1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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.
Draw
Preliminary round [2][3]
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Mali |
74–76 |
Kenya |
Scoring by half: 41-35, 33-41 |
Group B
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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 |
Nigeria |
115–29 |
Tanzania |
Scoring by half: 52-18, 63-11 |
DR Congo |
69–56 |
Angola |
Scoring by half: 16-18, 53-38 |
Tanzania |
46–118 |
Angola |
Scoring by half: 25-55, 21-63 |
DR Congo |
68–57 |
Nigeria |
Scoring by half: 30-28, 38-29 |
DR Congo |
151–51 |
Tanzania |
Scoring by half: 55-23, 96-28 |
Knockout stage
Semifinals
DR Congo |
94–68 |
Kenya |
Scoring by half: 51-42, 43-26 |
7th place match
Cameroon |
90–56 |
Tanzania |
Scoring by half: 49-26, 41-30 |
5th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Senegal |
73–59 |
DR Congo |
Scoring by half: 38-33, 35-26 |
Final standings [4]
Awards
1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Winners |
Senegal Eighth title |
External links
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