2017 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship
International basketball competition
The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship was the 5th FIBA U16 Women's African Championship , played under the rules of FIBA , the world governing body for basketball , and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from 5 to 12 August 2017, with the games played in Beira .[ 1]
Mali claimed their record fifth straight continental title by trouncing Angola in the Finals, 68–29. Both teams will represent FIBA Africa at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup .[ 2]
Hosts Selection
On 25 March 2016, FIBA Africa announced that Mozambique will host the tournament.[ 3]
Venue
Qualification
Event
Date
Location
Vacancies
Qualified
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 1
12–16 June 2017[ notes 1]
1
—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 2
Cancelled [ notes 2] NA
1
Mali
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 3
9–14 June 2017[ notes 3]
Lomé
1
—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 4
Cancelled [ notes 4] NA
1
—
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 5
1–6 June 2017[ notes 5]
Mombasa
1
Egypt
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 6
TBD [ notes 6] Harare
3
Mozambique Angola Zimbabwe
2017 AfroBasket U16 Women Preliminaries Zone 7
Cancelled [ notes 7] NA
1
—
Total
5
Squads
Participating teams
The first round will be played in a round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the Final Phase which will be played in a knockout format (Semi-Finals, Final).
The Third-Place Game and the Final will be played on the last day of the tournament (August 12).[ 11]
Group phase
All times are in Central Africa Time (UTC+2:00 )
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Mali
4
4
0
314
131
+183
8
Advanced to Semi-finals
2
Egypt
4
3
1
208
216
−8
7
3
Angola
4
2
2
202
202
0
6
4
Mozambique (H)
4
1
3
199
243
−44
5
5
Zimbabwe
4
0
4
136
267
−131
4
Eliminated
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Francisco Tando (ANG)
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT)
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT), Francisco Tando (ANG), Buyiswa Tshemese (RSA)
Angola 64 –57Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 13–18 , 12–13 , 25 –9, 14–17
Pts :Lourenço , Caetano 14Rebs :Pululo , Dizeko , André 4Asts :Dizeko 1Pts: Massingue 18Rebs: Massingue , Paxixe , Rijal 6Asts: Magoliço , Sigauque , Paxixe 1
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Walelign Fikadu Gebeto (ETH), Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Aya Khaled Abdelmohsed Ahmed (EGY), Francisco Tando (ANG), Buyiswa Tshemese (RSA)
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira Referees: Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Dorothy Judy Okatch (BOT)
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Final round
Finalists qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup .
Semi-finals
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Bronze medal match
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Final
Ferroviario da Beira Stadium,
Beira
Statistical Leaders
Final statistics at the end of the tournament: [ 12]
Players
Awards
2017 Under-16 African champions
Mali
Most Valuable Player: [ 13] The All-Star Five: [ 13]
Position
Player
Country Origin
PG
Noemia Alexandre Massingue
SG
Habiba Elgizawy
SF
Aissetou Coulibaly
Mali
PF
Cacia Antonio
Angola
C
Sika Kone
Mali
Final ranking
Notes
^ Four countries will participate: hosts Morocco , Algeria and Tunisia . The qualifier will be played in a round-robin format.[ 4]
^ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament. Mali was added later.[ 5]
^ Four countries will participate: hosts Togo , Benin , Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast . The qualifier will be played in a round-robin format. Nigeria was added later.[ 6]
^ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament.[ 7]
^ Four countries participated: hosts Kenya , Tanzania , Rwanda and the eventual zone winner Egypt . The tournament was played in round-robin format.[ 8]
^ Two teams will participate: hosts Zimbabwe and Mozambique . Mozambique already qualified as the tournament hosts. The tournament will be played over two games. Angola and Zimbabwe were added later.[ 9]
^ Competition was cancelled. The qualifiers of this zone are cancelled as no team registered for the regional tournament.[ 10]
References
^ FIBA Calendar ^ "Mali claim fifth straight FIBA U16 Women's African Championship title" . FIBA Africa . 12 August 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017 .^ "Mozambique to host FIBA U16 Women's African Championship 2017" . FIBA Africa . 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017 .^ "Zone I Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Zone II Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Zone III Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Zone IV Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017 .^ "Zone V Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Zone VI Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Zone VII Preliminaries" . FIBA Africa. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017 .^ "Competition System" . FIBA Africa . Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017 .^ "Player Statistics" . FIBA.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017 .^ a b "Coulibaly named MVP, headlines All-Star Five" . FIBA.basketball . FIBA.com. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .
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