1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 5th 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 Senegal from December 25, 1976, to January 4, 1977.

FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1977
5th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSenegal
DatesDecember 25, 1976 - January 4, 1977
Teams9 (from 53 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Senegal (2nd title)
Official website
1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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Senegal defeated Egypt 88–56 in the final.[1]

Draw

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Ghana
 Ivory Coast
 Senegal

 Central African Empire
 Egypt
 Mali
 Tunisia
 Togo

Preliminary round

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Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Senegal 630294127+167
 Ivory Coast 521171223-52
 Ghana 412153194-41
 Algeria 303148222-74
December 25, 1976
Senegal  8937  Algeria
Scoring by half: 42-15, 47-22
Ivory Coast  5348  Ghana
Scoring by half: 20-28, 33-20

December 26, 1976
Senegal  8143  Ghana
Scoring by half: 33-22, 48-21
December 28, 1976
Ivory Coast  7151  Algeria
Scoring by half: 33-22, 38-29

December 27, 1976
Senegal  12447  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 60-20, 64-27
Ghana  6260  Algeria
Scoring by half: 28-34, 34-26

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Egypt 840231177+54
 Togo 622189176+13
 Tunisia 622206197+9
 Mali 622189225-36
 Central African Empire 404212252-40
December 25, 1976
Tunisia  7158  Central African Empire
Scoring by half: 36-30, 35-28
Egypt  5244  Togo
Scoring by half: 20-25, 32-19

December 26, 1976
Egypt  7853  Mali
Scoring by half: 39-29, 39-24
Togo  6762  Central African Empire
Scoring by half: 26-24, 41-38

December 27, 1976
Togo  4830  Tunisia
Scoring by half: 14-18, 34-12
Mali  5849  Central African Empire
Scoring by half: 26-30, 32-19

December 28, 1976
Egypt  5643  Central African Empire
Scoring by half: 27-24, 29-19
Tunisia  6846  Mali
Scoring by half: 31-21, 37-25

December 29, 1976
Mali  3230  Togo
Scoring by half: 13-16, 19-14
Egypt  4537  Tunisia
Scoring by half: n/a, n/a

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
January 2, 1977
 
 
 Senegal 93
 
January 4, 1977
 
 Togo 56
 
 Senegal 88
 
January 2, 1977
 
 Egypt 56
 
 Egypt 66
 
 
 Ivory Coast 46
 
Third place
 
 
January 4, 1977
 
 
 Togo 70
 
 
 Ivory Coast 35

Semifinals

January 2, 1977
Egypt  6646  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 28-26, 38-20
Senegal  9356  Togo
Scoring by half: 39-24, 54-32

7th place match

January 2, 1977
Mali  6049  Algeria
Scoring by half: 27-21, 33-28

5th place match

January 2, 1977
Tunisia  7256  Ghana
Scoring by half: 36-35, 36-21

Bronze medal match

January 4, 1977
Togo  7035  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 32-30, 38-15

Final

January 4, 1977
Senegal  8856  Egypt
Scoring by half: 38-22, 50-34

Final standings

Rank Team Record
 Senegal6–0
 Egypt5–1
 Togo3–3
4  Ivory Coast3–3
5  Tunisia3–2
6  Ghana2–3
7  Mali3–2
8  Algeria1–4
8  Central African Empire0–4

[4]

Awards

 1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Senegal
Second title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1977 Dakar (SEN) - 25.12.76-03.01.77 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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