FIBA Africa Championship 1989

The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989. The games were played in Luanda. Angola won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

FIBA Africa Championship 1989
15th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationAngola
DatesDecember 16-27
Teams11 (from 42 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Angola (1st title)
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Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Central African Republic
 Mali
 Senegal
 Zambia

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Egypt
 Kenya
 Morocco
 Tunisia

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 8440362234+128
 Mali 6422289235+54
 Algeria 6422329297+32
 Central African Republic 6422381292+89
 Zambia
4404178481-303

Day 1

 Mali 9430  Zambia
 Senegal 8574  Central African Republic

Day 2

 Zambia 46110  Senegal
 Algeria 6077  Mali

Day 3

20 December 1989
Central African Republic  16546  Zambia
Pts: Goporo 44 Pts: Chawelwa 22
20 December 1989
Senegal  8962  Algeria
Pts: Sene 17 Pts: Samir 10

Day 4

 Central African Republic 6766  Mali
 Zambia 56112  Algeria

Day 5

 Algeria 9575  Central African Republic
 Senegal 7852  Mali

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Angola 10550426274+152
 Egypt 9541419364+55
 Ivory Coast 9633500503-3
 Tunisia 7523389402-13
 Morocco 6514348426-78
 Kenya 4404276389-113

Day 1

 Angola 7257  Ivory Coast
 Tunisia 9886  Ivory Coast
 Egypt 8969  Morocco

Day 2

 Morocco 8786  Kenya
 Angola 8366  Tunisia
 Egypt 9181  Ivory Coast

Day 3

20 December 1989
Tunisia  6864  Morocco
Pts: Ben Cherif 20
20 December 1989
Ivory Coast  9779  Kenya
Pts: Meledj 20 Pts: G.Owino 8
20 December 1989
Angola  8268  Egypt
Pts: Conceição 27 Pts: A.Mohamed 12

Day 4

 Angola 9050  Morocco
 Egypt 9571  Kenya
 Ivory Coast 8685  Tunisia

Day 5

 Ivory Coast 9378  Morocco
 Egypt 8372  Tunisia
 Angola 11040  Kenya

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 26, 1989
 
 
 Egypt81
 
December 27, 1989
 
 Senegal68
 
 Egypt62
 
December 26, 1989
 
 Angola89
 
 Angola92
 
 
 Mali55
 
Third place
 
 
December 27, 1989
 
 
 Senegal65
 
 
 Mali53
26 December 1989
Angola  8962  Egypt
Scoring by half: 44–23, 45–39
Pts: J.C. Guimarães 29 Pts: Ashraf Mohamed 18
Cidadela, Luanda
Referees: C. Ussene (MOZ), D. Abderahman (ALG)

Classification Stage

 Ivory Coast 9170  Algeria
 Tunisia 99110  Central African Republic
 Zambia 65122  Morocco

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1  Angola 7-0
2  Egypt 5-2
3  Senegal 5-1
4  Mali 2-4
5  Ivory Coast 4-3
6  Algeria 2-3
7  Central African Republic 3-2
8  Tunisia 2-4
9  Morocco 2-4
10  Zambia 0-5
11  Kenya 0-4

Awards

 1989 FIBA Africa Championship winners 

Angola
First title
Most Valuable Player
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