FIBA Africa Championship 1978
International basketball competition
9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Senegal |
Dates | December 24-January 1 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senegal (3rd title) |
← 1975 1980 → |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary rounds
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Senegal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 251 | +147 |
Ivory Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 378 | 323 | +55 |
Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 334 | +12 |
Mauritania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 342 | -60 |
Gambia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 435 | -155 |
Day 1
Senegal | 112–55 | Mauritania |
Nigeria | 124–69 | Gambia |
Day 2
Gambia | 77–129 | Ivory Coast |
Nigeria | 56–104 | Senegal |
Day 3
Mauritania | 69–78 | Nigeria |
Senegal | 87–73 | Ivory Coast |
Day 4
Senegal | 95–67 | Gambia |
Mauritania | 71–84 | Ivory Coast |
Day 5
Ivory Coast | 92–88 | Nigeria |
Mauritania | 87–68 | Gambia |
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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Egypt | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 152 | +64 |
Sudan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 314 | 225 | +89 |
Morocco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 407 | 372 | +35 |
Togo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 290 | 349 | -59 |
Libya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 209 | 338 | -129 |
Day 1
Sudan | 99–71 | Togo |
Egypt | 107–89 | Morocco |
Day 2
Togo | 83–49 | Libya |
Sudan | 97–87 | Morocco |
Day 3
Morocco | 135–95 | Libya |
Egypt | 2–0 | Sudan |
Day 4
Morocco | 96–73 | Togo |
Egypt | 2–0 | Libya |
Day 5
Egypt | 105–63 | Togo |
Sudan | 118–65 | Libya |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
December 31, 1977 | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 102 | |||||
January 1, 1978 | ||||||
Egypt | 93 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 72 (36) | |||||
December 31, 1977 | ||||||
Senegal | 103 (52) | |||||
Senegal | 2 | |||||
Sudan | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
January 1, 1978 | ||||||
Egypt | 2 | |||||
Sudan | 0 |
Classification Stage
Morocco | 98–94 | Nigeria |
Mauritania | 76–71 | Togo |
Libya | 90–121 | Gambia |
Final standings
Rank | Team | Record |
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1 | Senegal | 6-0 |
2 | Ivory Coast | 4-2 |
3 | Egypt | 5-1 |
4 | Sudan | 3-3 |
5 | Morocco | 3-2 |
6 | Nigeria | 2-3 |
7 | Mauritania | 2-3 |
8 | Togo | 1-4 |
9 | Gambia | 1-4 |
10 | Libya | 0-5 |
Senegal qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
References
- International Basketball Federation. "1978 African Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
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