POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
At the 10th All-Africa Games in Maputo, the Mozambican women's basketball team on Tuesday night beat Algeria by the narrowest possible margin of victory - just one point.
At first, it looked as if the Mozambicans were coasting to an easy victory at the end of the first half, they were 14 points in the lead.
But the Algerians fought back in the second half, and moments from the end a foul committed by Mozambican player Anabela Cossa allowed Algeria to take the lead by 67 points to 66.
But almost immediately Cossa herself suffered a foul which gave her the right to take two free throws. She put both of them in the basket, and the final result was 68 points to Mozambique, 67 to Algeria.
This was the Mozambican teams fourth consecutive victory, after beating Zimbabwe (73-37), the Democratic Republic of Congo (67-53) and Nigeria (52-44). Mozambique is the only undefeated team in Group A, and has already won a place in the semi-finals.
In the other group A matches on Tuesday, Nigeria beat Kenya (63-61), and Zimbabwe beat DR Congo (also by 63-61). On Wednesday, Mozambique meets Kenya in the final Group A match.
In Group B, the Angolan team is enjoying the same success as the Mozambicans, with an unbroken string of victories. On Tuesday, the Angolans beat Cameroon by 68 to 39. In the two other Group B matches, Mali beat Rwanda (62-59), and Senegal beat Ivory Coast (78-36).
Courtesy of www.thezimbabwean.co.uk
