The 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 18th
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
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, the world governing body for
basketball
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, and the
FIBA Africa
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Members
FIBA World Rankings Overview
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thereof. The tournament was hosted by
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
from September 20 to 30, with the games played at the
Marius Ndiaye Stadium
Marius Ndiaye stadium (''Stade Marius Ndiaye'') is an indoor arena in Dakar, Senegal, used primarily for basketball. The arena was home to the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007
The 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 18th FIBA ...
in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
and at the
Stade Maniang Soumaré in
Thiès
Thiès (; ar, ثيس, Ṯyass; Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population officially estimated at 320,000 in 2005. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road and at the junction of railway lines to Dakar, Bamako and St-L ...
.
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
defeated
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
65–58 in the final to win their first title.
and securing a spot at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Squads
Draw
Preliminary round
:''Times given below are in
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
9-12th place bracket
9-12th place
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11th place match
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9th place match
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5th place bracket
5-8th place
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7th place match
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5th place match
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Championship bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
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Final
Final standings
Mali roster
Adizatou Maiga,
Aminata Sininta,
Djene Diawara,
Fanta Toure
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,
Fatoumata Bagayoko
Fatoumata Bagayoko (born May 23, 1988) is a Malian women's basketball player. Bagayoko competed for Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 21 in 5 games, including 8 points in the final loss to Spain. She was born in Bamako
Bamako ...
,
Haoua Sangare,
Hamchétou Maïga
Hamchétou Maïga-Ba (born 25 April 1978 in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball player most recently with the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She is also a member of the Mali women's national basketball team.
At Old Dominion
Maïga w ...
,
Kadia Sacko,
Kadia Touré,
Kadiatou Kanoute,
Naignouma Coulibaly,
Nare Diawara, Coach:
Awards
All-Tournament Team
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Hamchétou Maïga
Hamchétou Maïga-Ba (born 25 April 1978 in Bamako) is a Malian professional women's basketball player most recently with the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. She is also a member of the Mali women's national basketball team.
At Old Dominion
Maïga w ...
*
Crispina Correia
Crispina Inès Andrade Correia (born November 5, 1975) is a former Cape Verdean female basketball
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*
Djene Diawara
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Carla Silva
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Aya Traoré
Aya Traoré (born July 27, 1983) is a Senegalese female basketball forward and in 2011 captain of Senegalese women's national basketball team.
She previously played with Polfa in the Torell Basket Liga in Poland.
Personal
Traore was born in ...
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
See also
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2007 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup
External links
Official Website
References
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2007
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2007 in women's basketball
2007 in Senegalese sport
2007 in African basketball
International women's basketball competitions hosted by Senegal