The 1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 6th
FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The AfroBasket Women (formerly FIBA Africa Championship for Women) is the women's basketball continental championship of Africa, played biennially under the auspices of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the African zone thereof ...
, played under the rules of
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
, the world governing body for
basketball
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, and the
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Members
FIBA World Rankings Overview
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thereof. The tournament was hosted by
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ð’ˆð’ð’‘ð’›ð’ð’˜ð’•ð’–; ar, الصومال, aá¹£-ṢūmÄl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
from December 31, 1978 to January 2, 1979.
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
ended the round-robin tournament with a 2–0 unbeaten record to win their third title and qualify for the
1979 FIBA Women's World Championship.
Participating teams
Schedule
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Final standings
Awards
External links
Official Website
References
{{FIBA Africa Championship for Women
1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
1979 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
AfroBasket Women
Basketball in Somalia