FIBA Africa Championship 1978

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.

FIBA AfroBasket 1978
9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
DatesDecember 24-January 1
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (3rd title)
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Competing Nations

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The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

  Ivory Coast
  Gambia
  Mauritania
  Nigeria
  Senegal

  Egypt
  Libya
  Morocco
  Sudan
  Togo

Preliminary rounds

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  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

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  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

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 31, 1977
 
 
  Ivory Coast102
 
January 1, 1978
 
  Egypt93
 
  Ivory Coast72 (36)
 
December 31, 1977
 
  Senegal103 (52)
 
  Senegal2
 
 
  Sudan0
 
Third place
 
 
January 1, 1978
 
 
  Egypt2
 
 
  Sudan0

Classification Stage

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Morocco   98–94   Nigeria
Mauritania   76–71   Togo
Libya   90–121   Gambia

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
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

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  • International Basketball Federation. "1978 African Championship for Men". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 15 August 2009.