1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 3rd 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 Togo from March 28 to April 4, 1970.

For the men's tournament, see FIBA Africa Championship 1970.
FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1970
3rd FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationTogo
DatesMarch 28–April 4, 1970
Teams7 (from 53 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Madagascar (1st title)
Official website
1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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Madagascar defeated the United Arab Republic 44–36 in the final to win their first title [1] and qualify for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Draw
Group A Group B

 Congo
 Egypt
 Guinea
 Madagascar

 Mali
 Senegal
 Togo

Preliminary round

[2][3]

Group A
Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Madagascar 63016488+76
 Egypt 52114090+50
 Guinea 412110106+4
 Congo 30372202-130
March 28, 1970
Madagascar  36–16  Guinea
Scoring by half: 19-8, 17-8
Congo  15–55  Egypt
Scoring by half: 7-18, 8-37
March 29, 1970
Madagascar  81–27  Congo
Scoring by half: 39-11, 42-16
Guinea  28–40  Egypt
Scoring by half: 10-19, 18-21
March 31, 1970
Guinea  66–30  Congo
Scoring by half: 29-9, 37-21
Egypt  45–47  Madagascar
Scoring by half: 13-25, 32-22

Group B
Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Senegal 4209852+46
 Mali 311112102+100
 Togo 20269125-56
March 28, 1970
Togo  51–78  Mali
Scoring by half: 25-21, 26-57
March 29, 1970
Senegal  51–34  Mali
Scoring by half: 22-13, 29-21
March 30, 1970
Senegal  47–18  Togo
Scoring by half: 22-7, 25-11

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 2, 1970
 
 
  Madagascar 63
 
April 4, 1970
 
  Mali 54
 
  Madagascar 44
 
April 2, 1970
 
  Egypt 36
 
  Senegal 31
 
 
  Egypt 47
 
Third place
 
 
April 4, 1970
 
 
  Mali 27
 
 
  Senegal 50

Semifinals
April 2, 1970
Madagascar  63–54  Mali
Scoring by half: 27-26, 36-28
Senegal  31–47  Egypt
Scoring by half: 15-20, 16-27

5th place match
April 3, 1970
Togo  35–39  Guinea
Scoring by half: 20-25, 15-14

Bronze medal match
April 4, 1970
Mali  27–50  Senegal
Scoring by half: 11-31, 16-19

Final
April 4, 1970
Madagascar  44–36  Egypt
Scoring by half: 16-8, 28-28

Final standings
Qualified for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Cup
Rank Team Record
 Madagascar5–0
 Egypt3–2
 Senegal3–1
4  Mali1–3
5  Guinea2–2
6  Togo0–3
7  Congo0–3

[4]

Awards
 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Madagascar
First title
Most Valuable Player

References
  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1970 Lome (TOG) - 28.03-04.04 Winner Madagascar". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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