AfroBasket Women

AfroBasket Women

Current season, competition or edition: AfroBasket Women 2015
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1966
No. of teams	12
Country	FIBA Africa member nations
Continent	FIBA Africa
Most recent champion(s)	Senegal (11th title)
Most titles	Senegal (11 titles)

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.

Results

Summaries

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
1966 Details	Guinea		United Arab Republic	^n/a	Guinea		Central African Republic	^n/a	Senegal
1968 Details	UAR		United Arab Republic	^n/a	Senegal		Mali	^n/a	Algeria
1970 Details	Togo		Madagascar	44–36	United Arab Republic		Senegal	50–27	Mali
1974 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	47–44	Tunisia		Egypt	56–34	Togo
1977 Details	Senegal		Senegal	88–56	Egypt		Togo	70–35	Ivory Coast
1979 Details	Somalia		Senegal	^n/a	Somalia		Ghana	^n/a
1981 Details	Senegal		Senegal	83–73	Zaire		Angola	83–71	Mali
1983 Details	Angola		Zaire	^n/a	Senegal		Cameroon	^n/a	Mozambique
1984 Details	Senegal		Senegal	2–0 ^w/o	Zaire		Cameroon	83–70	Mali
1986 Details	Mozambique		Zaire	^n/a	Mozambique		Angola	^n/a	Cameroon
1990 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	70–68	Zaire		Mozambique	86–75	Tunisia
1993 Details	Senegal		Senegal	89–43	Kenya		Mozambique	63–57	Zaire
1994 Details	South Africa		Zaire	68–48	Senegal		Angola	53–29	Mozambique
1997 Details	Kenya		Senegal	73–59	DR Congo		Nigeria	90–62	Kenya
2000 Details	Tunisia		Senegal	71–63	Tunisia		DR Congo	80–79	Morocco
2003 Details [1]	Mozambique		Nigeria	69–63	Mozambique		Senegal	61–47	Angola
2005 Details [2]	Nigeria		Nigeria	64–57	Senegal		Mozambique	59–51	DR Congo
2007 Details [3]	Senegal		Mali	63–56	Senegal		Angola	73–58	Mozambique
2009 Details [4]	Madagascar		Senegal	72–57	Mali		Angola	76–57	Ivory Coast
2011 Details	Mali		Angola	62–54	Senegal		Mali	71–62	Nigeria
2013 Details [5]	Mozambique		Angola	64–61 (OT)	Mozambique		Senegal	56–53	Cameroon
2015 Details	Cameroon		Senegal	81–66	Cameroon		Nigeria	65–55	Angola
2017 Details	TBD

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

^w/o Withdrew.

Performances by nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Senegal	11	6	3	20
2	DR Congo (formerly  Zaire)	3	4	1	8
3	Egypt (formerly  United Arab Republic)	2	2	1	5
4	Angola	2	0	5	7
5	Nigeria	2	0	2	4
6	Mali	1	1	2	4
7	Madagascar	1	0	0	1
8	Mozambique	0	3	3	6
9	Tunisia	0	2	0	2
10	Cameroon	0	1	2	3
11	Guinea	0	1	0	1
	Kenya	0	1	0	1
	Somalia	0	1	0	1
14	Central African Republic	0	0	1	1
	Ghana	0	0	1	1
	Togo	0	0	1	1

MVP Awards

Year	Winner
1966	Ndeye Salla Kane
1974	Rokhaya Pouye
1977	Kankou Koulibaly
1981	Fatou Kine Ndiaye
1983	Longanza Kamimbaya
1984	Aminata Diagne
1986	Adèle Kamanga
1990	Anne Marie Diokh
1993	Mame Maty Mbengue
1994	Mwadi Mabika
1997	Mame Maty Mbengue
1999	Mame Maty Mbengue
2000	Mame Maty Mbengue
2003	Deolinda Ngulela
2005	Mfon Udoka
2007	Hamchétou Maïga-Ba
2009	Aya Traoré
2011	Nacissela Maurício
2013	Nacissela Maurício
2015	Aya Traoré

Hall of fame

• Most titled team: Senegal (11) (2015, 2009, 2000,1997, 1993, 1990, 1984, 1981, 1979, 1977, 1974)
• Most successive finals : Senegal, 6 (1984, 1983, 1981, 1979, 1977, 1974)
• Most successive titles: 4, Senegal (1974, 1977, 1979, 1981)
• Highest scoring final: Senegal-Kenya 89-43 in 1993
• Most titled player : Mame Maty Mbengue 5 trophies (2000, 1997, 1993, 1990, 1984)
• Best scorer of all time: Astou Traoré (Senegal), 541 pts
• Best rebounder of all time: Naignouma Coulibaly (Mali), 332 rbs
• Most titled head coach : Bonaventure Carvalho (Senegal) 5 titles (1974 to 1981)
• Best teams by decade:
  • 1960s: Senegal-Egypt-Madagascar
  • 1970s: Senegal-Zaire
  • 1980s: Senegal-Zaire-Mozambique
  • 1990s: Senegal-Nigeria
  • 2000s: Angola-Senegal-Mali
  • 2010s: Angola-Senegal

Participating nations

Nation	1966	1968	1970	1974	1977	1979	1981	1983	1984	1986	1990	1993	1994	1997	2000	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	Years
Algeria		4		9	8		8				8					10					11	11	8
Angola								6	7		5	6		5	5	4	6					4	16
Cameroon										4				7		8		6	7	6	4		10
Cape Verde																	7	9			9		3
Central African Republic				6	9																		3
Congo			7									9											2
DR Congo												4				7	4	7		7			13
Ivory Coast					4		5	5			6	5	5		8			8	4	8	7		11
Egypt									6		7				7						8	8	10
Gabon																	9					7	2
Ghana					6															12			3
Guinea			5	7					8				8							11		9	7
Kenya										5				4				12			10		5
Madagascar																		10	8				3
Mali			4	8	7		4		4			7		6	9	5	5				5	5	16
Morocco															4								1
Mauritius																			12				1
Mozambique								4	5				4		6			4	6	5		6	14
Niger															10		8						2
Nigeria				5			7											5	5	4	6		10
Rwanda																			9	9			2
Senegal	4																						21
Somalia		5																					2
South Africa												8	6			9			11			12	5
Tanzania														8									1
Togo			6	4													10						4
Tunisia					5		6				4					6		11	10	10			9
Uganda														9								10	2
Zimbabwe													7								12		2
# Teams	4	5	7	9	9	3	8	6	8	5	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12

See also

• FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
• FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women
• FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women

References

1. "2003 African Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
2. "2005 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
3. "2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Final Round". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
4. "2009 FIBA Africa Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
5. "2013 FIBA Africa Championship for Women". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.

External links

• Women Basketball Africa Championship (todor66.com)
• Women Basketball Africa Championship (the-sports.org)