2013 AfroBasket Women's Championship: Angola beat hosts to defend title

Angola players celebrate their second title in a row.

Defending champions Angola retained the AfroBasket Women‘s Championship courtesy a 64-61 win over hosts Mozambique.

Angola took the first and second quarter 16-15 and 15-14 respectively to go to half-time break with two-point lead.

After the break, Angola also took the third quarter 15-11 to extend the lead going to the last quarter. But the hosts took the last quarter 14-8 to force the match to the overtime.

Angola outscored their opponents 10-7 in OT and defended their crown.

Meanwhile, Senegal beat Cameroon 63-56 for the bronze.

Angola’s captain Nacessila Mauricio was adjudged MVP of the championship.

Angola and Mozambique also qualified for the 17^th edition of the 2014 FIBA World Cup for women to be held in Turkey.

Top-5 role of honours of the 2013 EuroBasket

1. Nacessila Mauricio (Angola)
2. Deolinda Ngulela (Angola)
3. Leia Dongue (Angola)
4. Astou Traore (Senegal)
5. Ramres Lonlack (Cameroon)

Best re-bounder: Nagnouma Coulibaly (Mali)

Best three-point shooter: Fatoumata Bagayoko (Mali)

Fair Play Team: Egypt