The 1968 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 2nd

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

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, the world governing body for

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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 ...

thereof. The tournament was hosted by the

United Arab Republic The United Arab Republic (UAR; ar, الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971. It was initially a political union between Eg ...

from September 9 to 15, 1968. The

ended the round-robin tournament with a 4–0 unbeaten record to win their second title.

Participating teams

Schedule

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Final standings

Awards

External links

Official Website

References

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