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.
14th FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Kenya |
Dates | December 12–20 |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | ![]() |
Official website | |
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
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
editGroup A | Group B |
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Preliminary round
editGroup A
editQualified 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 |
Group B
editQualified 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 |
Knockout stage
editSemi-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 |
Semifinals
edit7th place match
edit5th place match
editBronze medal match
editFinal
editFinal standings
editQualified 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 |
Awards
edit1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners |
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Senegal Eighth title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Mame Maty Mbengue |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senegal - DR Congo Boxscore". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ^ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1997 Nairobi (KEN) - 12-20.12 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.