FIBA Africa Championship 1999
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Lamine Diawara[citation needed] |
The 1999 FIBA Africa Championship was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999.
Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Squads[]
Draw[]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds [2][]
- Times given below are in UTC+1.
Group 1[]
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
5 | 0 | 348 | 256 | +92 | 10 |
| Mali
|
3 | 2 | 340 | 345 | -5 | 8 |
 Algeria
|
3 | 2 | 325 | 331 | -6 | 8 |
 Senegal
|
2 | 3 | 322 | 320 | +2 | 7 |
 Cape Verde
|
2 | 3 | 318 | 320 | -2 | 7 |
 Morocco
|
0 | 5 | 265 | 346 | -81 | 5 |
Group 2[]
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola
|
5 | 0 | 430 | 251 | +179 | 10 |
| Nigeria
|
4 | 1 | 375 | 277 | +98 | 9 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 2 | 258 | 255 | +3 | 8 |
 Ivory Coast
|
2 | 3 | 270 | 316 | -46 | 7 |
 Mozambique
|
1 | 4 | 269 | 387 | -118 | 6 |
 South Africa
|
0 | 5 | 245 | 361 | -116 | 5 |
Knockout stage[]
5th place match[]
7th place match[]
Championship bracket[]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Egypt | 54 | |||||
| 6 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 79 | |||||
| 5 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 72 | |||||
| Mali | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 77 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Mali | 63 | |||||
| Egypt | 75 | |||||
5 August 1999
19:00 |
| Mali |
69–77 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 29-46, 40-31 | ||
| Pts: Diwara 14 | Pts: Lutonda, J.Jacques 12 | |
9th place match[]
11th place match[]
Bronze medal match[]
Final[]
Final standings[]
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Angola |
7–0 |
|
Nigeria |
5–2 |
|
Egypt |
6–1 |
| 4 | Mali |
3–4 |
| 5 | Tunisia |
4–2 |
| 6 | Algeria |
3–3 |
| 7 | Senegal |
3–3 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast |
2–4 |
| 9 | Cape Verde |
3–3 |
| 10 | Mozambique |
1–5 |
| 11 | Morocco |
1–5 |
| 12 | South Africa |
0–6 |
 |
 |
 |
| Angola Ângelo Victoriano Aníbal Moreira Carlos Almeida Cristovão Swingue David Dias Edmar Victoriano "Baduna" Herlander Coimbra Jean Jacques Conceição Joaquim Gomes "Kikas" Justino Victoriano Miguel Lutonda Victor de Carvalho Coach: Mário Palma |
Nigeria Benjamin Eze Daniel Okonkwo Julius Nwosu Kingsley Ogwudire Olumide Oyedeji Tunji Awojobi Yinka Dare Coach: |
Egypt Ahmed Sakr Coach: |
Awards[]
| 1999 FIBA Africa Championship Winners |
|---|
 Angola Fifth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Lamine Diawara[citation needed]
|
See also[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Men Basketball Africa Championship 1999 Luanda,Cabinda (ANG) - 29.07-06.08 Winner Angola". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ "Calendário dos jogos do Afrobasket '99" (in Portuguese). FIBAAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
Categories:
- 1999–2000 in Angolan basketball
- 1999 in African basketball
- AfroBasket
- International basketball competitions hosted by Angola
- July 1999 sports events in Africa
- August 1999 sports events in Africa