1979_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women

1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

Feminine basketball competition

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1978.

The 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 6th 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 Somalia from December 31, 1978 to January 2, 1979.

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Senegal ended the round-robin tournament with a 2–0 unbeaten record to win their third title [1] and qualify for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Participating teams

 Ghana
 Senegal
 Somalia

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Schedule

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December 31, 1978
Senegal  77–32  Ghana
Scoring by half: 32-16, 45-16
January 1, 1979
Somalia  73–69  Ghana
Scoring by half: 40-36, 33-33
January 2, 1979
Senegal  69–25  Somalia
Scoring by half: 31-11, 38-14

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Final standings

Qualified for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Cup
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Awards

 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Senegal
Third title
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References

  1. [1]
    "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. [2]
    "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. [3]
    "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. [4]
    "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1979 Mogadishu (SOM) - 31.12.78-02.01.79 Winner Senegal". Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  5. [5]
    "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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