FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 1983
8th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
DatesApril 3–8, 1983
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zaire (1st title)
Official website
1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 8th 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 Angola from April 3 to 8, 1983, with the games played at the Pavilhão da Cidadela in Luanda.

Zaire ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title [1] and qualify for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Participating teams

 Angola
 Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 Mozambique
 Senegal
 Zaire

[2]

Schedule

[3][4]

PTeamMWLPFPADiffPts.
1  Zaire550374280+1508
2  Senegal541412267+457
3  Cameroon532338358+616
4  Mozambique514301360-535
5  Ivory Coast514285372-2034
6  Angola514277350-2034
3 April 1983
Zaire  7353  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 31-26, 42-27
Cameroon  7158  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 36-25, 35-33
Senegal  8638  Angola
Scoring by half: 49-16, 37-22

4 April 1983
Angola  5956  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 31-25, 28-31
Senegal  8542  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 41-20, 44-22
Zaire  8247  Cameroon
Scoring by half: 50-15, 32-32

6 April 1983
Zaire  7655  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-27
Ivory Coast  5955  Angola
Scoring by half: 32-27, 27-28
Senegal  8351  Cameroon
Scoring by half: 41-34, 42-17

7 April 1983
Cameroon  9167  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 35-20, 56-47
Senegal  9064  Mozambique
Scoring by half: 45-28, 45-36
Zaire  7157  Angola
Scoring by half: 31-24, 40-33

8 April 1983
Cameroon  7868  Angola
Scoring by half: 42-31, 36-37
Mozambique  6864  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 43-28, 25-36
Zaire  7268  Senegal
Scoring by half: 37-30, 37-38

Final standings

Qualified for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Cup

[5]

Awards

 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Zaire
First title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  4. "Women Basketball VIII Africa Championship 1983 Luanda (ANG) - 03-10.04 Winner Zaire". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  5. "Final standings". the-sports-org.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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