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.

FIBA Women's AfroBasket 1983
8th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
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
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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

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  Angola
  Cameroon
  Ivory Coast
  Mozambique
  Senegal
  Zaire

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Schedule

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P Team M W L PF PA Diff Pts.
1   Zaire 5 5 0 374 280 +150 8
2   Senegal 5 4 1 412 267 +45 7
3   Cameroon 5 3 2 338 358 +61 6
4   Mozambique 5 1 4 301 360 -53 5
5   Ivory Coast 5 1 4 285 372 -203 4
6   Angola 5 1 4 277 350 -203 4
3 April 1983
Zaire   73–53   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 31-26, 42-27
Cameroon   71–58   Mozambique
Scoring by half: 36-25, 35-33
Senegal   86–38   Angola
Scoring by half: 49-16, 37-22

4 April 1983
Angola   59–56   Mozambique
Scoring by half: 31-25, 28-31
Senegal   85–42   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 41-20, 44-22
Zaire   82–47   Cameroon
Scoring by half: 50-15, 32-32

6 April 1983
Zaire   76–55   Mozambique
Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-27
Ivory Coast   59–55   Angola
Scoring by half: 32-27, 27-28
Senegal   83–51   Cameroon
Scoring by half: 41-34, 42-17

7 April 1983
Cameroon   91–67   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 35-20, 56-47
Senegal   90–64   Mozambique
Scoring by half: 45-28, 45-36
Zaire   71–57   Angola
Scoring by half: 31-24, 40-33

8 April 1983
Cameroon   78–68   Angola
Scoring by half: 42-31, 36-37
Mozambique   68–64   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 43-28, 25-36
Zaire   72–68   Senegal
Scoring by half: 37-30, 37-38

Final standings

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Qualified for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Cup

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Awards

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 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 
 
Zaire
First title
Most Valuable Player
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References

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  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.