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1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

{{for|the men's tournament|FIBA Africa Championship 1970}}

{{Infobox FIBA tourney

| gender = women

| continent = Africa

| year = 1970

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = Togo

| dates = March 28–April 4, 1970

| teams = 7

| confederations = 53

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champions = MAD

| title_number = 1

| mvp =

| ppg_p =

| ppg_t =

| rpg_p =

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021521/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/index.html 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women]

| prevseason = 1968

| nextseason = 1974

}}

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.

Madagascar defeated the United Arab Republic 44–36 in the final to win their first title {{cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/schedule.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021832/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/schedule.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |title=Schedule & results |publisher=FIBA.com |accessdate=2014-01-06}} and qualify for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Championship.

Draw

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!width=25%|Group A

!width=25%|Group B

{{Bkw|CGO}}

{{Bkw|EGY|1958}}

{{Bkw|GUI}}

{{Bkw|MAD}}

|

{{Bkw|MLI}}

{{Bkw|SEN}}

{{Bkw|TOG}}

Preliminary round

{{cite web |url=https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/group-standing.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021702/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/group-standing.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2014 |title=Group standings |publisher=FIBA.com |accessdate=2014-01-06}}{{cite web |url=http://todor66.com/basketball/Africa/Women_1970.html |title=Women Basketball Africa Championship 1970 Lome (TOG) - 28.03-04.04 Winner Madagascar |publisher=todor66.com |accessdate=2014-01-06}}

= Group A =

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width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"|Qualified for the semi-finals

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!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| Pts. !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA !!width=40px| Diff

align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{Bkw|MAD}}

|6

3016488+76
align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{Bkw|EGY|1958}}

|5

2114090+50
align=center

|align=left|{{Bkw|GUI}}

|4

12110106+4
align=center

|align=left|{{Bkw|CGO}}

|3

0372202-130

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|MAD}} |scoreA= 36

|teamB={{Bkw|GUI}} |scoreB= 16

|H1= 19-8 |H2= 17-8

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|CGO}} |scoreA= 15

|teamB={{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |scoreB= 55

|H1= 7-18 |H2= 8-37

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= March 29, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021929/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/4/grid/X/rid/529/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|MAD}} |scoreA= 81

|teamB={{Bkw|CGO}} |scoreB= 27

|H1= 39-11 |H2= 42-16

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|GUI}} |scoreA= 28

|teamB={{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |scoreB= 40

|H1= 10-19 |H2= 18-21

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= March 31, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021003/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/7/grid/X/rid/529/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|GUI}} |scoreA= 66

|teamB={{Bkw|CGO}} |scoreB= 30

|H1= 29-9 |H2= 37-21

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|EGY|1958}} |scoreA= 45

|teamB={{Bkw|MAD}} |scoreB= 47

|H1= 13-25 |H2= 32-22

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

= Group B =

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"|Qualified for the semi-finals

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align=center

!width=150px| Team !!width=30px| Pts. !!width=20px| W !!width=20px| L !!width=40px| PF !!width=40px| PA !!width=40px| Diff

align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{Bkw|SEN}}

|4

209852+46
align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"

|align=left|{{Bkw|MLI}}

|3

11112102+100
align=center

|align=left|{{Bkw|TOG}}

|2

0269125-56

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= March 28, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021200/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/2/grid/X/rid/529/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|TOG}} |scoreA= 51

|teamB={{Bkw|MLI}} |scoreB= 78

|H1= 25-21 |H2= 26-57

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|SEN}} |scoreA= 51

|teamB={{Bkw|MLI}} |scoreB= 34

|H1= 22-13 |H2= 29-21

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| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= March 30, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107020734/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/8/grid/X/rid/529/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|SEN}} |scoreA= 47

|teamB={{Bkw|TOG}} |scoreB= 18

|H1= 22-7 |H2= 25-11

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

|April 2, 1970| {{Bkw|MAD}} |63| {{Bkw|MLI}} |54

|April 2, 1970| {{Bkw|SEN}} |31| {{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |47

|April 4, 1970| {{Bkw|MAD}} |44| {{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |36

|April 4, 1970| {{Bkw|MLI}} |27| {{Bkw|SEN}} |50

}}

=Semifinals=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= April 2, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107020334/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/530/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|MAD}} |scoreA= 63

|teamB={{Bkw|MLI}} |scoreB= 54

|H1= 27-26 |H2= 36-28

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

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|teamA={{Bkw-rt|SEN}} |scoreA= 31

|teamB={{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |scoreB= 47

|H1= 15-20 |H2= 16-27

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

=5th place match=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= April 3, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107020532/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/530/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|TOG}} |scoreA= 35

|teamB={{Bkw|GUI}} |scoreB= 39

|H1= 20-25 |H2= 15-14

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

=Bronze medal match=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= April 4, 1970 |time= |report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021844/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/1/rid/531/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|MLI}} |scoreA= 27

|teamB={{Bkw|SEN}} |scoreB= 50

|H1= 11-31 |H2= 16-19

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

=Final=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0 |date= April 4, 1970 |time= |report = [https://archive.today/20140107055157/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/2/rid/531/sid/2412/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women/statistic.html Boxscore]

|teamA={{Bkw-rt|MAD}} |scoreA= 44

|teamB={{Bkw|EGY|1958}} |scoreB= 36

|H1= 16-8 |H2= 28-28

| points1 = | rebounds1 = | assist1 =

| points2 = | rebounds2 = | assist2 =

| place = Lome | attendance = | referee =

}}

Final standings

class="wikitable"
width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"|Qualified for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Cup

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Rank

! width=150px|Team

! Record

bgcolor=ccffcc

| align=center|16px

|{{Bkw|MAD}}

align=center|5–0
align=center|16px

|{{Bkw|EGY|1958}}

align=center|3–2
align=center|16px

|{{Bkw|SEN}}

align=center|3–1
align=center|4

|{{Bkw|MLI}}

align=center|1–3
align=center|5

|{{Bkw|GUI}}

align=center|2–2
align=center|6

|{{Bkw|TOG}}

align=center|0–3
align=center|7

|{{Bkw|CGO}}

align=center|0–3

{{cite web |url=http://www.the-sports.org/basketball-1970-women-s-fiba-africa-championship-epr18811.html |title=Final standings |publisher=the-sports-org.com |accessdate=2014-01-05}}

Awards

{{Winners|bkw|1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners|MAD|First}}

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Most Valuable Player

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140107021521/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/2412/tid/358/_/1970_African_Championship_for_Women_/index.html Official Website]

References

{{Reflist|2}}

{{FIBA Africa Championship for Women}}

1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

Category:AfroBasket Women

Category:Basketball in Togo

Category:International sports competitions hosted by Togo