1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1975.

International basketball competition

FIBA Women's AfroBasket 19775th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship

Tournament details
Host country| Senegal
Dates| December 25, 1976 - January 4, 1977
Teams| 9
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Senegal (2nd title)
Official website
1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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The 1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 5th 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 Senegal from December 25, 1976, to January 4, 1977.

Senegal defeated Egypt 88–56 in the final.[1]

## Draw

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Group A  | Group B

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Algeria
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Senegal

Central African Empire
Egypt
Mali
Tunisia
Togo

## Preliminary round

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### Group A

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| Qualified for the semi-finals

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Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff

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Senegal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 294 | 127 | +167
Ivory Coast | 5 | 2 | 1 | 171 | 223 | -52
Ghana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 153 | 194 | -41
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 222 | -74

December 25, 1976

Boxscore

Senegal | 89-37 |  Algeria

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Scoring by half: 42-15, 47-22

Dakar

Boxscore

Ivory Coast | 53-48 |  Ghana

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Scoring by half: 20-28, 33-20

Dakar

* * *

December 26, 1976

Boxscore

Senegal | 81-43 |  Ghana

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Scoring by half: 33-22, 48-21

Dakar

December 28, 1976

Boxscore

Ivory Coast | 71-51 |  Algeria

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Scoring by half: 33-22, 38-29

Dakar

* * *

December 27, 1976

Boxscore

Senegal | 124-47 |  Ivory Coast

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Scoring by half: 60-20, 64-27

Dakar

Boxscore

Ghana | 62-60 |  Algeria

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Scoring by half: 28-34, 34-26

Dakar

### Group B

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| Qualified for the semi-finals

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Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff

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Egypt | 8 | 4 | 0 | 231 | 177 | +54
Togo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 189 | 176 | +13
Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 206 | 197 | +9
Mali | 6 | 2 | 2 | 189 | 225 | -36
Central African Empire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 212 | 252 | -40

December 25, 1976

Boxscore

Tunisia | 71-58 |  Central African Empire

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Scoring by half: 36-30, 35-28

Dakar

Boxscore

Egypt | 52-44 |  Togo

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Scoring by half: 20-25, 32-19

Dakar

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December 26, 1976

Boxscore

Egypt | 78-53 |  Mali

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Scoring by half: 39-29, 39-24

Dakar

Boxscore

Togo | 67-62 |  Central African Empire

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Scoring by half: 26-24, 41-38

Dakar

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December 27, 1976

Boxscore

Togo | 48-30 |  Tunisia

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Scoring by half: 14-18, 34-12

Dakar

Boxscore

Mali | 58-49 |  Central African Empire

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Scoring by half: 26-30, 32-19

Dakar

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December 28, 1976

Boxscore

Egypt | 56-43 |  Central African Empire

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Scoring by half: 27-24, 29-19

Dakar

Boxscore

Tunisia | 68-46 |  Mali

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Scoring by half: 31-21, 37-25

Dakar

* * *

December 29, 1976

Boxscore

Mali | 32-30 |  Togo

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Scoring by half: 13-16, 19-14

Dakar

Egypt | 45-37 |  Tunisia

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Scoring by half: n/a, n/a

Dakar

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| January 2, 1977| |

|  Senegal | 93

| January 4, 1977

|  Togo | 56 |

|  Senegal | 88

| January 2, 1977

| |  Egypt | 56

|  Egypt | 66

|  Ivory Coast | 46 |

| Third place

| January 4, 1977

|  Togo | 70

|  Ivory Coast | 35

### Semifinals

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January 2, 1977

Boxscore

Egypt | 66-46 |  Ivory Coast

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Scoring by half: 28-26, 38-20

Dakar

Boxscore

Senegal | 93-56 |  Togo

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Scoring by half: 39-24, 54-32

Dakar

### 7th place match

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January 2, 1977

Boxscore

Mali | 60-49 |  Algeria

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Scoring by half: 27-21, 33-28

Dakar

### 5th place match

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January 2, 1977

Boxscore

Tunisia | 72-56 |  Ghana

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Scoring by half: 36-35, 36-21

Dakar

### Bronze medal match

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January 4, 1977

Boxscore

Togo | 70-35 |  Ivory Coast

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Scoring by half: 32-30, 38-15

Dakar

### Final

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January 4, 1977

Boxscore

Senegal | 88-56 |  Egypt

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Scoring by half: 38-22, 50-34

Dakar

## Final standings

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Rank  | Team  | Record

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|  Senegal | 6–0
|  Egypt | 5–1
|  Togo | 3–3
4  |  Ivory Coast | 3–3
5  |  Tunisia | 3–2
6  |  Ghana | 2–3
7  |  Mali | 3–2
8  |  Algeria | 1–4
8  |  Central African Empire | 0–4

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## Awards

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1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners

Senegal
Second title
Most Valuable Player

## External links

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* Official Website

## References

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1. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
2. ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
3. ^ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1977 Dakar (SEN) - 25.12.76-03.01.77 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
4. ^ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.

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