1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women
The 1997 FIBA Africa Championship for Women was the 14th 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 Kenya from December 12 to 20, 1997.
Senegal defeated DR Congo 73–59 in the final to win their eighth title with both winner and runner-up qualifying for the 1998 FIBA Women's World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.Draw
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 441 | 211 | +230 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 334 | 283 | +51 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 335 | 231 | +104 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 169 | 529 | -360 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 593 | -438 |
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----Group B
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 288 | 164 | +124 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 174 | +78 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 195 | +56 |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 384 | -258 |
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----Semifinals
5th place match
Final
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | 6–0 |
| | 5–1 |
| | 4–2 |
| 4 | | 3–3 |
| 5 | | 3–2 |
| 6 | | 2–3 |
| 7 | | 2–3 |
| 8 | | 1–4 |
| 9 | | 1–4 |
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
 Mame Maty Mbengue |
