Nigeria won the Afrobasket, in women’s, winning the trophy for the third consecutive time, after beating Mali, by 70-59 (partials 22-11, 9-13, 28-14 and 11-21), in the final of the competition , held in Yaoundé (Cameroon).
Senegal alone had lifted the trophy on three consecutive occasions, between 1974 and 1981.
The post Victoria Macaulay had an outstanding behavior in the decisive match, scoring 15 points. Winger Ify Ibekwe added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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