FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Encyclopedia
The FIBA Africa Women's Championship is the women's basketball
continental championship of Africa
, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body
, and the African zone
thereof. The tournament also serves to qualify teams for participation in the quadrennial FIBA World Championship for Women
and the Olympic basketball tournament
.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
continental championship of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, played biennially under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body
Sport governing body
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, and the African zone
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.-FIBA Africa national teams:Zone 1Zone 2...
thereof. The tournament also serves to qualify teams for participation in the quadrennial FIBA World Championship for Women
FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
and the Olympic basketball tournament
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
Basketball has been a Summer Olympics sport for men consistently since 1936. Prior to its inclusion as a medal sport, it was held as demonstration event in 1904 and 1932, both in the United States. Women's basketball was played in the Olympics only since 1976....
.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 1966 Details |
 Guinea |
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| 1968 Details |
47–39 | ||||||
| 1970 Details |
 Togo |
44–36 | 50–27 | ||||
| 1974-1975 Details |
 Tunisia |
47–44 | 56–34 | ||||
| 1976-1977 Details |
 Senegal |
88–56 | 70–35 | ||||
| 1978-1979 Details |
 Somalia |
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| 1981 Details |
Senegal |
83–73 | 83–71 | ||||
| 1983 Details |
 Angola |
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| 1984 Details |
Senegal |
2–0 |
83–70 | ||||
| 1986 Details |
 Mozambique |
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| 1990 Details |
 Tunisia |
70–68 | 86–75 | ||||
| 1992 Details |
Senegal |
89–43 | 63–57 | ||||
| 1994 Details |
 South Africa |
68–48 | 53–29 | ||||
| 1997 Details |
 Kenya |
73–59 | 90–62 | ||||
| 2000 Details |
Tunisia |
71–63 | 80–79 | ||||
| 2003 Details |
Mozambique |
69–63 | 61–47 | ||||
| 2005 Details |
 Nigeria |
64–57 | 59–51 | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Senegal |
63–56 | 73–58 | ||||
| 2009 Details |
 Madagascar |
72–57 | 76–57 | ||||
| 2011 Details 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women -Group B:---------------------------------------------------------Championship bracket:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Bronze medal game:-Final:-5–8th place bracket:-Semifinals:----... |
 Mali |
62–54 | 71–62 | ||||
| 2013 Details |
 Uganda |
– | – | ||||
- A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
- Withdrew.
Performances by nation
| 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | (once as ) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | |||
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| 13 | 2 | 2 | |||
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Participating nations
| Nation | 1966 | 1968 | 1970 | 1974 | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1984 | 1986 | 1990 | 1993 | 1994 | 1997 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women -Group B:---------------------------------------------------------Championship bracket:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Bronze medal game:-Final:-5–8th place bracket:-Semifinals:----... | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 14 | |||||||
| 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 7th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 7th | 9th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 13 | ||||||||
| 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 7th | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 3rd | 12th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 11th | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2nd | 4th | 12th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 10th | 8th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 4th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 14 | |||||||
| 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 5th | 12 | |||||||||
| 10th | 8th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 4th | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 9th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 19 | ||
| 5th | 2nd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 6th | 9th | 11th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 4th | 3rd | 10th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 5th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations |