FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1981
7th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
DatesSeptember 5–12, 1981
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPSenegal Fatou Kiné Ndiaye
Top scorerZaire Longanza Kamimbaya 26
Official website
1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 7th FIBA Africa Championship for Women. It was played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted in 1981 by Senegal from September 5 to 12.

Senegal defeated Zaire 83–76 in the final.[1]

Draw

Group A Group B

 Ivory Coast
 Mali
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Algeria
 Angola
 Tunisia
 Zaire

Preliminary round

[2][3]

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Senegal 630279162+117
 Mali 521203208-5
 Ivory Coast 412205231-26
 Nigeria 303162248-86
September 5, 1981
Senegal  104–55  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 52-30, 52-25
Mali  80–77  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 30-40, 50-37
September 6, 1981
Senegal  97–62  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 33-25, 64-37
Mali  78–53  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 34-29, 44-24
September 8, 1981
Ivory Coast  66–54  Nigeria
Scoring by half: 27-32, 39-22
Senegal  78–45  Mali
Scoring by half: 36-27, 42-18

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
TeamPts.WLPFPADiff
 Zaire 630259191+68
 Angola 521244166+78
 Tunisia 412157227-70
 Algeria 303171247-76
September 5, 1981
Angola  86–52  Algeria
Scoring by half: 46-30, 40-22
Zaire  81–60  Tunisia
Scoring by half: 47-19, 34-41
September 6, 1981
Angola  96–46  Tunisia
Scoring by half: 47-25, 49-21
Zaire  110–69  Algeria
Scoring by half: 58-27, 52-42
September 8, 1981
Tunisia  51–50  Algeria
Scoring by half: 24-29, 27-21
Zaire  68–62  Angola
Scoring by half: 34-37, 34-25

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 12, 1981
 
 
  Senegal 88
 
September 12, 1981
 
  Angola 39
 
  Senegal 83
 
September 12, 1981
 
  Zaire 76
 
  Zaire 76
 
 
  Mali 74
 
Third place
 
 
September 11, 1981
 
 
  Angola 83
 
 
  Mali 71

Semifinals

September 10, 1981
Senegal  88–39  Angola
Scoring by half: 47-18, 41-21
Zaire  76–74  Mali
Scoring by half: 40-31, 36-43

7th place match

September 11, 1981
Nigeria  53–32  Algeria
Scoring by half: 19-16, 34-16

5th place match

September 11, 1981
Ivory Coast  93–70  Tunisia
Scoring by half: 35-34, 58-36

Bronze medal match

September 11, 1981
Angola  83–71  Mali
Scoring by half: 43-26, 40-45

Final

September 12, 1981
Senegal  83–76  Zaire
Scoring by half: 41-43, 42-33

Final standings

Rank Team Record
 Senegal5–0
 Zaire4–1
 Angola3–2
4  Mali2–3
5  Ivory Coast2–2
6  Tunisia1–3
7  Nigeria1–3
8  Algeria0–4

[4]

Awards

 1981 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Senegal
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Senegal Fatou Kiné Ndiaye

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Women Basketball Africa Championship 1981 Dakar (SEN) - 05-13.09 Winner Senegal". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. ↑ "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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