1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
# 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women

The 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 8th 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 Angola from April 3 to 8, 1983, with the games played at the Pavilhão da Cidadela in Luanda.

Zaire ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title and qualify for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Championship.

## Participating teams

* Angola
* Cameroon
* Ivory Coast
* Mozambique
* Senegal
* Zaire

## Schedule

| P | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zaire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 374 | 280 | +150 | 8 |
| 2 | Senegal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 412 | 267 | +45 | 7 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 338 | 358 | +61 | 6 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 5 | 1 | 4 | 301 | 360 | -53 | 5 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 4 | 285 | 372 | -203 | 4 |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 4 | 277 | 350 | -203 | 4 |

* 3 April 1983
* Boxscore

| Zaire | 73–53 | Ivory Coast |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 31-26, 42-27 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Cameroon | 71–58 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 36-25, 35-33 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Senegal | 86–38 | Angola |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 49-16, 37-22 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* 4 April 1983
* Boxscore

| Angola | 59–56 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 31-25, 28-31 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Senegal | 85–42 | Ivory Coast |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 41-20, 44-22 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Zaire | 82–47 | Cameroon |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 50-15, 32-32 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* 6 April 1983
* Boxscore

| Zaire | 76–55 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 43-28, 33-27 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Ivory Coast | 59–55 | Angola |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 32-27, 27-28 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Senegal | 83–51 | Cameroon |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 41-34, 42-17 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* 7 April 1983
* Boxscore

| Cameroon | 91–67 | Ivory Coast |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 35-20, 56-47 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Senegal | 90–64 | Mozambique |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 45-28, 45-36 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Zaire | 71–57 | Angola |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 31-24, 40-33 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* 8 April 1983
* Boxscore

| Cameroon | 78–68 | Angola |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 42-31, 36-37 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Mozambique | 68–64 | Ivory Coast |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 43-28, 25-36 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Boxscore

| Zaire | 72–68 | Senegal |
| - | - | - |
| Scoring by half: 37-30, 37-38 |||

* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 1983 FIBA Women's World Cup

## Awards

* 1983 FIBA Africa Championship for Women winners
* Zaire First title
* Most Valuable Player
