1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1997
14th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
DatesDecember 12–20
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (8th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Senegal.svg Mame Maty Mbengue
Official website
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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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.

Contents

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.

Draw

Group AGroup B

Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Preliminary round

[2] [3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 840441211+230
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 731334283+51
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 622335231+104
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 513169529-360
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 404155593-438
December 12
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg117–36Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Scoring by half:65-13, 52-23
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg68–50Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:37-21, 31-29
December 13
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg31–140Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half: 12-75, 19-65
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg68–81Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half: 32-45, 36-36
December 14
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg118–56Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half:60-25, 58-31
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg74–76Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half:41-35, 33-41
December 15
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg45–150Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by half: 12-67, 33-83
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg71–56Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half:34-33, 37-23
December 16
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg57–122Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half: 29-67, 28-55
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg105–60Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half:50-33, 55-27

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. WLPFPADiff
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 630288164+124
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 521252174+78
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 312251195+56
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 303126384-258
December 12
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg115–29Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Scoring by half:52-18, 63-11
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg69–56Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 16-18, 53-38
December 13
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg46–118Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half: 25-55, 21-63
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg68–57Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:30-28, 38-29
December 15
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg80–77Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by half:42-37, 38-40
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg151–51Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Scoring by half:55-23, 96-28

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 18
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 74
 
December 20
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 56
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 73
 
December 18
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 59
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 94
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 68
 
Third place
 
 
December 20
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 62
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 90

Semifinals

December 18
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg74–56Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:39-24, 35-32
December 18
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg94–68Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Scoring by half:51-42, 43-26

7th place match

December 19
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg90–56Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Scoring by half:49-26, 41-30

5th place match

December 19
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg65–57Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half: 24-32, 41-25

Bronze medal match

December 20
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg62–90Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 32-49, 30-41

Final

December 20
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg73–59Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Scoring by half:38-33, 35-26

Final standings

Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA Women's World Cup
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 5–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4–2
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3–3
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3–2
6Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–3
7Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–3
8Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–4
9Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–4

[4]

Awards

 1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
Flag of Senegal.svg
Senegal
Eighth title
Most Valuable Player
Flag of Senegal.svg Mame Maty Mbengue

References

  1. ↑ "Senegal - DR Congo Boxscore". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1997 Nairobi (KEN) - 12-20.12 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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