1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1970.
FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1970
3rd FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nation Tunisia
Dates March 28–April 4 1970
Teams 7 (from 53 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Madagascar (1st title)
Official website
1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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The 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 3rd 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 Togo from March 28 to April 4, 1970.

Madagascar defeated the United Arab Republic 44–36 in the final to win their first title [1] and qualify for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Draw

Group A Group B

 Congo
 Egypt
 Guinea
 Madagascar

 Mali
 Senegal
 Togo

Preliminary round [2][3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
 Madagascar 63016488 +76
 United Arab Republic 52114090 +50
 Guinea 412110106 +4
 Congo 30372202 -130
March 28 1970
Madagascar  36–16  Guinea
Scoring by half: 19-8, 17-8
Congo  15–55  United Arab Rep.
Scoring by half: 7-18, 8-37
March 29 1970
Madagascar  81–27  Congo
Scoring by half: 39-11, 42-16
Guinea  28–40  United Arab Rep.
Scoring by half: 10-19, 18-21
March 31 1970
Guinea  66–30  Congo
Scoring by half: 29-9, 37-21
United Arab Rep.  45–47  Madagascar
Scoring by half: 13-25, 32-22

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 4209852 +46
 Mali 311112102 +100
 Togo 20269125 -56
March 28 1970
Togo  51–78  Mali
Scoring by half: 25-21, 26-57
March 29 1970
Senegal  51–34  Mali
Scoring by half: 22-13, 29-21
March 30 1970
Senegal  47–18  Togo
Scoring by half: 22-7, 25-11

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
April 2 1970
   Madagascar  63  
   Mali  54  
 
April 4 1970
       Madagascar  44
     United Arab Rep.  36
Third place
April 2 1970 April 4 1970
   Senegal  31    Mali  27
   United Arab Rep.  47      Senegal  50

Semifinals

April 2 1970
Madagascar  63–54  Mali
Scoring by half: 27-26, 36-28
Senegal  31–47  United Arab Rep.
Scoring by half: 15-20, 16-27

5th place match

April 3 1970
Togo  35–39  Guinea
Scoring by half: 20-25, 15-14

Bronze medal match

April 4 1970
Mali  27–50  Senegal
Scoring by half: 11-31, 16-19

Final

April 4 1970
Madagascar  44–36  United Arab Rep.
Scoring by half: 16-8, 28-28

Final standings [4]

Qualified for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Cup
Rank Team Record
 Madagascar 5–0
 United Arab Republic 3–2
 Senegal 3–1
4  Mali 1–3
5  Guinea 2–2
6  Togo 0–3
7  Congo 0–3

Awards

 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Winners 

Madagascar
First title
Most Valuable Player

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1970 Lome (TOG) - 28.03-04.04 Winner Madagascar". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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