1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1979
6th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation Senegal
Dates December 31 1978 – January 2 1979
Teams (from 53 federations)
Venues (in 1 host city)
Champions  Senegal (3rd title)
Official website
1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
1977
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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.

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 [2]

 Ghana
 Senegal
 Somalia

Schedule [3][4]

P Team M W L PF PA Diff Pts.
1  Senegal 2 2 0 146 57 +89 4
2  Somalia 2 1 1 98 138 -40 3
3  Ghana 2 0 2 101 150 -49 2
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


Final standings [5]

Qualified for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Cup
Rank Team Record
Gold medal africa.svg  Senegal 2–0
Silver medal africa.svg  Somalia 1–1
Bronze medal africa.svg  Ghana 0–2

Awards

 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Winners 

Senegal
Third title
Most Valuable Player


External links

References

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