The 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship for Women was the 5th FIBA Africa U16 Championship for Women, played under the rules of

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, the world governing body for

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, and the

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thereof. The tournament was hosted by

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

from August 5 to 12, with the games played in Beira.

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claimed their record fifth straight continental title by trouncing

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in the Finals, 68–29. Both teams will represent

to the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Hosts Selection

On 25 March 2016,

announced that

will host the tournament.

Venue

Qualification

Squads

Participating teams

* * * * *

Format

The first round will be played in a round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the Final Phase which will be played in a knockout format (Semi-Finals, Final). The Third-Place Game and the Final will be played on the last day of the tournament (August 12).

Group phase

''All times are in

Central Africa Time Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+02:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time, ...

( UTC+2:00)''

Final round

''Finalists qualified for the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.''

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Final

Statistical Leaders

''Final statistics at the end of the tournament:''

Players

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Blocks ;Steals ;Other statistical leaders

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Aissetou Coulibaly The All-Star Five:

Final ranking

Notes

References

External links

Official Website
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