1966 women's African championship basketball

1966 women's African championship basketball
1st African Women's Basketball Championship
Number of nations	4th
African champions	United Arab Republic (1st title)
venue	Conakry
Opening game	April 11, 1966
Endgame	April 14, 1966
Games	6th
Basket points	321   (∅: 53.5 per game)

The 1966 African Basketball Championship for women , the first ever women's African Basketball Championship , was held between April 11 and 14, 1966 in Conakry , Guinea , which was the first to host the championship. The winner was the national team of the United Arab Republic , which won the title for the first time.

Participating teams

 Guinea Senegal United Arab Republic Central African Republic
 
 
 

mode

The game was played in the form of a round-robin tournament . There were two points for each win and one point for a defeat. The team with the most points became the women's basketball African champions in 1966. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided .

Results

placement	team	Points	G	V	baskets	Diff
1	United Arab Republic	5	2	1	98:67	+31
2	Guinea	5	2	1	75:76	−1
3	Central African Republic	4th	1	2	79:97	−18
4th	Senegal	4th	1	2	69:81	−12

day 1

April 10, 1966		United Arab Rep.	41  - 19	Central Afr. republic
		Points per half: 22  : 5, 19:14  .

day 2

April 11, 1966		Guinea	21  - 19	Senegal
		Points per half: 8-2  , 13-17 .

Day 3

April 12, 1966		United Arab Rep.	22 -  25	Senegal
		Points per half: 12  : 7, 10: 18 .

Day 4

April 13, 1966		Central Afr. republic	22 -  31	Guinea
		Points per half time: 15: 20 : 7: 11 .

Day 5

April 14, 1966		Central Afr. republic	38  - 25	Senegal
		Points per half: 13  : 9, 25  : 16.

Day 6

April 15, 1966		United Arab Rep.	35  - 23	Guinea
		Points per half time: 21  : 11, 14  : 12th

Master United Arab Republic

First championship

Final placement

rank	team
1	United Arab Republic
2	Guinea
3	Central African Republic
4th	Senegal

Web links

• 1966 African Championship for Women - competition page in the FIBA archive ( English )
• Results on the-sports.org ( English )