# 1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 4th 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 December 24 to 31, 1974.
Senegal defeated Tunisia 47–44 in the final to win their first title and qualify for the 1975 FIBA Women's World Championship.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| Algeria  Central African Republic  Mali  Senegal  Tunisia | Egypt  Guinea  Nigeria  Togo |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

* Qualified for the semi-finals
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Senegal | 8 | 4 | 0 | 286 | 192 | +94 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 235 | 203 | +32 |
| Mali | 6 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 250 | -8 |
| Central African Rep. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 241 | 270 | -29 |
| Algeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 186 | 275 | -89 |
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 72–32 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 29-11, 43-21 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 58–38 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by half: 36-17, 22-21 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 77–64 | Mali |
| Scoring by half: 38-36, 39-28 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 73–57 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 44-27, 29-30 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Mali | 50–42 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 20-13, 30-29 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 79–58 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by half: 44-29, 35-29 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Mali | 78–65 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by half: 36-35, 42-30 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 58–38 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by half: 28-22, 30-16 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Central African Rep. | 80–55 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 34-25, 46-30 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 66–50 | Mali |
| Scoring by half: 24-23, 42-27 |||
* Tunis

### Group B

* Qualified for the semi-finals
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Egypt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 123 | +78 |
| Togo | 5 | 2 | 1 | 131 | 138 | -7 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 168 | -9 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 125 | 187 | -62 |
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 70–53 | Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 32-15, 38-38 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 59–41 | Togo |
| Scoring by half: 24-22, 35-19 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Togo | 48–39 | Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 24-18, 24-21 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 73–49 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 43-29, 30-20 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Togo | 42–40 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 22-29, 20-11 |||
* Tunis
* December 1974
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 69–33 | Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 39-21, 30-12 |||
* Tunis

## Knockout stage

| 5–8th classification | 5–8th classification | 5th place | 5th place |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 |
| Nigeria | 59 |
| Nigeria | 59 | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| Guinea | 47 | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| Guinea | 47 | Nigeria | 60 |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 | | Nigeria | 60 |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 | Central African Rep. | 30 |
| Central African R. | 2 | Central African Rep. | 30 |
| Mali | 0 | | |
| Mali | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| | | Guinea | 2 |
| | | Mali | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 |
| Senegal | 60 |
| Senegal | 60 | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| Togo | 30 | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| Togo | 30 | Senegal | 47 |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 | | Senegal | 47 |
| December 30, 1974 | December 30, 1974 | Tunisia | 44 |
| Egypt | 46 | Tunisia | 44 |
| Tunisia | 47 | | |
| Tunisia | 47 | Third place | Third place |
| | | December 31, 1974 | December 31, 1974 |
| | | Egypt | 56 |
| | | Togo | 34 |

### 5–8th classification

* December 30, 1974
| Central African Rep. | 2–0 | Mali |
* Tunis
* December 30, 1974
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 59–47 | Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 27-23, 32-24 |||
* Tunis

### Semifinals

* December 30, 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 60–30 | Togo |
| Scoring by half: 27-12, 33-18 |||
* Tunis
* December 30, 1974
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 46–47 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by half: 15-17, 31-30 |||
* Tunis

### 7th place match

* December 31, 1974
| Guinea | 2–0 | Mali |
* Tunis

### 5th place match

* December 31, 1974
* Boxscore
| Nigeria | 60–30 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by half: 27-12, 33-18 |||
* Tunis

### Bronze medal match

* December 31, 1974
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 56–34 | Togo |
| Scoring by half: 27-23, 29-11 |||
* Tunis

### Final

* December 31, 1974
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 47–44 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by half: 22-18, 25-26 |||
* Tunis

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 1975 FIBA Women's World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Senegal | 6–0 |
| | Tunisia | 4–2 |
| | Egypt | 4–1 |
| 4 | Togo | 2–3 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3–2 |
| 6 | Central African Rep. | 2–4 |
| 7 | Guinea | 1–4 |
| 8 | Mali | 2–4 |
| 9 | Algeria | 0–4 |

## Awards

* 1974 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners
* Senegal First title
* Most Valuable Player