The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 was hosted by Senegal from July 25 to August 3, 1997. The games were played in Dakar. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Senegal won the tournament, the country's 5th African championship and first since 1980, by beating Nigeria 69-48 in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Senegal |
| City | Dakar |
| Dates | 25 July – 3 August |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Angola |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Oumar Mar |
Teams
editThe following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
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Preliminary rounds
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 320 | 193 | +127 |
| Senegal
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 285 | 226 | +59 |
 Central African Republic
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 258 | +11 |
 Côte d'Ivoire
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 272 | 314 | -42 |
 South Africa
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 327 | -155 |
Day 1
| Senegal
|
82–41 | South Africa
|
| Côte d'Ivoire
|
58–87 | Central African Republic
|
Day 2
| Central African Republic
|
57–70 | Senegal
|
| Côte d'Ivoire
|
59–93 | Nigeria
|
Day 3
| Central African Republic
|
57–77 | Nigeria
|
| Côte d'Ivoire
|
77–39 | South Africa
|
Day 4
| Central African Republic
|
68–53 | South Africa
|
| Nigeria
|
50–38 | Senegal
|
Day 5
| Senegal
|
95–78 | Côte d'Ivoire
|
| Nigeria
|
100–39 | South Africa
|
Group B
edit| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 198 | 135 | +63 |
| Egypt
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 195 | -11 |
 Mali
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 192 | 0 |
 Cape Verde
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 186 | -52 |
Day 1
| Egypt
|
83–82 | Mali
|
| Angola
|
67–43 | Cape Verde
|
Day 2
| Mali
|
61–40 | Cape Verde
|
| Angola
|
62–43 | Egypt
|
Day 3
| Cape Verde
|
51–58 | Egypt
|
| Angola
|
69–49 | Mali
|
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 2, 1997 | ||||||
| Egypt | 51 | |||||
| August 3, 1997 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 61 | |||||
| Nigeria | 48 | |||||
| August 2, 1997 | ||||||
| Senegal | 69 | |||||
| Senegal | 53 | |||||
| Angola | 47 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 3, 1997 | ||||||
| Egypt | 55 | |||||
| Angola | 79 | |||||
Classification Stage
edit| Central African Republic
|
66–64 | Mali
|
| Côte d'Ivoire
|
48–68 | Cape Verde
|
Final standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal
|
5-1 |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
5-1 |
| 3 | Angola
|
4-1 |
| 4 | Egypt
|
2-3 |
| 5 | Central African Republic
|
3-2 |
| 6 | Mali
|
1-3 |
| 7 | Cape Verde
|
1-3 |
| 8 | Côte d'Ivoire
|
1-4 |
| 9 | South Africa
|
0-4 |
Senegal and Nigeria qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens.
Awards
edit| 1997 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
|---|
 Senegal Fifth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Oumar Mar
|