FIBA Africa Championship 1968

The FIBA Africa Championship 1968, was the fourth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1968 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Morocco between 29 March and 6 April 1968. Nine national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Casablanca hosted the tournament. Senegal won their first title after defeating hosts Morocco in the final.

FIBA AfroBasket 1968
4th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates29 March – 6 April
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
1965
1970

Format

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  • Teams were split into two round-robin groups of five and four teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout semi-finals. The winners in the semi-finals competed for the championship and were granted berths to the 1968 Summer Olympics, while the losing teams from the semifinals competed for third place in an extra game.
  • The third and fourth teams from each group were cross-paired and competed in a separate bracket to define places fifth through eighth in the final standings. The bottom team in the five-team group occupied ninth place in the final standings.

First round

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Advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Morocco 4 4 0 321 242 +79 8
  Mali 4 3 1 295 273 +22 7
  Ivory Coast 4 2 2 274 275 −1 6
  Sudan 4 1 3 234 274 −40 5
  Congo 4 0 4 234 294 −60 4
Sudan   50–43   Congo
Scoring by half: 23–18, 27–25
Morocco   66–59   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 41–27, 25–32
Mali   71–62   Sudan
Scoring by half: 30–25, 41–37
Morocco   83–54   Congo
Scoring by half: 43–14, 40–40
Ivory Coast   86–67   Congo
Scoring by half: 41–25, 45–42
Morocco   79–68   Mali
Scoring by half: 31–34, 48–34
Morocco   93–61   Sudan
Scoring by half: 38–30, 55–31
Mali   81–62   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 35–30, 46–32
Mali   75–70   Congo
Scoring by half: 37–37, 38–33
Ivory Coast   67–61   Sudan
Scoring by half: 27–38, 40–23

Group B

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Senegal 3 2 1 218 167 +51 5
  Central African Republic 3 2 1 230 208 +22 5
  Algeria 3 2 1 215 215 0 5
  Niger 3 0 3 186 259 −73 3
Central African Republic   94–68   Niger
Scoring by half: 41–22, 53–46
Algeria   67–61   Senegal
Scoring by half: 33–31, 34–30
Senegal   83–47   Niger
Scoring by half: 37–17, 46–30
Central African Republic   83–66   Algeria
Scoring by half: 36–34, 47–32
Algeria   82–71   Niger
Scoring by half: 32–34, 50–37
Senegal   74–53   Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 36–19, 38–34

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 5
 
 
  Morocco67
 
April 6
 
  Central African Republic58
 
  Morocco60
 
April 5
 
  Senegal67
 
  Senegal62
 
 
  Mali54
 
Third place
 
 
April 6
 
 
  Central African Republic76
 
 
  Mali60

Semifinals

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Senegal   62–54   Mali
Scoring by half: 17–25, 45–29
Morocco   67–58   Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 27–22, 40–36

Third place

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Central African Republic   76–60   Mali
Scoring by half: 35–22, 41–38

Final

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Senegal   67–60   Morocco
Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34

Classification stage

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Classification roundFifth place
 
      
 
April 5
 
 
  Sudan73
 
April 6
 
  Algeria70
 
  Sudan2
 
April 5
 
  Niger0
 
  Niger73
 
 
  Ivory Coast62
 
Seventh place
 
 
April 6
 
 
  Algeria64
 
 
  Ivory Coast65
Niger   73–62   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 31–30, 42–32
Sudan   73–70   Algeria
Scoring by half: 37–31, 36–39
Algeria   64–65   Ivory Coast
Scoring by half: 32–27, 32–38
Sudan   2–0   Niger

Final standings

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Qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
    Senegal 4–1
    Morocco 5–1
    Central African Republic 3–2
4   Mali 3–3
5   Sudan 3–3
6   Niger 1–4
7   Ivory Coast 4–3
8   Algeria 2–3
9   Congo 0–4
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