1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1968
2nd FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationUnited Arab Republic
DatesSeptember 9–15, 1968
Teams5 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions United Arab Republic
(2nd title)
Official website
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The 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 2nd 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 the United Arab Republic from September 9 to 15, 1968.

The United Arab Republic ended the round-robin tournament with a 4–0 unbeaten record to win their second title.[1]

Participating teams[]

 Algeria
 Mali
 Senegal
 Somalia
 United Arab Republic

[2]

Schedule[]

[3][4]

P Team M W L PF PA Diff Pts.
1  United Arab Republic 4 4 0 272 91 +181 8
2  Senegal 4 3 1 224 99 +125 7
3  Mali 4 2 2 150 157 -7 6
4  Algeria 4 1 3 111 204 -93 5
5  Somalia 4 0 4 48 254 -206 4
September 9, 1968
Algeria  44–15  Somalia
Scoring by half: 13-8, 31-7
United Arab Repub.  57–20  Mali
Scoring by half: 32-4, 25-16
September 11, 1968
Senegal  52–32  Mali
Scoring by half: 18-19, 34-13
United Arab Repub.  91–11  Somalia
Scoring by half: 46-0, 45-11
September 12, 1968
United Arab Repub.  77–21  Algeria
Scoring by half: 39-10, 38-11
Senegal  77–9  Somalia
Scoring by half: 34-3, 43-6
September 13, 1968
Mali  42–13  Somalia
Scoring by half: 21-9, 21-4
Senegal  56–11  Algeria
Scoring by half: 24-10, 32-1
September 15, 1968
United Arab Repub.  47–39  Senegal
Scoring by half: 17-21, 30-18
Mali  56–35  Algeria
Scoring by half: 27-18, 29-17

Final standings[]

Rank Team Record
Gold medal africa.svg  United Arab Republic 4–0
Silver medal africa.svg  Senegal 3–1
Bronze medal africa.svg  Mali 2–2
4  Algeria 1–3
5  Somalia 0–4

[5]

Awards[]

 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women Winners 

United Arab Republic
Second title
Most Valuable Player

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  2. ^ "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  4. ^ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1968 Cairo (EGY) - 09-15.09 Winner Egypt". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  5. ^ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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