1970 FIBA Africa Championship For Women
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The 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 3rd
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
Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
from March 28 to April 4, 1970.
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defeated the
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44–36 in the final to win their first title and qualify for the 1971 FIBA Women's World Championship.


Draw


Preliminary round


Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage


Semifinals


5th place match


Bronze medal match


Final


Final standings


Awards


External links


Official Website


References

{{FIBA Africa Championship for Women 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women 1970 FIBA Africa Championship for Women AfroBasket Women Basketball in Togo International sports competitions hosted by Togo