Nigeria is the 2017 champion of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket after defeating Senegal in the final of the tournament held in the Malian capital, Bamako.
The win meant Nigeria now has three FIBA AfroBasket titles, and will be savoring the win ahead on the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup that will be held in Spain.
Evelyn Akhator led the way with team-highs of 13points and seven rebounds in the winning effort.
On the other side Astou Traore sparked Senegal with game-high 17points but it was not enough to seal the victory for their side.
Traore was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, headlining the All-Star Five Awards offered by Tissot, where she was joined by Evelyn Akhator (Nigeria; Italee Lucas(Angola), Leia Dongue ( Mozambique) and Nagnouma Coulibaly (Mali).
Final standings of the FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2017:
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Angola
- Egypt
- Cameroon
- 9.DR Congo
- 10.Guinea
- Tunisia
- Central African Republic
