2013 AfroBasket Women Championship enters quarterfinal stage

Egyptian players celebrate after reaching the last eight of the championship.

Following the completion of the preliminary round of the 2013 AfroBasket for women being held at Maputo, Mozambique, the championship has entered the quarterfinal stage.

Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Egypt, Angola, Nigeria, Mozambique, Mali and Senegal are the teams that have qualified for the last eight.

On the last day of the preliminary round of the championship, Cote d’Ivoire defeated Zimbabwe 66-50, Algeria lost to Egypt 62-72, Kenya defeated Cape Verde 64-63, Cameroon beat Nigeria 71-65, hosts Mozambique defeated Senegal 77-61 and Angola edged past Mali 67-66.

Below are the standings after the preliminary round. The top four teams from each group advanced.

Group A

1. Mozambique: 10 points
2. Senegal: 9 points
3. Cote d’Ivoire: 8 points
4. Egypt: 7 points
5. Algeria: 6 points
6. Zimbabwe: 5 points

Group B

1. Angola: 10 points
2. Cameroon: 9 points
3. Mali: 8 points
4. Nigeria: 7 points
5. Kenya: 6 points
6. Cape Verde: 5 points

Quarterfinals Fixtures

• QF1: Cote d’Ivoire vs. Cameroon
• QF2: Egypt vs. Angola
• QF3: Nigeria vs. Mozambique
• QF4: Mali vs. Senegal

The quarterfinals will be played on 27^th September 2013.

The top two teams from 2013 ArfoBasket for women will represent FIBA Africa in the 17^th edition of the 2014 FIBA World Cup for women in Turkey.

12 African nations are fighting for continental honours in the 23^rd edition of this championship, which began on 20^th September and will end on the 29^th September.