The first day game of the 20th Africa Nations Championship for Women was played on the 21st September 2007 on both venues scheduled for competitions (Dakar & Thiès) and the results are the followings:
Group A : Stadium Marius Ndiaye - Dakar
1. Senegal vs. Cote d'Ivoire : 62-37
2. Mali vs. Tunisia : 93-49
3. Madagascar vs. Mozambique : 49-83
Group B : (Stade Lat Dior - Thiès)
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The first day game of the 20th Africa Nations Championship for Women was played on the 21st September 2007 on both venues scheduled for competitions (Dakar & Thiès) and the results are the followings:
Nigeria quest to successfully defend the FIBA Africa Championship for Women title received a big boost Sunday with the arrival in camp of team captain and reigning championship most valuable player, Mfon Udoka.
Nigeria quest to successfully defend the FIBA Africa Championship for Women title received a big boost Sunday with the arrival in camp of team captain and reigning championship most valuable player, Mfon Udoka.
Udoka who was been expected by the Kevin Cook led coachin crew arrived for the all important title defence with Nigeria taking on the Lioness of Cameroon on September 21 in group-B oepner.
The Nigerian captain was been expected alongside Mactabene Amachere and forward Rashidat Sodiq from their base but only Udoka whose kid brother Imeh also plays for the Nigeria men's team.
And to be certain of not being cought offgguard by the non-arrival of Amachere and Sodiq the coaching have extended invitation to 2005 match winner for Nigeria in Abuja when it hosted and retianed the championship, First Bank basketball club offguard, Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye and youthful point-guard, Amaka Adibeli.
According to information reaching www.fiba-africa.com, coach Cook and his assistants Scott Nnaji and Adewumi Aderemi were impressed by the form of both Ojelabi-Ogunleye and Adibeli when the national team took on their team First Bank basketball club in friendly game to access the level of preparedness of the players in the national camp.
The final list of the Nigerian team is expected to be announced Tuesday as the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF have concluded arrangement to fly the team out on Wednesday.
Senegal '07 Special: Kenya storm Senegal with local players
Kenya women national will depart Nairobi Monday for Senegal ahead the 20th FIBA Africa Championship for Women with largely home base players.
www.fiba-africa.com exclusively gathered at the weekend that the East African foreign-based would not be available for the African Championship due to studies engagement among other pressing issues.
Kenya women national will depart Nairobi Monday for Senegal ahead the 20th FIBA Africa Championship for Women with largely home base players.
www.fiba-africa.com exclusively gathered at the weekend that the East African foreign-based would not be available for the African Championship due to studies engagement among other pressing issues.
According to the Chairman of the Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF), Agina Wesonga that only local based players will don national colours in the Dakar festival that will tip-off on Friday.
He said that the final squad would be named today, (Monday) hours before the team jets out for the West African nation.
"We are waiting for the players who were in the regional tournament in Kigali to return so that the coaches will be able to assess them before naming the final 12." Agina said.
The overseas-based players who were at the All Africa Games in Algeria, Josephine Owino, Lorraine Odhiambo, Rose Ouma and Marion Githegi are unavailable due to studies engagements.
Kenya last participated in the continental show in 1997 in Nairobi where they finished fourth and its exactly ten years down the line now.
Incidentally the last time Kenya took part of the African Championship away from home was in Dakar, Senegal in 1992 where they defied the odds to take the silver behind the home team. This feat earned the team a slot in the FIBA World Championships in Adelaide Australia in 1994.
The Kenyan federation chairman thanked the government and the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC) for making the trip a reality.
Senegal '07: Nigeria captain, Udoka storm camp, as coach Cook calls up Ojelabi, Adebeli
Nigeria quest to successfully defend the FIBA Africa Championship for Women title received a big boost Sunday with the arrival in camp of team captain and reigning championship most valuable player, Mfon Udoka.
Udoka who was been expected by the Kevin Cook led coachin crew arrived for the all important title defence with Nigeria taking on the Lioness of Cameroon on September 21 in group-B.
Nigeria quest to successfully defend the FIBA Africa Championship for Women title received a big boost Sunday with the arrival in camp of team captain and reigning championship most valuable player, Mfon Udoka.
Udoka who was been expected by the Kevin Cook led coachin crew arrived for the all important title defence with Nigeria taking on the Lioness of Cameroon on September 21 in group-B.
The Nigerian captain was been expected alongside Mactabene Amachere and forward Rashidat Sodiq from their base but only Udoka whose kid brother Imeh also plays for the Nigeria men's team.
And to be certain of not being cought offgguard by the non-arrival of Amachere and Sodiq the coaching have extended invitation to 2005 match winner for Nigeria in Abuja when it hosted and retianed the championship, First Bank basketball club offguard, Funmilayo Ojelabi-Ogunleye and youthful point-guard, Amaka Adibeli.
According to information reaching www.fiba-africa.com, coach Cook and his assistants Scott Nnaji and Adewumi Aderemi were impressed by the form of both Ojelabi-Ogunleye and Adibeli when the national team took on their team First Bank basketball club in friendly game to access the level of preparedness of the players in the national camp.
The final list of the Nigerian team is expected to be announced Tuesday as the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF have concluded arrangement to fly the team out on Wednesday.
Africa basketball ruling body, FIBA Africa may come down heavily on Cameroon should its senior female national team fail to honour the 20th edition of the African Women Championship in Senegal.
Africa basketball ruling body, FIBA Africa may come down heavily on Cameroon should its senior female national team fail to honour the 20th edition of the African Women Championship in Senegal.
Investigation from Yaounde, capital of Cameroon indicates that the national team who are yet to commence preparation due to lack of support from the government may stay away from the championship which begin on September 21.
www.fiba-africa.com reliable source in the Central Africa country says the federation is yet to come up with the list of players that will fly the country flag in Senegal but have named Angouan'd John and Mme Wanko Elizabeth as head and assistant coaches respectively.
"We don't know what will happen to our team as nothing is on ground to show that the federation is planning anything, no thanks to the lack of support from the government whose responsibility it is to make fund available for the federation", added the source.
"The country federation is also aware of the risk of being in Senegal as this may have adverse effect on our men team taking part in the Beijing 2008 Olympics qualifiers and our clubs taking part in any FIBA Africa organised championship for some years and we could only hope that the government act fast to save the situation", he concluded.
The penalty for pulling out of a championship at the last minute by any country/team is severe which might include monetary fine and many years of suspension.
FIBA Africa Championship for Women: Nigeria coach, Nnaji confident of Senegal outing
Head coach of the Nigeria senior female national team, Scott Nnaji is confident that the defending champion would retain the FIBA Africa Championship holding in Senegal from September 21 through 30.
Speaking in an exclusive telephone chat with www.fiba-africa.
Head coach of the Nigeria senior female national team, Scott Nnaji is confident that the defending champion would retain the FIBA Africa Championship holding in Senegal from September 21 through 30.
Speaking in an exclusive telephone chat with www.fiba-africa.com Tuesday the Nigeria Customs Officer says the players are in high spirit to lift the trophy for a record third time after winning in 2003 (Mozambique) and 2005 (Nigeria) and book the automatic Beijing Olympic Games tickets.
The light skin coach of the Nigerian side says all the players have reported to camp which was moved from Nigeria capital, Abuja to Zaria for convenience except team captain, Mfon Udoka, Mactabene Amacrere and Rashidat sodiq whom he said would join others in camp before the final list is announced Thursday.
Fourteen players were called to camp by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF last week with twelve foreign base and two home base among them are the trio of Udoka Amacrere and Sodiq who are still being awaited, others include, Chioma Udeaja of First Bank Elephant Girls basketball club of Lagos, Kikelomo Saliu of Sunshine Angels of Akure, Ononiwu Chisaokwu, Eworomadu Joyce, Oha Ugochukwu, Egenti Charity, Mojidi Sefi, Tairu S. Abidemi, Marie Izidor Enjol, Sanni Olayinka and Okorie Mercy. Kevin Cook as Technical Adviser, Nnaji - Head Coach and Adewumi Aderemi as Assistant coach, leads the technical crew.
Defending champion of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Nigeria resume camping ahead the 20th edition of the championship expected to dunk-off on September 21 in Dakar, Senegal.
Defending champion of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Nigeria resume camping ahead the 20th edition of the championship expected to dunk-off on September 21 in Dakar, Senegal.
According to information made available to FIBA Africa website by the secretariat of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, players and officials of the 9th All Africa Games silver medallist will converge in Nigeria capital, Abuja from today.
Nigeria Basketball Federation Secretary General, Francis Gbiri says the players and their handlers have been asked to report to Abuja where the team is expected to fine tune its preparedness to defend the title it won in 2003 (Mozambique) and 2005 (Nigeria).
The Nigerian side coached by the trio of Kevin Cooks, Scott Nnaji and Adewumi Aderemi is reported to be determined to stunn home team and 9th All Africa Games gold medal winner, Senegal and book a second straight Olympic Games ticket.
Nigeria drawn in group-B and will play her opening game against Cameroon on September 21, the Mfon Udoka captain side will take to the court against Angola next day and will battle the women from DR. Congo before observing a day rest.
Upon resumption of hostilities on the fifth day of the championship the Nigerian Ladies will lock horn with Cape Verde and round off her group games against Kenya.Mfon Udoka (190-F/C-76, college: De Paul)
Defending champion of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Nigeria resume camping ahead the 20th edition of the championship expected to dunk-off on September 21 in Dakar, Senegal.
Defending champion of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women, Nigeria resume camping ahead the 20th edition of the championship expected to dunk-off on September 21 in Dakar, Senegal.
According to information made available to FIBA Africa website by the secretariat of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, players and officials of the 9th All Africa Games silver medallist will converge in Nigeria capital, Abuja from today.
Nigeria Basketball Federation Secretary General, Francis Gbiri says the players and their handlers have been asked to report to Abuja where the team is expected to fine tune its preparedness to defend the title it won in 2003 (Mozambique) and 2005 (Nigeria).
The Nigerian side coached by the trio of Kevin Cooks, Scott Nnaji and Adewumi Aderemi is reported to be determined to stunn home team and 9th All Africa Games gold medal winner, Senegal and book a second straight Olympic Games ticket.
Nigeria drawn in group-B and will play her opening game against Cameroon on September 21, the Mfon Udoka captain side will take to the court against Angola next day and will battle the women from DR. Congo before observing a day rest.
Upon resumption of hostilities on the fifth day of the championship the Nigerian Ladies will lock horn with Cape Verde and round off her group games against Kenya.
Special Afrobasket '07: Cameroon Luc, Gomes made Africa best-5
Youthful Cameroon guard/forward, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (200-G/F-88) was selected into the continent's top-5 team (All-star) of the 24th FIBA Africa Championship which ended Saturday in Luanda, Angola.
19-year Mbah played an important role in his team, Cameroon successful run which saw them play in the grand finale against Angola thus booking a playoff slot for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Youthful Cameroon guard/forward, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (200-G/F-88) was selected into the continent's top-5 team (All-star) of the 24th FIBA Africa Championship which ended Saturday in Luanda, Angola.
19-year Mbah played an important role in his team, Cameroon successful run which saw them play in the grand finale against Angola thus booking a playoff slot for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Other players who made the Africa-5 are championship most valuable player, (MVP) and Angola forward, Joaquim Brandao Gomes and his team-mate Cipriano Olimpio, the duo of Cape Verde guard and centre, Marques Houtman and Roberto Mascarenhas complete the roster.
Malian Modibo Niakate won the highest point scorer; Egypt's forward, Tarek El-Ghannam won the highest rebounder award; Atef Maoua of Tunisia was the championship best three points shooter while the national team of Mozambique bagged the fair play trophy.
