ Boxscore]
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg6252Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by half:29-24, 33-28

7th place match

16 December 1994
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg5442Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by half: 20-30, 34-12

5th place match

16 December 1994
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg6360Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Scoring by half: 30-34, 33-26

Bronze medal match

17 December 1994
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg5329Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by half:24-13, 29-16

Final

17 December 1994
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg6848Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by half:27-25, 41-23

Final standings

Qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal africa.svg Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 5–0
Silver medal africa.svg Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 4–1
Bronze medal africa.svg Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–2
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2–3
5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–2
6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–3
7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–3
8Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–4

[4]

Awards

 1994 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg
Zaire
Third title
Most Valuable Player

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