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.
| 16th FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mozambique |
| Dates | December 18–28 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP |  Deolinda Ngulela |
| Official website | |
| 2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women | |
Nigeria defeated Mozambique 69–63 in the final to win their first title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Squads edit
Draw edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
- Times given below are in UTC+2.
Group A edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
|
8 | 4 | 0 | 279 | 195 | +84 |
| Mozambique
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 298 | 222 | +76 |
 Tunisia
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 251 | 244 | +7 |
 Cameroon
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 216 | 251 | -35 |
 South Africa
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 163 | 295 | -132 |
Group B edit
| 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 |
 Algeria
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 188 | 282 | -94 |
Knockout stage edit
9th place match edit
7th place match edit
5th place match edit
Semifinals bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 26 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 64 | |||||
| December 28 | ||||||
| Angola | 61 | |||||
| Nigeria | 69 | |||||
| December 26 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 63 | |||||
| Mozambique | 63 | |||||
| Senegal | 62 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 28 | ||||||
| Angola | 47 | |||||
| Senegal | 61 | |||||
Semifinals edit
Bronze medal match edit
Final edit
Final standings edit
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
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Nigeria roster |
Awards edit
| 2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners |
|---|
 Nigeria First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Deolinda Ngulela
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All-Tournament Team edit
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See also edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2013-09-20.