2021 Women's Afrobasket Explained

Gender:	women
Continent:	Africa
Year:	2021
Size:	270px
City:	Yaoundé
Dates:	18–26 September
Teams:	12
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	NGA
Title Number:	5
Second:	MLI
Third:	CMR
Fourth:	SEN
Games:	28
Attendance:	28000
Mvp:	Adaora Elonu
Ppg P:	Nadine Mohamed (16.8 points per game)
Website:	Website
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2023

The 2021 AfroBasket Women was the 25th edition of the tournament and held from 18 to 26 September 2021 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.^{[1] [2]} The top two teams qualified for one of the qualifying tournaments for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

Nigeria defended their title and won their fifth overall title after a finals win over Mali.^[3] Cameroon secured bronze on home soil by defeating Senegal.^[4]

Host selection

Cameroon was awarded the hosting rights for the on 12 May 2021 after Ivory Coast withdrawn their bid. This marked the second time Cameroon hosted it having done so in 2015.

Qualification

See main article: 2021 Women's Afrobasket qualification.

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	12 May 2021		1
AfroBasket Women 2019 semi-finalists	10–18 August 2019	Dakar	4
Qualification Zone 1			1
Qualification Zone 2	27–28 June 2021	Conakry	1
Qualification Zone 3			1
Qualification Zone 5	12–17 July 2021	Kigali	2
Qualification Zone 6			1
Wild card			1
Total			12

Draw

The draw was held on 31 July 2021.^[5]

Squads

See main article: 2021 Women's Afrobasket squads.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC±0).^[6]

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place bracket

Qualification to quarterfinals

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Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
		5–0
		4–1
		4–1
4		3–2
5		3–3
6		3–3
7		3–3
8		2–4
9		1–2
10		0–3
11		0–3
12		0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points^[7]

Name	PPG
	16.8
	16.0
	align=center rowspan=2	15.2
Djeneba N'Diaye
	15.0

Rebounds

Name	RPG
	9.6
	9.0
	8.7
	8.6
	align=center rowspan=2	8.2
Odélia Mafanela

Assists

Name	APG
	5.8
	5.2
	5.0
	4.6
	4.3

Blocks

Name	BPG
	align=center rowspan=2	1.8
Victoria Macaulay
	align=center rowspan=2	1.7
Mercy Wanyama
	1.6

Steals

Name	SPG
	3.7
	align=center rowspan=2	3.3
Ingvild Mucauro
	3.2
	align=center rowspan=2	2.7
Christine Akinyi

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
	18.6
	15.0
	14.8
	14.6
	align=center rowspan=2	14.5
Nadine Mohamed

Teams

Points

Team	PPG^[8]
	75.8
	73.4
	72.8
	72.4
	67.2

Rebounds

Team	RPG
	53.4
	48.0
	46.0
	45.3
	45.2

Assists

Team	APG
	19.2
	18.4
	17.2
	15.8
	15.5

Blocks

Team	BPG
	6.0
	5.8
	4.0
	3.4
	align=center rowspan=2	3.3

Steals

Team	SPG
	align=center rowspan=2	14.2
	12.0
	11.2
	10.6

Efficiency

Team	EFFPG
	85.8
	79.8
	78.2
	77.3
	67.0

Awards

The awards were announced on 26 September 2021.^[9]

All-Star team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Ezinne Kalu	Marina Ewodo Adaora Elonu Yacine Diop	Mariam Coulibaly
MVP Adaora Elonu

External links

• Official website
• Tournament summary

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update. 4 September 2020. fiba.basketball.
2. Web site: Cameroon confirmed as hosts for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021. 12 May 2021. fiba.basketball.
3. Web site: Nigeria claim three-peat, pick up Women's AfroBasket 2021 crown. 26 September 2021. fiba.basketball.
4. Web site: Cameroon clinch Third-Place finish after win over Senegal. 26 September 2021. fiba.basketball.
5. Web site: Draw complete for FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021. 31 July 2021. fiba.basketball.
6. Web site: Schedule of FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2021 confirmed. 1 September 2021. fiba.basketball.
7. Web site: Player statistical leaders. FIBA. 26 September 2021.
8. Web site: Teams statistical leaders. FIBA. 26 September 2021.
9. Web site: Nigeria captain Elonu bags MVP, headlined All-Tournament team Women's AfroBasket 2021. FIBA. 26 September 2021. 26 September 2021.