1997_FIBA_Africa_Championship_for_Women
For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1997.
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.
Quick Facts 14th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Tournament details ...
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 | Senegal (8th title) |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Mame Maty Mbengue |
Official website | |
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
← 1994 2000 → |
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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
Qualified for the semi-finals |
More information Team, Pts. ...
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 |
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Group B
Qualified for the semi-finals |
More information Team, Pts. ...
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 |
Close
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 |
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified for the 1998 FIBA Women's World Cup |
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners |
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Senegal Eighth title |
- "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.