August 27, 2017
Senegal started the final better, but the rest of the game was all Nigeria as they got the 65-48 win and completed an undefeated tournament. A great result for Nigeria continues to suggest that with continued organization, the team’s available talent could turn them into the continent’s powerhouse. Astou Traore led Senegal again, which got her the MVP honors in a loss. Five different countries were represented in the team of the tournament as Traore was joined by Italee Lucas of Angola, Evelyn Akhator of Nigeria, Leia Dongue of Mozambique, and Naignouma Coulibaly of Mali. Before the final, Mali at least sent the fans home with something to celebrate as a 75-52 win over Mozambique got them the last medal. The day started with an exciting game for 7th palce as Ramses Lonlack and Cameroon came up just short in their comeback as they lost 86-83 to Egypt. The Ivory Coast then beat Angola 61-56 for 5th place.
Final:
Senegal vs. Nigeria 48-65 SEN As. Traore 17/6r Sy Diop 7 Daou 6 Aw. Traore 6 Diouf 5 Sarr 4 Thiam 3 Fall 0 Sy 0 Sene 0 Sidibe 0 Dieng 0 NGR Akhator 13/7r Elonu 12 Nyingifa 11 Kalu 8 Ogoke 8 Mohammed 6/7r Atosu 3 Akashili 2 Nwaigwe 2 Madu 0 Udeaja 0 Okoye 0
3rd Place:
Mozambique vs. Mali 52-75 MOZ Dongue 10 Seda 9/7r Mafanela 9/6r Pinto 9 Mucubaquine 7 Pereira 5 Muianga 3 Cossa 0 Ventura 0 Massingue 0 Lhavanguane 0 Halar DNP MLI Traore 19 Tirera 15/8r Diakite 9/8r Bagayoko 7 Gandega 7 N. Coulibaly 6/6r Maiga 5 M. Coulibaly 4 K. Coulibaly 3 Dabo 0 Camara 0 Keita DNP
5th Place:
Angola vs. Ivory Coast 56-61 ANG Filipe 13/10r Eusebio 12 Ndoniema 9/6r Goncalves 8 Tomas 7 Gala 3 Mpaka 2 Miguel 2 Lucas 0 Jorge 0 Afonso DNP Matiquite DNP CIV K. Kouyate 15/7r Diawara 9 Fofana 9 Diaby 8/11r Bognini 8 Cisse 7 Ab. Kone 3 Djedjemel 2 N’Goran 0 Aw. Kone 0 M. Kouyate 0 Kouakou DNP
7th Place:
Cameroon vs. Egypt 83-86 CMR Lonlack 22/8a Ebogo Fabo 19/16r Mfoula 10 Weledji 8/6r Tchasi 8 Mba Minna 6/7r Ramey 4 Ade 4 Ghane Yenou 2 Assena 0 Mbiandija DNP Abenkou DNP EGY Abdelgawad 16/6r Elshaarawy 16 Helwa 15/10r R. Awad 14 Deghady 12/7r Abdelalim 7/6r Sherif 6 Youssef 0 Abdelfattah DNP M. Awad DNP Bakr DNP
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