Democratic Republic of the Congo women's national basketball team

Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Association	Basketball Federation of Democratic Republic of Congo
FIBA member since	1963
FIBA world rankings	83.
Trainer	-
World championships
Participation in the finals	3
Best results	14th ( 1983 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals	1
Best results	12. ( 1996 )
Continental championships
championship	Africa
Participation in the finals	13
Best results	African Champion ( 1983 , 1986 , 1994 )
(As of June 2014)

The DR Congo women's national basketball team is the selection of basketball players of the Democratic Republic of Congo , which the Basketball Federation of Democratic Republic of Congo represents at international level, for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. The greatest successes were winning the African Championships in 1983, 1986 and 1994 as well as participating in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1983, 1990 and 1998 World Championships . This makes the team behind Senegal the most successful on the African continent. In 1963, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was ranked 83rd as the best African women's basketball team in the women's world rankings .

International competitions

The national team at world championships

The team was able to qualify for the world championship three times . At the first participation in 1983 they finished last among 14 participants, in 1990 the national team was able to defeat the team from Malaysia and was 15th out of 16 participants, in 1998 the team reached 16th and last place.

The national team at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has managed to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions once by winning the African Championship in 1994 . At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , the team finished last among twelve participants.

The national team at the African Championships

The team can boast 13 participations in the African Championship so far . The national team was able to win the competition three times and took second place four times and third place once.

1966 : not qualified  1968 : not qualified  1970 : not qualified  1974 : not qualified  1977 : not qualified  1979 : not qualified  1981 : 2nd place  1983 : African champion  1984 : 2nd place  1986 : African champion  1990 : 2nd place

1993 : 4th place  1994 : African champion  1997 : 2nd place  2000 : 3rd place  2003 : 7th place  2005 : 4th place  2007 : 7th place  2009 : not qualified  2011 : 7th place  2013 : not qualified

The national team at the African Games

The women's national basketball team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo won the Africa Games competitions in 1987 . In addition, the national team achieved the silver medal in the competitions in 1999 and 2003 and won bronze in 1991 . In 1995 the team was excluded from the tournament due to late arrival, in 2007 they finished eighth and in 2011 tenth.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profiles: Dem.Rep. of Congo (COD): Basketball Federation of Democratic Republic of Congo ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
2. ↑ FIBA Ranking for Women after 2013 Continental Championships ( English ) In: fiba.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.
3. ↑ Women Basketball Africa Games Archive ( English ) In: todor66.com . Retrieved June 20, 2014.