2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women explained

The 2003 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 16th FIBA Africa Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mozambique from December 18 to 28, with the games played at the Pavilhão do Maxaquene in Maputo and in Nampula.

Nigeria defeated Mozambique 69–63 in the final to win their first title.^[1] and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Draw

width=25%	Group A	width=25%	Group B

Preliminary round

Times given below are in UTC+2.

Group A

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Qualified for the semi-finals

width=150px	Team !	width=30px	Pts. !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=40px	PF !	width=40px	PA !	width=40px	Diff
	8	4	0	279	195	+84
	7	3	1	298	222	+76
	6	2	2	251	244	+7
	5	1	3	216	251	-35
	4	0	4	163	295	-132

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Group B

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Qualified for the semi-finals

width=150px	Team !	width=30px	Pts. !	width=20px	W !	width=20px	L !	width=40px	PF !	width=40px	PA !	width=40px	Diff
	7	3	1	283	208	+75
	7	3	1	253	204	+49
	7	3	1	255	254	+1
	5	1	3	235	266	-31
	4	0	4	188	282	-94

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Knockout stage

9th place match

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7th place match

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5th place match

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

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Final

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics

Rank	width=150px	Team	Record
		5–1
		4–2
		4–2
4		4–2
5		4–1
6		2–3
7		2–3
8		1–4
9		1–4
10		0–5

Nigeria roster
Aisha Mohammed, Funmilayo Ojelabi, Linda Ogugua, Mfon Udoka, Mactabene Amachree, Nguveren Iyorhe, Nwamaka Adibeli, Patricia Chukwuma, Rashidat Sadiq, Coach: Sam Vincent

Awards

All-Tournament Team

See also

• 2003 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule & results . FIBA.com . 2013-09-20.