title: 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
text: # 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
  
  The 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 15th 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 Tunisia from November 5 to 12, 2000.
  
  Senegal defeated Tunisia 71–63 in the final to win their first title. with both winner and runner-up securing a spot at the 2002 FIBA World Cup.
  
  ## Draw
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Angola  DR Congo  Egypt  Niger  Tunisia | Ivory Coast  Mali  Morocco  Mozambique  Senegal |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  
  | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tunisia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 318 | 217 | +101 |
  | DR Congo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 444 | 264 | +180 |
  | Angola | 6 | 2 | 2 | 370 | 231 | +139 |
  | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 3 | 319 | 301 | -18 |
  | Niger | 4 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 593 | -438 |
  
  * November 5
  
  | Tunisia | 131–42 | Niger |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 6
  
  | DR Congo | 94–79 | Egypt |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 7
  
  | Tunisia | 61–56 | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Angola | 80–72 | Egypt |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 8
  
  | Niger | 39–208 | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Angola | 51–53 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 9
  
  | Niger | 20–154 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Egypt | 68–73 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 10
  
  | Egypt | 100–54 | Niger |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | DR Congo | 86–85 | Angola |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### Group B
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  
  | Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Senegal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 284 | 197 | +87 |
  | Morocco | 7 | 3 | 1 | 266 | 243 | +23 |
  | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 2 | 209 | 233 | -24 |
  | Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 249 | -32 |
  | Mali | 4 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 282 | -54 |
  
  * November 6
  
  | Senegal | 67–55 | Morocco |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Mali | 39–60 | Mozambique |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 7
  
  | Ivory Coast | 52–58 | Mozambique |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Senegal | 73–56 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 8
  
  | Morocco | 84–71 | Mali |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Ivory Coast | 47–63 | Senegal |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 9
  
  | Mozambique | 39–81 | Senegal |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Morocco | 66–53 | Ivory Coast |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  * November 10
  
  | Mozambique | 52–61 | Morocco |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Mali | 62–65 | Ivory Coast |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  ### 9th place match
  
  * November 11
  
  | Mali | 96–28 | Niger |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### 7th place match
  
  * November 11
  
  | Egypt | 80–76 | Ivory Coast |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### 5th place match
  
  * November 12
  
  | Angola | 68–62 | Mozambique |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### Semifinals bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | November 11 | November 11 |
  | Senegal | 85 |
  | Senegal | 85 | November 12 | November 12 |
  | DR Congo | 72 | November 12 | November 12 |
  | DR Congo | 72 | Senegal | 71 |
  | November 11 | November 11 | | Senegal | 71 |
  | November 11 | November 11 | Tunisia | 63 |
  | Tunisia | 56 | Tunisia | 63 |
  | Morocco | 54 | | |
  | Morocco | 54 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | November 12 | November 12 |
  | | | DR Congo | 80 |
  | | | Morocco | 79 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * November 11
  
  | Senegal | 85–72 | DR Congo |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  | Tunisia | 56–54 | Morocco |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  * November 12
  
  | DR Congo | 80–79 | Morocco |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ### Final
  
  * November 12
  
  | Senegal | 71–63 | Tunisia |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Tunis
  
  ## Final standings
  
  * Qualified for the 2002 FIBA Women's World Cup
  
  | Rank | Team | Record |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Senegal | 6–0 |
  | | Tunisia | 5–1 |
  | | DR Congo | 4–2 |
  | 4 | Morocco | 3–3 |
  | 5 | Angola | 3–2 |
  | 6 | Mozambique | 2–3 |
  | 7 | Egypt | 2–3 |
  | 8 | Ivory Coast | 1–4 |
  | 9 | Mali | 1–4 |
  | 10 | Niger | 0–5 |
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners
  * Senegal Ninth title
  * Most Valuable Player
  * Mame Maty Mbengue
  