The consolation bracket finished play on Saturday as Salimata Berte helped Ivory Coast past Angola 62-57 for 7th place.  Soraya Degheidy had a good game for Egypt, but Mozambique won the 5th place game 69-62.  Hosts Cameroon earned a medal on Sunday with a 53-49 win over Senegal.  Mali pushed Nigeria for most of the half, but Nigeria built a big lead in the second half to complete their title defense with a 70-59 win.

September 25, 2021

7th Place:

Angola vs. Ivory Coast 57-62 ANG Peso 13 Lucas 10 Gala 8/8r Golome 8 Manuel 6/8r Pequeno 5/6r Daniel 3 Mpaka 2 Matiquite 2 Miguel 0 Goncalves 0 Pascoal DNP CIV Berte 21 K. Kouyate 12/7r Konate 9 Sahie 8 Sieza 4/7r Amani 4 Diawara 2 Djedjemel 2 M. Kouyate 0 Kone 0 Ouraga 0 Diarrasouba DNP

5th Place:

Egypt vs. Mozambique 62-69 EGY Degheidy 24 Elgedawy 19/9r Elsharaawy 7 Soliman 6 Abdelnabi 2 Amer 2 Moussa 2 N. Abdelalim 0 Ahmed 0 Merssal DNP Taha DNP R. Abdelalim DNP MOZ Mucauro 15/11r Chiziane 14 Mafanela 10/18r/6a Gimo 10 Seda 7/10r Pereira 5 Cossa 4 Covane 2 Henriques 2 Veloso DNP Mabjaia DNP Pinto DNP

September 26, 2021

3rd Place:

Cameroon vs. Senegal 53-49 CMR Effa 15 Weledji 13 Guotue 11 Fankam 5/6r Ewodo 4 Ngukoug 3 Green 2 Nkoyock 0 Lonlack 0 Tientcheu 0 Ekah DNP Ndoli DNP SEN B. Dieme 12/6r Sy-Diop 10 Diop 8 Diarra 6/6r Sylla 5 Sarr 4 Sene 2 Niang 2 Ndiaye 0 Ndao 0 Fall 0 I. Dieme DNP

1st Place:

Mali vs. Nigeria 59-70 MLI M. Coulibaly 13/9r Kone 12/11r N’Diaye 9 N. Traore 7 Sangare 4/6r Dembele 4 A. Traore 4 K. Coulibaly 3/6r Maiga 3 Doumbia 0 Sissoko DNP Haidara DNP NGR Macaulay 15 Ibekwe 13/10r Kalu 13 Elonu 12 Amukamara 6 Okonkwo 5 Chidom 4 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Ogoke 0 Enabosi 0 Akaraiwe 0 Musa 0

September 24, 2021

Consolation Bracket:

The consolation bracket games were played first on a busy Friday and both ended up being good ones.  Mozambique fended off Ivory Coast 59-57 in the first game.  Nadine Soliman then led Egypt past Cristina Matiquite and Angola 82-76.

Ivory Coast vs. Mozambique 57-59 CIV Sahie 19 Berte 9/6r Sieza 7/6r K. Kouyate 6/6r M. Kouyate 6 Amani 5 Diawara 3/9r Djedjemel 2 Kone 0 Diarrasouba DNP Ouraga DNP Konate DNP MOZ Mucauro 13/8r/7a Seda 13/8r Mafanela 11/9r Mabjaia 7 Chiziane 6 Gimo 6 Cossa 3 Covane 0 Veloso 0 Pereira 0 Pinto DNP Henriques DNP

Egypt vs. Angola 82-76 EGY Soliman 29/8r Elgedawy 16/10r Degheidy 10 Elshaarawy 7 Ahmed 6 Moussa 5/6a N. Abdelalim 4 Abdelnabi 3 Amer 2 Merssal 0 Taha DNP R. Abdelalim DNP ANG Matiquite 24/10r Manuel 14/8r Mpaka 10 Goncalves 7 Pequeno 6 Gala 4 Lucas 3 Peso 3 Daniel 3 Miguel 2 Pascoal DNP Golome DNP

Semifinals:

Cameroon rode the wave of momentum from their fans to take the lead early, but Mali worked their way back into the game and did just enough at the end to hang on for a 52-51 win.  In the last game, Nigeria had the better start and kept the margin at a safe distance in a 73-63 win over Senegal.

Cameroon vs. Mali 51-52 CMR Fankam 12/12r Weledji 9 Effa 8/7r Green 7 Ewodo 7 Lonlack 2 Guotue 2 Nkoyock 2 Ngukoug 2 Tientcheu 0 Ekah DNP Ndoli DNP MLI N’Diaye 12 Maiga 11 M. Coulibaly 8 Sangare 8 Kone 6 K. Coulibaly 5/6r N. Traore 2 Doumbia 0 Dembele 0 A. Traore 0 Sissoko DNP Haidara DNP

Nigeria vs. Senegal 73-63 NGR Okonkwo 16/7r Ibekwe 14/6r Elonu 12 Macaulay 9/7r Amukamara 8 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 4 Ogoke 4 Kalu 3 Chidom 3 Enabosi 0 Musa 0 Akaraiwe 0 SEN Sy-Diop 18 Diop 14 Ndiaye 11 Sarr 10 B. Dieme 8 Sene 2 Diarra 0 Ndao 0 I. Dieme 0 Fall 0 Niang 0 Sylla 0

September 20, 2021

The last day of group play had teams contending for the top spots and first-round byes in the elimination stage.  All teams will have Tuesday off with the knockout round starting Wednesday.

Group A:

Cameroon had the tiebreaker advantage from a bigger first win so there was no panic with an early Cape Verde lead before the hosts dominated the rest of the game to win 71-40.

Cape Verde vs. Cameroon 40-71 CPV Jo. Vaz 12 Livramento 7 Fernandes 7 Andrade 4/8r Mendes 3 Evora 3 Correia 2/7r Leitao 2 Pires 0 Bento 0 Almeida DNP Je. Vaz DNP CMR Nkoyock 17 Weledji 13/6r Effa 12 Ewodo 11 Green 6/9a Lonlack 6 Fankam 4 Ngokoug 2 Guotue 0/10r Ndoli 0 Ekah 0 Tientcheu 0

Standings: Cameroon 2-0, Kenya 1-1, Cape Verde 0-2

Group B:

The group stage ended with Nigeria’s 85-65 win over Angola.

Angola vs. Nigeria 65-85 ANG Lucas 19 Matiquite 15/7r Daniel 8 Peso 8 Manuel 7/10r Miguel 5 Gala 3 Golome 0 Goncalves 0 Pequeno 0 Mpaka 0 Pascoal 0 NGR Kalu 12 Chidom 10/6r Okonkwo 10/6r Elonu 10 Amukamara 10 Ibekwe 9/8r Enabosi 9 Macaulay 8/6r Musa 3 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Ogoke 2 Akaraiwe 0

Standings: Nigeria 2-0, Angola 1-1, Mozambique 0-2

Group C:

Senegal built a solid lead in the first half and captured this group with a 78-63 win over Egypt.

Egypt vs. Senegal 63-78 EGY Degheidy 16 Elgedawy 14/6r Soliman 14 Amer 10/6r Abdelalim 5 Abdelnabi 4 Moussa 0 Merssal 0 Ahmed 0 Elshaarawy 0 Taha DNP Abdelalim DNP SEN Diop 19/6r/8s Niang 19 Sarr 12 Sy-Diop 8/6r Sene 8/6r Diarra 4/9r Ndao 4 B. Dieme 2 Fall 2 Ndiaye 0 I. Dieme 0 Sylla DNP

Standings: Senegal 2-0, Egypt 1-1, Guinea 0-2

Group D:

The day started in this group and Laetitia Sahie helped the Ivory Coast build a lead going into the final quarter, but Djeneba N’Diaye and Mali rallied for a 76-63 win.

Ivory Coast vs. Mali 63-76 CIV Sahie 24/8r Diawara 15 K. Kouyate 9 Berte 6 Amani 5 M. Kouyate 4/6r Sieza 0 Djedjemel 0 A. Kone 0 Diarrasouba DNP Ouraga DNP Konate DNP MLI N’Diaye 23 M. Coulibaly 14/12r S. Kone 10/6a K. Coulibaly 9/8r A. Traore 8 Dembele 6/7r Maiga 2 N. Traore 2 Doumbia 2 Sangare 0 Haidara 0 Sissoko DNP

Standings: Mali 2-0, Ivory Coast 1-1, Tunisia 0-2

Bracket:

Cameroon vs. winner Egypt vs. Tunisia
Mali vs. winner Angola vs. Cape Verde
Nigeria vs. winner Ivory Coast vs. Guinea
Senegal vs. winner Kenya vs. Mozambique

September 19, 2021

The tournament continued on Sunday with the last four teams getting to make their debuts.  Four teams finished group stage play and now have rest before their next games.

Group A:

The last game of the day saw Cape Verde be the final team to start their tournament with a close game ending as a Kenya managed a 61-58 win.

Kenya vs. Cape Verde 61-58 KEN Reynolds 17 Akinyi 14 Wanyama 8/10r Okumu 7 Wasuda 4/9r Mwangale 4/6a M. Otieno 4 Ouma 3 Owino 0 G. Otieno 0 Omondi DNP Opicho DNP CPV Jo. Vaz 18/12r/7s Livramento 16 Fernandes 9 Andrade 8/10r Leitao 4 Mendes 3 Evora 0 Pires 0 Correia 0 Almeida DNP Je. Vaz DNP Bento DNP

Group B:

The great rivals squared off in this group and Angola had a good start in this competition to secure a 70-61 win over Mozambique.  Their next game will be against Nigeria for the top spot in the group while Mozambique will prepare as a last place team.

Mozambique vs. Angola 61-70 MOZ Mucauro 16 Mafanela 11/7r Chiziane 11 Seda 9/9r Cossa 7 Veloso 5 Gimo 2 Mabjaia 0 Covane 0 Pereira 0 Pinto DNP Henriques DNP ANG Peso 17/9r Lucas 12 Matiquite 8/8r Pequeno 6 Daniel 6 Mpaka 6 Golome 4 Goncalves 4 Gala 4 Miguel 3 Manuel 0 Pascoal 0

Group C:

This group started the day and Nadine Soliman and Egypt dominated the second half for a 102-58 win over Aicha Mara and Guinea.  Having played their two group games, Guinea is locked in to last place while Egypt will face Senegal for the top spot.

Guinea vs. Egypt 58-102 GUI Mara 21 Mbaye 13 Kaba 10/10r Jallow 5 Bah 5 Diallo 2 Soumah 2 Berete 0 Diawara 0 Camara DNP Toure DNP Konte DNP EGY Soliman 20/7r Degheidy 16/7r Amer 15 Ahmed 14 N. Abdelalim 12/8r Elgedawy 11 Abdelnabi 5 Merssal 5 Moussa 4/7a Elshaarawy 0 Taha 0 R. Abdelalim 0

Group D:

Salimata Berte led Ivory Coast to a 69-49 opening win over Tunisia, which is the last place team in the group.  The Ivory Coast-Mali game on Monday will determine the group winner.

Tunisia vs. Ivory Coast 49-69 TUN Loubiri 17 Shili 12/8r Trabelsi 11 H. Hamrouni 5 Laouini 2 Baccar 2 Hamzaoui 0/6r M. Hamrouni 0 Mallat 0 Rebai 0 Nasri 0 Abidi DNP CIV Berte 20 Sahie 16/6r Diawara 11/7r K. Kouyate 9/17r/6s Sieza 5/8r Konate 3 Amani 3 M. Kouyate 2 Kone 0 Ouraga 0 Diarrasouba 0 Djedjemel 0

September 18, 2021

The tournament started in Yaounde in Cameroon on Saturday.  The twelve teams are divided into four groups with results determining placement in the bracket as all teams will qualify for the knockout round.  The key games are the semifinals as the winners will not only qualify for the final, but also take spots in next year’s World Cup qualifiers.

Group A:

The hosts are in this group and opened with a 74-50 win over Kenya as they welcomed back a key player and integrated a number of new players into their team.

Cameroon vs. Kenya 74-50 CMR Ewodo 16/7r Fankam 15/11r Effa 12/6r Guotue 6/6r Green 6/6a Weledji 5 Lonlack 5 Nkoyock 4 Ngukong 3/7r Ndoli 2 Ekah 0 Tientcheu 0 KEN Wanyama 12/10r Mwangale 12 C. Akinyi 8/7r Owino 6 M. Otieno 4 Okumu 4 Reynolds 2 Wasuda 2 Ouma 0 Omondi DNP G. Otieno DNP Opicho DNP

Group B:

The day ended with two-time defending champions Nigeria getting a test from Mozambique, whose participation was in doubt before funding was secured, before dominating the second half to win

Nigeria vs. Mozambique 67-50 NGR Kalu 17 Elonu 13/7r Chidom 8 Ogoke 8 Ibekwe 7 Macaulay 5/9r Okonkwo 2 Amukamara 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Akaraiwe 2 Enabosi 1 Musa 0 MOZ Seda 12/6r Chiziane 12 Cossa 9 Mucauro 6/7r/6s Pereira 4 Gimo 3 Mafanela 2 Veloso 2 Mabjaia 0 Henriques 0 Covane 0 Pinto 0

Group C:

The day started in this group with an easy 100-31 win over a Guinea team that was happy to make it to the tournament after losing their qualifier, but making it to the field with other teams not available.

Senegal vs. Guinea 100-31 SEN Diop 19/8r Niang 14 Ndiaye 13/6r Diarra 12/7r Ndao 10 Sy-Diop 9/6s Sarr 6/9r Fall 5/6a Sylla 5 Sene 4 I. Dieme 2 B. Dieme 1/8a GUI Kaba 8 Mara 6 Jallow 4 Berete 4 Bah 4 Diawara 3 Soumah 2 Diallo 0 Mbaye 0 Camara 0 Toure DNP Konte DNP

Group D:

The second game of the day was not competitive either as Mali rolled past Tunisia 101-39.

Mali vs. Tunisia 101-39 MLI N’Diaye 18/6s Kone 14/11r A. Traore 14/6r M. Coulibaly 12/6r K. Coulibaly 9/6a Dembele 8 Haidara 7 Sangare 6/8r Maiga 6 Doumbia 5 N. Traore 2 Sissoko 0 TUN Loubiri 16 M. Hamrouni 11 Laouini 4/6r H. Hamrouni 4 Shili 3 Rebai 1 Trabelsi 0 Hamzaoui 0 Abidi 0 Nasri 0 Baccar 0 Mallat 0