23rd FIBA Africa Women's Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Mali |
City | Bamako |
Dates | 18–27 August |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Senegal |
Third place | Mali |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Astou Traoré |
Top scorer | As. Traoré (21.6) |
Top rebounds | N. Coulibaly (9.6) |
Top assists | Cossa (5.0) |
PPG (Team) | Nigeria (80.6) |
RPG (Team) | Mali (54.3) |
APG (Team) | Senegal (19.8) |
Official website | |
Website | |
The 2017 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was the 23rd AfroBasket Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and FIBA Africa. The tournament was hosted by Mali from 18 to 27 August 2017, with games played in Bamako. The winners and runners-up qualified for the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [1][2][3]
Nigeria won their third title after defeating Senegal 65–48 in the final.[4]