International basketball competition
FIBA Women's AfroBasket 199714th FIBA Africa Women's Basketball Championship |
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Tournament details |
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Host country | Kenya |
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Dates | December 12–20 |
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Teams | 9 |
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Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Senegal (8th title) |
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Tournament statistics |
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MVP | Mame Maty Mbengue |
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Official website |
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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.
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
Preliminary round
[2][3]
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Mali ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Mali.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mali.svg.png) | 74–76 | Kenya |
Scoring by half: 41-35, 33-41 |
Group B
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Knockout stage
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
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Awards
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png) Senegal Eighth title |
External links
References
- ^ "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.
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