2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup

The 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup was the 26th season of the FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup, the top tier basketball league for women's teams in Africa. The tournament began on December 9 and ended on December 17, 2022, and was entirely hosted in the Eduardo Mondlane University Gym in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.[1] It is the third time Maputo hosts the league after 2016 and 2018. The league returned after a 2-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup
Season2022
DatesDecember 9 – December 17, 2022
Games played32
Teams9
Regular season
Season MVPEgypt Hagar Amer (Sporting Alexandria)
Finals
ChampionsEgypt Sporting Alexandria (1st title)
  Runners-upMozambique Costa do Sol
Third placeMozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
Fourth placeAngola Interclube
Statistical leaders
Points Nigeria Ifunanya Okoro 20.9
Rebounds Kenya Madina Okot 12.3
Assists Kenya Natalie Mwangale 4.3
2018
2023

Sporting Alexandria won their first continental title, after beating Costa do Sol in the finals, becoming the first Egyptian team to win the competition.[3]

Teams

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Ten teams qualified.[4] OverDose Up Station from Cameroon was forced to withdraw.

Club
  OverDose Up Station
  CNSS
  Sporting Alexandria
  KPA
  Ferroviário de Maputo
  Costa del Sol
  ASC Ville de Dakar
  Énergie BBC
  Interclube
  APR

Format

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The ten teams are divided in two groups of five. The first four qualify for the play-offs which are all played in single-elimination games.[4]

Group phase

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Interclube 4 4 0 310 248 +62 8 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Costa do Sol (H) 4 3 1 266 266 0 7
3   KPA 4 2 2 264 253 +11 6
4   CNSS 4 1 3 255 271 −16 5
5   Énergie 4 0 4 211 310 −99 4
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Ferroviário de Maputo (H) 3 3 0 219 168 +51 6 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Sporting Alexandria 3 2 1 225 197 +28 5
3   Ville de Dakar 3 1 2 160 164 −4 4
4   APR 3 0 3 160 224 −64 3
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

Play-offs

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Semi-finals

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15 December
16:00
Interclube   82–100   Sporting Alexandria
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 18–23, 22–31, 20–18
Pts: Lucas 23
Rebs: Manuel 9
Asts: Gala 4
Pts: Dillard 21
Rebs: Amer 10
Asts: Dillard 6
15 December
18:30
Ferroviário de Maputo   49–53   Costa do Sol
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 16–16, 11–17, 8–9
Pts: Shumpert 17
Rebs: Jenkins 8
Asts: Veloso 2
Pts: Lhavanguane 17
Rebs: Rafael 10
Asts: Da Ofelia 3

Third place game

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17 December
16:00
Interclube   67–71   Ferroviário de Maputo
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 17–18, 20–23, 16–16
Pts: Matiquite 18
Rebs: Manuel 11
Asts: Gala 4
Pts: Mabjaia 20
Rebs: Jenkins 9
Asts: Mafanela 3

Final

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17 December
18:30
Sporting Alexandria   65–58   Costa do Sol
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 20–21, 19–8, 10–11
Pts: Dillard 21
Rebs: Amer 7
Asts: Moussa 5
Pts: Mucauro 15
Rebs: Mucauro 8
Asts: Lhavanguane 4

All-Tournament Team

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The all-tournament team and Most Valuable Player were announced after the final.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Maputo - Host City". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Your ultimate guide to the 2022 Africa Champions Cup for Women". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sporting Alexandria crowned 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women winners". FIBA.basketball. December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Demba, Varore (December 6, 2022). "Coupe d'Afrique des clubs (F) : la composition des groupes connue ce jeudi". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "MVP Hagar Amer highlights 2022 Africa Champions Cup Women All-Star Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved December 18, 2022.