The 2009

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(alternatively the Afrobasket U16) was the 1st U-16

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championship for women, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and qualified for the

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. The tournament was held from August 30–September 5 in

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, contested by 8 national teams and won by

. The tournament qualified the winner for the 2010 U17 World Women's Championship.

Teams

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Squads

Format

* The five teams who participated played in a single round-robin preliminary round. * After the preliminaries, only the top two teams qualified for the gold medal match to determine the African Champions and represent the FIBA Africa at the 2010 FIBA Basketball Under-17 Women's World Cup.

Preliminary round

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Gold medal game

Final standings

Awards

All-Tournament Team

* G Artemis Afonso * G Reem Moussa * F N'Dèye N'Diaye * F

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Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes

Individual Game Highs

Team Tournament Highs

Points per Game Total Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks 2-point field goal percentage 3-point field goal percentage Free throw percentage

Team Game highs

External links

Official Website

References

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