1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1978.

The 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 6th 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 Somalia from December 31, 1978 to January 2, 1979.

FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1979

6th FIBA Africa Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Somalia
Dates	December 31, 1978 – January 2, 1979
Teams	3
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Senegal (3rd title)
Official website
1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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Senegal ended the round-robin tournament with a 2–0 unbeaten record to win their third title ^[1] and qualify for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Participating teams

Ghana  Senegal  Somalia

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Schedule

P	Team	M	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts.
1	Senegal	2	2	0	146	57	+89	4
2	Somalia	2	1	1	98	138	-40	3
3	Ghana	2	0	2	101	150	-49	2

December 31, 1978

Boxscore

Senegal	77–32	Ghana
Scoring by half: 32-16, 45-16

Mogadishu

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January 1, 1979

Boxscore

Somalia	73–69	Ghana
Scoring by half: 40-36, 33-33

Mogadishu

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January 2, 1979

Boxscore

Senegal	69–25	Somalia
Scoring by half: 31-11, 38-14

Mogadishu

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Final standings

Qualified for the 1979 FIBA Women's World Cup

Rank	Team	Record
	Senegal	2–0
	Somalia	1–1
	Ghana	0–2

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Awards

1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners
Senegal Third title

Most Valuable Player

External links

• Official Website