2019 Women's Afrobasket

The 2019 AfroBasket Women was held from 10 to 18 August 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.[1] It was also the first step for the qualification for FIBA Africa for the women's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2] The top six teams were qualified for the African pre-qualifying tournament.[3]

FIBA Africa Championship
for Women 2019
24th FIBA Africa Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host nationSenegal
Dates10–18 August
Teams12 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Nigeria
(4th title)
MVP Ezinne Kalu
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Dongue (15.8)  Nigeria (79.8)
Rebounds Seda (11.4)  Kenya (51.0)
Assists Diémé (7.8)  Senegal (17.8)
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Nigeria won their second consecutive and fourth overall title after beating Senegal in the final.[4]

Qualification
Main article: AfroBasket Women 2019 qualification
Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 7 June 2019 Abidjan 1  Senegal
AfroBasket Women 2017 semi-finalists 18–27 August 2017 Bamako 4  Nigeria
 Mali
 Mozambique
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 1 25 July 2019 (Cancelled) Tunis 1  Tunisia
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 2 17–19 May 2019 Praia 1  Cape Verde
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 3 N/A  Ivory Coast 1  Ivory Coast
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 4 4–5 May 2019 Yaoundé 1  Cameroon
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 5 26 June – 1 July 2019 Uganda 1  Egypt
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Zone 6 6–8 June 2019 Harare 1  Angola
AfroBasket Women 2019 Qualification Wildcard Abidjan 2  DR Congo
 Kenya
Total12

Venue
Dakar
Dakar Arena
Capacity: 15,000

Squads
Main article: 2019 Women's Afrobasket squads

Each team consisted of 12 players.

Preliminary round

The draw took place on 29 July 2019.[5][6]

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal (H) 2 2 0 162 83 +79 4 Quarterfinals
2  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 107 144 −37 3 Playoffs
3  Egypt 2 0 2 114 156 −42 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
10 August 2019
19:00
Senegal  77–36  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 22–4, 28–12, 12–2
Pts: Traoré 19
Rebs: Diagne 9
Asts: Diémé 7		 Pts: K. Kouyaté 9
Rebs: K. Kouyaté, Kouakou 6
Asts: K. Kouyaté 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Erick Otieno (KEN)
11 August 2019
16:30
Ivory Coast  71–67  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 11–21, 22–13, 18–20
Pts: Diawara 32
Rebs: K. Kouyaté 12
Asts: K. Kouyaté 5		 Pts: Degheidy 21
Rebs: El-Gedawy 7
Asts: Moussa 5
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Artur De Castro (MOZ), Mbayi Ntela (COD)
13 August 2019
19:00
Egypt  47–85  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 11–25, 14–16, 16–18, 6–26
Pts: Aly 17
Rebs: Aly 9
Asts: Awad 3		 Pts: Sène 17
Rebs: Diarra 11
Asts: Diémé 9
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), David Domingos (ANG), Erick Otieno (KEN)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 181 65 +116 4 Quarterfinals
2  Cameroon 2 1 1 134 159 −25 3 Playoffs
3  Tunisia 2 0 2 79 170 −91 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
10 August 2019
10:00
Nigeria  75–26  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 14–5, 26–5, 17–5, 18–11
Pts: Akhator 13
Rebs: Akhator 10
Asts: Kalu 3		 Pts: Laouini 5
Rebs: Laouini 8
Asts: Hamrouni, Msadek 2
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Mbayi Ntela (COD), Mohamed Diawara (MLI)
11 August 2019
14:00
Tunisia  53–95  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 5–23, 25–21, 10–25, 13–26
Pts: Hamrouni 14
Rebs: Baccar, Hamrouni 4
Asts: Baccar 4		 Pts: Dimithe 15
Rebs: Njonkou 10
Asts: Green, Mukoko 4
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chahinaz Boussetta (TUN), David Dimongos (ANG), Mohamed Diawara (MLI)
13 August 2019
16:30
Cameroon  39–106  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 16–28, 10–23, 6–34
Pts: Njonkou 16
Rebs: Njonkou 8
Asts: Green, Mukoko 2		 Pts: four players 14
Rebs: Elonu 8
Asts: Kalu 4
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Artur De Castro (MOZ), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 2 2 0 153 119 +34 4 Quarterfinals
2  Angola 2 1 1 132 120 +12 3 Playoffs
3  DR Congo 2 0 2 105 151 −46 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
10 August 2019
15:00
Mali  71–63  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–10, 21–24, 20–13
Pts: Tireira 16
Rebs: Tireira 12
Asts: Traoré 6		 Pts: Dizeko 17
Rebs: Manuel 10
Asts: Lucas 7
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Aya Ahmed (EGY), Arbia Belghith (TUN)
11 August 2019
19:00
Angola  69–49  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 13–7, 17–13, 14–12
Pts: Lucas 18
Rebs: Eusébio, Manuel 8
Asts: Lucas 6		 Pts: Akonga 14
Rebs: Makiese 13
Asts: four players 2
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Ndeye Diagne (SEN), Aya Ahmed (EGY)
13 August 2019
14:00
DR Congo  56–82  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 9–22, 13–30, 18–17
Pts: Ngobeleza 12
Rebs: Akonga 8
Asts: Muganza 4		 Pts: Gandega 19
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: four players 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique 2 2 0 115 90 +25 4 Quarterfinals
2  Cape Verde 2 1 1 115 117 −2 3 Playoffs
3  Kenya 2 0 2 96 119 −23 2
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
10 August 2019
12:30
Mozambique  55–39  Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 14–9, 9–8, 14–11
Pts: Seda 15
Rebs: Seda 10
Asts: Zita 8		 Pts: Wanyama 9
Rebs: Wanyama 12
Asts: four players 1
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Ndeye Diagne (SEN), Aboulaye Kamagate (CIV), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)
11 August 2019
11:30
Kenya  57–64  Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 11–16, 14–21, 20–11
Pts: Owino 15
Rebs: Owino 11
Asts: Indasi 3		 Pts: Barros 19
Rebs: Vaz 12
Asts: Leitão, Livramento 5
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Arbia Belghith (TUN)
13 August 2019
11:30
Cape Verde  51–60  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 3–10, 18–17, 8–22, 22–11
Pts: Vaz 14
Rebs: Rocha 6
Asts: Barros, Livramento 2		 Pts: Cossa 10
Rebs: Seda 14
Asts: Lhavanguane, Zita 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Aboulaye Kamagate (CIV), Aya Ahmed (EGY), Arbia Belghith (TUN)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
15 August
 
 
 Senegal88
 
14 August
 
 Angola54
 
 Angola64
 
16 August
 
 Kenya51
 
 Senegal60
 
 
 Mozambique57
 
 
15 August
 
 
 Mozambique80
 
14 August
 
 Egypt66
 
 Cameroon63
 
18 August
 
 Egypt68
 
 Senegal55
 
 
 Nigeria60
 
 
15 August
 
 
 Nigeria79
 
14 August
 
 DR Congo46
 
 Cape Verde46
 
16 August
 
 DR Congo78
 
 Nigeria79
 
 
 Mali58 Third place
 
 
15 August18 August
 
 
 Mali60 Mozambique54
 
14 August
 
 Ivory Coast51  Mali66
 
 Ivory Coast74
 
 
 Tunisia50
 
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
16 August
 
 
 Angola68
 
17 August
 
 Egypt66
 
 Angola68
 
16 August
 
 DR Congo48
 
 DR Congo54
 
 
 Ivory Coast47
 
Seventh place
 
 
17 August
 
 
 Egypt62
 
 
 Ivory Coast58

Playoffs
14 August 2019
11:30
Angola  64–51  Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 14–17, 23–10, 12–12
Pts: Daniel 15
Rebs: Macuto 9
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Okoth 12
Rebs: Wanyama 8
Asts: Obunga, Indasi 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA), Arbia Belghith (TUN), Mbayi Ntela (COD)
14 August 2019
14:00
Cape Verde  46–78  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 8–16, 15–17, 10–21
Pts: Vaz 21
Rebs: Vaz 8
Asts: Barros 5		 Pts: Ngobeleza, Mokango 15
Rebs: Mokango 14
Asts: Mfutila, Akonga 4
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Aboulaye Kamagate (CIV), Mohamed Diawara (MLI)
14 August 2019
16:30
Cameroon  63–68  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 16–16, 20–12, 9–28
Pts: Mfoula 12
Rebs: Njonkou 11
Asts: Nyinkeu 4		 Pts: Degheidy 23
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Moussa 8
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Ndeye Diagne (SEN)
14 August 2019
19:00
Ivory Coast  74–50  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 14–9, 23–8, 21–17
Pts: Diawara 27
Rebs: three players 7
Asts: Diawara 3		 Pts: Loubiri 10
Rebs: Laouini, Loubiri 6
Asts: three players 1
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Artur De Castro (MOZ), David Domingos (ANG), Aya Ahmed (EGY)

Quarterfinals
15 August 2019
11:30
Nigeria  79–46  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 16–14, 23–9, 18–14
Pts: Kalu 17
Rebs: Imovbioh 5
Asts: Akhator, Amukamara 5		 Pts: Mfutila 15
Rebs: Mokango 7
Asts: Muganza 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Artur De Castro (MOZ), Arbia Belghith (ALG), Erick Otieno (KEN)
15 August 2019
14:00
Mozambique  80–66  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 11–19, 16–14, 27–24
Pts: Dongue 25
Rebs: Seda 13
Asts: Sita 8		 Pts: Degheidy 17
Rebs: El-Gedawy 6
Asts: Moussa 5
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Aboulaye Kamagate (CIV), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA)
15 August 2019
16:30
Mali  60–51  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 15–10, 13–18, 18–11
Pts: Gandega 15
Rebs: Coulibaly 12
Asts: Traoré, Tireira 3		 Pts: K. Kouyaté 15
Rebs: M. Kouyaté 8
Asts: M. Kouyaté 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Ndeye Diagne (SEN), David Domingos (ANG)
15 August 2019
19:00
Senegal  88–54  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 21–9, 23–15, 24–13
Pts: Traoré 17
Rebs: Traoré 8
Asts: Diémé 12		 Pts: Macuto 11
Rebs: Macuto 7
Asts: Lucas 2
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Dorothy Okatch (BOT), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)

5–8th place semifinals
16 August 2019
11:30
DR Congo  54–47  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 16–12, 23–6, 7–10
Pts: Mokango, Muganza 11
Rebs: Mokango, Muganza 8
Asts: Mambengya 7		 Pts: K. Kouyaté 13
Rebs: Gnanou 10
Asts: K. Kouyaté 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Artur De Castro (MOZ), Mohamed Diawara (MLI), Erick Otieno (KEN)
16 August 2019
14:00
Angola  68–66  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 12–19, 11–20, 23–7
Pts: Lucas 14
Rebs: Macuto 6
Asts: Lucas 6		 Pts: El-Gedawy 20
Rebs: El-Gedawy 8
Asts: Moussa 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Ndeye Diagne (SEN), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA), Mbayi Ntela (COD)

Semifinals
16 August 2019
16:30
Nigeria  79–58  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 17–16, 17–12, 20–18
Pts: Kalu 19
Rebs: Akhator 13
Asts: Kalu 5		 Pts: Tireira 14
Rebs: Coulibaly 10
Asts: five players 2
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Arbia Belghith (TUN), Dorothy Okatch (BOT)
16 August 2019
19:00
Senegal  60–57  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 8–18, 11–17, 22–9, 19–13
Pts: Traoré 16
Rebs: Diagne, Traoré 9
Asts: Diémé 7		 Pts: Dongue 18
Rebs: Seda 14
Asts: Mucauro 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Chahinaz Boussetta (MAR), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Aya Ahmed (EGY)

Seventh place game
17 August 2019
13:30
Egypt  62–58  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 7–19, 18–14, 12–12
Pts: Awad 14
Rebs: El-Shaarawy 9
Asts: Moussa 6		 Pts: three players 9
Rebs: Kouyaté, Gnanou 9
Asts: Kolga 3
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Artur De Castro (MOZ), Ndeye Diagne (SEN), David Domingos (ANG)

Fifth place game
17 August 2019
16:00
Angola  68–48  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 4–12, 22–14, 25–10
Pts: Lucas 18
Rebs: Filipe 8
Asts: Lucas 4		 Pts: Akonga 9
Rebs: Akonga, Kalanga 8
Asts: Muganza, Ngobeleza 2
Dakar Arena, Dakar
Referees: Joyce Muchenu (ZIM), Opeyemi Ogunleye (NGA), Arbia Belghith (TUN)

Third place game
18 August 2019
15:30
Mozambique  54–66  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 8–19, 17–14, 15–18, 14–15
Pts: Dongue 22
Rebs: Cossa, Seda 6
Asts: Cossa 4		 Pts: Tireira 21
Rebs: Maiga 12
Asts: Gandega 6

Final
18 August 2019
18:00
Senegal  55–60  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 14–18, 13–16, 18–12
Pts: Traoré 13
Rebs: Traoré 6
Asts: Diémé 4		 Pts: Akhator 14
Rebs: Akhator 9
Asts: Elonu, Nyingifa 3

Final standing
Qualified for Africa Pre-Qualifying Tournaments
Rank Team Record
 Nigeria5–0
 Senegal4–1
 Mali4–1
4  Mozambique3–2
5  Angola4–2
6  DR Congo2–4
7  Egypt2–4
8  Ivory Coast2–4
9  Cape Verde1–2
10  Cameroon1–2
11  Kenya0–3
12  Tunisia0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Awards

The all star-teams and MVP were announced on 18 August 2019.[8][9]

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Center
Ezinne Kalu
Touty Gandega		 Astou Traoré
Leia Dongue		 Evelyn Akhator
MVP: Ezinne Kalu

References
  1. "Senegal confirmed as hosts for AfroBasketWomen 2019". fiba.basketball. 7 June 2019.
  2. "FIBA Calendar". FIBA. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "FIBA Women's National Team Competition System as of 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "Flawless Nigeria retain #AfroBasketWomen title". FIBA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  5. "FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2019 draw set to take place in Dakar". FIBA. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. "Draw results in for #AfroBasketWomen 2019". FIBA. 29 July 2019.
  7. "Statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. "Kalu headlines Tournament Five lineup at #AfroBasketWomen 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "Kalu named MVP of the 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket". FIBA. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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