FIBA Africa Championship 1978
FIBA Africa Championship 1978 | |
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9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
Tournament details | |
Host nation | Senegal |
Dates | December 24-January 1 |
Teams | 10 (from 35 federations) |
Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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 | |||||
December 31, 1977 | ||||||
Senegal | 103 | |||||
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.
Categories:
- 1978 in Senegalese sport
- 1978 in African basketball
- AfroBasket
- International basketball competitions hosted by Senegal
- December 1978 sports events in Africa
- January 1979 sports events in Africa