The 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket was held from 10 to 18 August 2019 in Dakar, Senegal. It was also the first step for the qualification for FIBA Africa for the women's basketball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The top six teams were qualified for the African pre-qualifying tournament.
Nigeria won their second consecutive and fourth overall title after beating Senegal in the final, 60–55.
Qualification
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation7 June 2019 Abidjan12017 Women's AfroBasket semi-finalists18–27 August 2017 Bamako42019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 125 July 2019 (Cancelled) Tunis12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 217–19 May 2019 Praia12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 3N/A12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 44–5 May 2019 Yaoundé12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 526 June – 1 July 2019 Uganda12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Zone 66–8 June 2019 Harare12019 Women's AfroBasket Qualification Wildcard Abidjan2 Total 12
Venue
DakarDakar ArenaCapacity: 15,000
Squads
Each team consisted of 12 players.
Preliminary round The draw took place on 29 July 2019.
All times are local (UTC±0).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage Bracket
5th place bracket
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final standings Qualified for Africa pre-qualifying tournaments RankTeamRecord 5–0 4–1 4–14 3–25 4–26 2–47 2–48 2–49 1–210 1–211 0–312 0–3
Statistics and awards Statistical leaders
Points Name PPG Leia Dongue 15.8 Joseana Vaz 15.3 Astou Traoré 15.2 Soraya Degheidy 14.2 Meiya Tireira
Rebounds Name RPG Tamara Seda 11.4 Amina Njonkou 9.7 Mercy Wanyama 9.0 Mariam Coulibaly 8.8 Chanel Mokango 8.3
Assists Name APG Bintou Diémé 7.8 Delma Zita 4.6 Reem Moussa 4.5 Italee Lucas 4.2 Touty Gandega 3.2 Nassira Traoré Ezinne Kalu
Blocks Name BPG Ngiendula Filipe 1.0 Chanel Mokango Fatou Diagne Maimouna Diarra Belinda Okoth
Steals Name SPG Ezinne Kalu 3.0 Reem Moussa 2.7 Delma Zita 2.6 Kani Kouyaté 2.5 Ingvild Mucauro 2.4 Tamara Seda Evelyn Akhator Adaora Elonu
Awards The all star-teams and MVP were announced on 18 August 2019.
All-Star TeamGuardsForwardsCenter Ezinne Kalu Touty Gandega Astou Traoré Leia Dongue Evelyn AkhatorMVP: Ezinne Kalu
References
External links 2019 FIBA Women's AfroBasket archive website