1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1970.
FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1970
3rd FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTogo
DatesMarch 28–April 4, 1970
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
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 6 3 0 164 88 +76
 Egypt 5 2 1 140 90 +50
 Guinea 4 1 2 110 106 +4
 Congo 3 0 3 72 202 -130
March 28, 1970
Madagascar  36–16  Guinea
Scoring by half: 19-8, 17-8
Congo  15–55  Egypt
Scoring by half: 7-18, 8-37
March 29, 1970
Madagascar  81–27  Congo
Scoring by half: 39-11, 42-16
Guinea  28–40  Egypt
Scoring by half: 10-19, 18-21
March 31, 1970
Guinea  66–30  Congo
Scoring by half: 29-9, 37-21
Egypt  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 4 2 0 98 52 +46
 Mali 3 1 1 112 102 +100
 Togo 2 0 2 69 125 -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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 2, 1970
 
 
  Madagascar 63
 
April 4, 1970
 
  Mali 54
 
  Madagascar 44
 
April 2, 1970
 
  Egypt 36
 
  Senegal 31
 
 
  Egypt 47
 
Third place
 
 
April 4, 1970
 
 
  Mali 27
 
 
  Senegal 50

Semifinals

April 2, 1970
Madagascar  63–54  Mali
Scoring by half: 27-26, 36-28
Senegal  31–47  Egypt
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  Egypt
Scoring by half: 16-8, 28-28

Final standings

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

[4]

Awards

 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Madagascar
First 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 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.