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2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

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FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2003
16th FIBA Africa Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMosambik
DatesDecember 18–28
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPMosambik Deolinda Ngulela
Official website
2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
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The 2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 16th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from December 18 to 28, with the games played at the Pavilhão do Maxaquene in Maputo and in Nampula.

Nigeria defeated Mozambique 69–63 in the final to win their first title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Squads

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Draw

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Group A Group B

 Angola
 Kamerun
 Mosambik
 Südafrika
 Tunesien

 Algerien
 DR Congo
 Mali
 Nigeria
 Senegal

Preliminary round

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Times given below are in UTC+2.

Group A

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Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
 Angola 8 4 0 279 195 +84
 Mosambik 7 3 1 298 222 +76
 Tunesien 6 2 2 251 244 +7
 Kamerun 5 1 3 216 251 -35
 Südafrika 4 0 4 163 295 -132
18 December 2003
Tunesien  54–56  Angola

20 December 2003
Südafrika  44–67  Kamerun

21 December 2003
Mosambik  70–47  Kamerun

22 December 2003
Angola  73–31  Südafrika
23 December 2003
Kamerun  44–77  Angola

Group B

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Qualified for the semi-finals
Team Pts. W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 7 3 1 283 208 +75
 Nigeria 7 3 1 253 204 +49
 Mali 7 3 1 255 254 +1
 DR Congo 5 1 3 235 266 -31
 Algerien 4 0 4 188 282 -94
19 December 2003
Senegal  55–63  Nigeria

20 December 2003
Mali  57–85  Senegal

21 December 2003
Mali  67–57  Algerien

22 December 2003
Algerien  40–74  Senegal

24 December 2003
Senegal  69–48  DR Congo

Knockout stage

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9th place match

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27 December 2003
Südafrika  57–48  Algerien

7th place match

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27 December 2003
Kamerun  64–72  DR Congo

5th place match

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27 December 2003
Tunesien  65–71  Mali

Semifinals bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 26
 
 
 Nigeria 64
 
December 28
 
 Angola 61
 
 Nigeria 69
 
December 26
 
 Mosambik 63
 
 Mosambik 63
 
 
 Senegal 62
 
Third place
 
 
December 28
 
 
 Angola 47
 
 
 Senegal 61

Semifinals

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26 December 2003
Angola  61–64  Nigeria
26 December 2003
Senegal  62–63  Mosambik

Bronze medal match

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28 December 2003
Angola  47–61  Senegal

Final

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28 December 2003
Nigeria  69–63  Mosambik
Pts: Udoka 28 Pts: Clarisse 21

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics

Awards

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 2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners 

Nigeria
First title
Most Valuable Player
Mosambik Deolinda Ngulela

All-Tournament Team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.