FIBA Africa Championship for Women 1997 | |
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14th FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | Kenya |
Dates | December 12–20 |
Teams | 9 (from 53 federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Champions | Senegal (8th title) |
MVP | Mame Maty Mbengue |
Official website | |
The 1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 14th 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 Kenya from December 12 to 20, 1997.
Senegal defeated DR Congo 73–59 in the final to win their eighth title [1] with both winner and runner-up qualifying for the 1998 FIBA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Group A | Group B |
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Qualified for the semi-finals |
Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Senegal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 441 | 211 | +230 |
Kenya | 7 | 3 | 1 | 334 | 283 | +51 |
Mali | 6 | 2 | 2 | 335 | 231 | +104 |
Cameroon | 5 | 1 | 3 | 169 | 529 | -360 |
Uganda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 593 | -438 |
Qualified for the semi-finals |
Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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DR Congo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 164 | +124 |
Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 174 | +78 |
Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 195 | +56 |
Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 384 | -258 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
December 18 | ||||||
Senegal | 74 | |||||
December 20 | ||||||
Nigeria | 56 | |||||
Senegal | 73 | |||||
December 18 | ||||||
DR Congo | 59 | |||||
DR Congo | 94 | |||||
Kenya | 68 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
December 20 | ||||||
Kenya | 62 | |||||
Nigeria | 90 |
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA Women's World Cup |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Senegal | 6–0 | |
DR Congo | 5–1 | |
Nigeria | 4–2 | |
4 | Kenya | 3–3 |
5 | Angola | 3–2 |
6 | Mali | 2–3 |
7 | Cameroon | 2–3 |
8 | Tanzania | 1–4 |
9 | Uganda | 1–4 |
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners |
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Senegal Eighth title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Mame Maty Mbengue |
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