MLI - Groups known for FIBA Africa Championship Women
BAMAKO (FIBA Africa Championship for Women) - The draw for the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship for Women took place in the Malian capital of Bamako on Saturday.
The tournament will be held from 23 September until 2 October in Mali.
Senegal are the defending champions having won in Madagascar two years ago.
Hosts Mali will look to go one step better than they did in 2009, when they took silver.
The top four teams in each group will advance to the Quarter-Finals.
Here are the two groups of the Preliminary Round Group A: Mali, Tunisia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, DR Congo, Mozambique Group B: Senegal, Guinea, Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rwanda
The Preliminary Round schedule is as follows:
23 September Group A: Mali v Ghana; DR Congo v Cote d'Ivoire; Mozambique v Tunisia Group B: Senegal v Nigeria; Cameroon v Angola; Rwanda v Guinea
24 September Group A: Cote d'Ivoire v Mali; Ghana v Tunisia; DR Congo v Mozambique Group B: Angola v Senegal; Nigeria v Guinea; Cameroon v Rwanda
25 September Group A: Mali v Tunisia; Cote d'Ivoire v Mozambique; Ghana v DR Congo Group B: Senegal v Tunisia; Angola v Rwanda; Nigeria v Cameroon
26 September Rest Day
27 September Group A: Mali v Mozambique; Tunisia v DR Congo; Cote d'Ivoire v Ghana Group B: Senegal v Rwanda; Guinea v Cameroon; Angola v Nigeria
28 September Group A: DR Congo v Mali; Mozambique v Ghana; Tunisia v Cote d'Ivoire Group B: Cameroon v Senegal; Rwanda v Nigeria; Guinea v Angola