Ferroviario Maputo top Al Ahly to claim title in Dakar

FINAL

Al Ahly - Ferr.Maputo 72-81

The guests were already 17 points ahead after 3 quarters before a 22-14 Al Ahly's run in the last quarter cut the lead to 81-72 at the end of the game. Guard Silvia Veloso (170-1998, college: Cumberlands) nailed a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals for the winning side and forward Ingvild Mucauro (176-1992) accounted for 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. Ferr.Maputo's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Forward Raneem Elgedawy (193-1997, college: WKU) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 17 rebounds and American forward Breanna Richardson (185-1995, college: MSU) added 19 points respectively for Al Ahly in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Ferr.Maputo: I.Mucauro 18+7reb+4ast, S.Veloso 18+11reb+5ast, C.Covane 16+9reb+3ast, A.Cossa 13+1reb+1ast, S.Chiziane 7+9reb+3ast, C.Henriques 5
Al Ahly: B.Richardson 19+4reb+2ast, R.Elgedawy 19+17reb+2ast, N.Kane 16+6reb+3ast, N.Soliman 11+4reb+3ast, F.Abdelnabi 3+2reb, M.Abdelgawad 2+3reb+1ast

3-4 Place

Ville de Dakar - APR 94-96

APR made 23-of-30 free shots (76.7 percent) during the game. American-Angolan guard Italee Lucas (172-1989, college: UNC) stepped up and scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners and American forward Kierstan Bell (185-2000, college: FGCU) chipped in 24 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side Ndeye Mbaye (-1997) responded with 25 points and Mali point guard Foune Sissoko (168-1999) scored 18 points, 9 assists and 5 steals. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Ville de Dakar's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
APR: I.Lucas 30+7reb+7ast, K.Bell 24+10reb+2ast, S.Pellington 22+4reb+5ast, K.Diakite 15+7reb+2ast, A.Uwizeye 3+2reb, C.Umugwaneza 2+8reb
Ville de Dakar: N.Mbaye 25+3reb+3ast, F.Sissoko 18+1reb+9ast, K.Dabou 14+11reb+3ast, K.Maiga 10+5reb+3ast, F.Pouye 9+3reb, N.Mbodj 8+14reb+3ast

5-6 Place

REG - FBA 47-55

FBA dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to REG's 22. FBA forced 20 REG turnovers and outrebounded them 52-40 including a 22-7 advantage in offensive rebounds. Grace Tolo (-2001) fired 4 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Mali guard Saran Berthe (170-2002) chipped in 14 points. Burundian forward Ines Nezerwa (192-1993, college: Iowa St.) produced 9 points and 15 rebounds and guard Destiney Philoxy (170-2000, college: UMass) added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
FBA: S.Berthe 14+3reb+1ast, A.Williston 7+5reb, M.Traore 6+3reb+1ast, A.Ouraga 6+3reb+2ast, D.Tounkara 6+6reb+4ast, Y.Toure 4+5reb+1ast
REG: D.Philoxy 12+5reb+5ast, A.Ly 11+10reb+1ast, I.Nezerwa 9+15reb, V.Reynolds 9+6reb+2ast, R.Micomyiza 6, L.Umunezero 0

7-8 Place

CNSS - JA 71-37

CNSS held JA to an opponent 25.0 percent shooting from the field compared to 33.7 percent accuracy of the winners. CNSS forced 30 JA turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by JA's players. Guard Marlene Ngobeleza (168-1995) fired 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Mali point guard Bintou Drame (171-2004) chipped in 14 points. CNSS's coach felt very confident using entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Ndeye Konteye (-2005) produced 8 points and 8 rebounds and Mame Fall (-2000) added 4 points respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
CNSS: M.Ngobeleza 19+5reb+5ast, B.Drame 14+3reb+2ast, N.Ndoye 8+3reb+3ast, K.Kabongo 7+10reb+1ast, G.Nguz 6+6reb+2ast, E.Lubata Londa 6+2reb+2ast
JA: N.Fall 8+1reb+1ast, N.Konteye 8+8reb, R.Sy 7+4reb, B.Judith 4+3reb, M.Fall 4+4reb+3ast, C.Niang 3+2reb+4ast