2017 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship

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2017 FIBA Africa U-16 Championship 
for Women
5th FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
DatesAugust 5–12
Teams 5
Venue(s) 1  (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mali.svg  Mali (5th title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Mali.svg Aissetou Coulibaly
Top scorer Flag of Mali.svg Coulibaly (21.8)
Top rebounds Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mabika (10.3)
Top assists Flag of Mali.svg F. Kone (4.0)
PPG (Team)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (74.2)
RPG (Team)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (33.8)
APG (Team)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (14.8)
Official website
https://www.fiba.basketball/africa/u16women/2017
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The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship was the 5th FIBA U16 Women's African Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from August 5 to 12, with the games played in Beira. [1]

Contents

Mali claimed their record fifth straight continental title by trouncing Angola in the Finals, 68–29. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup. [2]

Hosts Selection

On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mozambique will host the tournament. [3]

Venue

Beira

Qualification

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 112–16 June 2017 [notes 1] Flag of Morocco.svg NA1—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 2Cancelled [notes 2] NA1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 39–14 June 2017 [notes 3] Flag of Togo.svg Lomé 1—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 4Cancelled [notes 4] NA1—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 51–6 June 2017 [notes 5] Flag of Kenya.svg Mombasa 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 6TBD [notes 6] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Harare 3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 7Cancelled [notes 7] NA1—
Total5

Squads

Participating teams

Format

The first round will be played in a round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the Final Phase which will be played in a knockout format (Semi-Finals, Final). The Third-Place Game and the Final will be played on the last day of the tournament (August 12). [11]

Group phase

All times are in Central Africa Time (UTC+2:00)

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 440314131+1838Advanced to Semi-finals
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 431208216−87
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 42220220206
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (H)413199243−445
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 404136267−1314Eliminated
Source: FIBA Africa
(H) Hosts
5 August
15:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg33–66Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 4–14, 9–13, 6–24
Pts: Elgizawy 12
Rebs: Elgizawy 5
Asts: Mohamed 3		Pts: S. Kone 23
Rebs: S. Kone 11
Asts: F. Kone 4
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Francisco Tando (ANG)
5 August
18:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg39–48Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 3–10, 10–16, 11–10, 15–12
Pts: Mutengo 12
Rebs: Mutsahuni 7
Asts: Mutengo 2		Pts: Massingue 20
Rebs: Sumbane, Rijal 7
Asts: Massingue 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT)
6 August
16:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg55–46Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Scoring by quarter:12–9, 10–14, 17–10, 16–13
Pts: Kabil 11
Rebs: Abouelkhair, Abdelalim, Abdullah 5
Asts: Badawy 4		Pts: Mabika 16
Rebs: Mabika 19
Asts: Zwinake 2
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT), Francisco Tando (ANG), Buyiswa Tshemese (RSA)
6 August
18:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg64–57Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 12–13, 25–9, 14–17
Pts: Lourenço, Caetano 14
Rebs: Pululo, Dizeko, André 4
Asts: Dizeko 1		Pts: Massingue 18
Rebs: Massingue, Paxixe, Rijal 6
Asts: Magoliço, Sigauque, Paxixe 1
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
7 August
16:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg112–22Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Scoring by quarter:23–7, 39–3, 23–9, 27–3
Pts: Coulibaly 26
Rebs: S. Kone 8
Asts: F. Kone, Sangare 6		Pts: Mabika 10
Rebs: Zwinake 7
Asts: Mutengo 1
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Francisco Tando (ANG), Buyiswa Tshemese (RSA)
7 August
18:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg43–56Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11–13, 8–23, 16–8, 8–12
Pts: Caetano 15
Rebs: Dizeko, Antonio 5
Asts: Antonio, Caetano 2		Pts: Elgizawy 22
Rebs: Abdullah 9
Asts: Elgizawy 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
Referees: Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT)
8 August
16:00
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg29–52Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 9–10, 6–16, 6–13
Pts: Mutengo 8
Rebs: Mabika 12
Asts: Mutengo 2		Pts: Antonio 14
Rebs: Quipaca 8
Asts: Lourenço 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
8 August
18:00
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg33–76Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 6–19, 7–9, 14–19, 6–29
Pts: Sigauque 8
Rebs: Rijal 12
Asts: Massingue 4		Pts: Coulibaly 27
Rebs: S. Kone 8
Asts: F. Kone, Sissoko 4
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
9 August
16:00
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg60–43Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:15–6, 14–8, 15–16, 16–13
Pts: Coulibaly 19
Rebs: S. Kone 9
Asts: Coulibaly 6		Pts: Lourenço 10
Rebs: Antonio 5
Asts: Antonio 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
9 August
18:00
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg61–64Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter:20–9, 14–13, 14–16, 13–26
Pts: McDonald 18
Rebs: Rijal 10
Asts: Sigauque 5		Pts: Elshishiny 15
Rebs: Abdelalim 5
Asts: Abouelkhair, Badawy, Mohamed 1
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira

Final round

Finalists qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 August
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 63
 
12 August
 
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 39
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 68
 
11 August
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 29
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 42
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 59
 
Third place
 
 
12 August
 
 
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 38
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 56

Semi-finals

11 August
16:00
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 42–59Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 10–25, 14–15, 11–8
Pts: Elgizawy 15
Rebs: Abouelkhair 4
Asts: Abdelalim 3		Pts: Lourenço 16
Rebs: Dizeko, Caetano 5
Asts: Antonio 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira
11 August
18:00
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 63–39Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter:15–8, 16–13, 15–5, 17–13
Pts: Coulibaly 17
Rebs: S. Kone 7
Asts: F. Kone 4		Pts: Sigauque 11
Rebs: Rijal 12
Asts: Machava, Massingue, McDonald 2
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira

Bronze medal match

12 August
14:00
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 38–56Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 9–10, 9–20, 10–13
Pts: Magoliço 9
Rebs: Rijal 7
Asts: McDonald 3		Pts: Abdullah 16
Rebs: Abdullah 6
Asts: Badawy, Elgizawy 2
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira

Final

12 August
16:00
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 68–29Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Scoring by quarter:16–11, 17–4, 21–7, 14–7
Pts: Coulibaly 25
Rebs: S. Kone 9
Asts: F. Kone 6		Pts: Dizeko 13
Rebs: Dizeko 7
Asts: Lourenço 3
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium, Beira

Statistical Leaders

Final statistics at the end of the tournament: [12]

Players

Awards

 2017 Under-16 African champions 
Flag of Mali.svg
Mali
Fifth title

The All-Star Five: [13]

PositionPlayerCountry Origin
PGNoemia Alexandre Massingue Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
SGHabiba Elgizawy Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
SFAissetou CoulibalyFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
PFCacia AntonioFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
CSika KoneFlag of Mali.svg  Mali

Final ranking

Qualified to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 6–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 5–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4–2
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–5
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–4

Notes

  1. ↑ Four countries will participate: hosts Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The qualifier will be played in a round-robin format. [4]
  2. ↑ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament. Mali was added later. [5]
  3. ↑ Four countries will participate: hosts Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. The qualifier will be played in a round-robin format. Nigeria was added later. [6]
  4. ↑ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament. [7]
  5. ↑ Four countries participated: hosts Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the eventual zone winner Egypt. The tournament was played in round-robin format. [8]
  6. ↑ Two teams will participate: hosts Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Mozambique already qualified as the tournament hosts. The tournament will be played over two games. Angola and Zimbabwe were added later. [9]
  7. ↑ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament. [10]

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