Kenyan women's basketball team

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Kenya
Keny
KenyaKenya
Association Kenya Basketball Association
FIBA member since 1965
FIBA world rankings 66.
Trainer -
World championships
Participation in the finals 1
Best results 16. ( 1994 )
Olympic games
Participation in the finals no
Best results not qualified
Continental championships
championship Africa
Participation in the finals 5
Best results 2. ( 1993 )
(As of June 2014)

The Kenyan national basketball team for women is the selection of Kenyan women basketball players that the Kenya Basketball Association represents on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also in international competitions. His greatest successes were second place at the 1993 African Championships and participation in the 1994 World Cup . In 1965, the national association joined the world association Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA). In June 2014, the team was ranked 66th in the world rankings for women .

International competitions

Kenya at world championships

The team was able to qualify by second place at the African Championships in 1993 for the 1994 World Cup, where they came in last place among 16 participants.

Kenya at the Olympic Games

So far, the team has not been able to qualify for the Olympic basketball competitions.

Kenya at the African Championships

The team can boast five appearances in the African Championship so far . The national team was able to achieve second place in 1993.

  • Guinea-aGuinea 1966 : not qualified
  • EgyptEgypt 1968 : not qualified
  • TogoTogo 1970 : not qualified
  • TunisiaTunisia 1974 : not qualified
  • SenegalSenegal 1977 : not qualified
  • SomaliaSomalia 1979 : not qualified
  • SenegalSenegal 1981 : not qualified
  • AngolaAngola 1983 : not qualified
  • SenegalSenegal 1984 : not qualified
  • MozambiqueMozambique 1986 : 5th place
  • TunisiaTunisia 1990 : not qualified
  • SenegalSenegal 1993 : 2nd placesilver
  • South AfricaSouth Africa 1994 : not qualified
  • KenyaKenya 1997 : 4th place
  • TunisiaTunisia 2000 : not qualified
  • MozambiqueMozambique 2003 : not qualified
  • NigeriaNigeria 2005 : not qualified
  • SenegalSenegal 2007 : 12th place
  • MadagascarMadagascar 2009 : not qualified
  • MaliMali 2011 : not qualified
  • MozambiqueMozambique 2013 : 10th place

Kenya at the Africa Games

The Kenyan women's national basketball team has taken part in the African Games competitions six times . In 1995 , 2003 and 2007 they achieved fifth place, in 2011 sixth and in the 1987 competitions, seventh place, and Kenya also took part in 1991 .

Individual evidence

  1. Profiles: Kenya (KEN): Kenya Basketball Association ( 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.