1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1978.
FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1979
6th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySomalia
DatesDecember 31, 1978 – January 2, 1979
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (3rd title)
Official website
1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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1981 →

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

 Ghana
 Senegal
 Somalia

[2]

Schedule

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

[3][4]

Final standings

Qualified for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Cup
Rank Team Record
 Senegal 2–0
 Somalia 1–1
 Ghana 0–2

[5]

Awards

 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Senegal
Third title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ^ "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ^ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1979 Mogadishu (SOM) - 31.12.78-02.01.79 Winner Senegal". Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  5. ^ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.