FIBA Africa Championship 1985

For the women's tournament, see 1984 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
FIBA Africa Championship 1985
13th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Ivory Coast
Dates December 20-28
Teams 12 (from 40 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Ivory Coast (2nd title)
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The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

Competing nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Angola
 Central African Republic
 Congo
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Tunisia

 Egypt
 Guinea
 Mauritania
 Mozambique
 Nigeria
 Senegal

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Angola 9541420359+61
 Ivory Coast 9541437338+99
 Central African Republic 9541427370+57
 Tunisia 7523333393-60
 Congo
6514379396-17
 Kenya
5505330470-140

Day 1

 Ivory Coast 7454  Tunisia
 Congo 11861  Kenya
 Angola 10284  Central African Republic

Day 2

 Kenya 6775  Central African Republic
 Congo 7173  Tunisia
 Ivory Coast 9277  Angola

Day 3

 Kenya 7996  Tunisia
 Angola 9077  Congo
 Central African Republic 9276  Ivory Coast

Day 4

 Central African Republic 8357  Congo
 Kenya 59106  Ivory Coast
 Angola 7642  Tunisia

Day 5

 Angola 7564  Kenya
 Central African Republic 9368  Tunisia
 Ivory Coast 8956  Congo

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 10550428327+101
 Egypt 9541467328+139
 Mauritania 8532346406-60
 Nigeria 7523403432-29
 Mozambique 6514371378-7
 Guinea 5505329473-144

Day 1

 Senegal 7574  Egypt
 Nigeria 8768  Guinea
 Mauritania 6766  Mozambique

Day 2

 Mauritania 8584  Nigeria
 Senegal 10260  Guinea
 Egypt 8173  Mozambique

Day 3

 Mozambique 10970  Guinea
 Egypt 10468  Mauritania
 Senegal 9793  Nigeria

Day 4

 Egypt 10361  Guinea
 Senegal 8254  Mauritania
 Niger 8877  Mozambique

Day 5

 Mauritania 7270  Guinea
 Egypt 10551  Nigeria
 Senegal 7246  Mozambique

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
December 27, 1985
  Angola  83  
  Egypt  69  
 
December 28, 1985
      Angola  73
    Ivory Coast  84
Third place
December 27, 1985 December 28, 1985
  Ivory Coast  92   Egypt  74
  Senegal  79     Senegal  73

Classification Stage

 Central African Republic 10464  Mauritania
 Tunisia 6974  Nigeria
 Congo 6975  Mozambique
 Kenya 6880  Guinea

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1  Ivory Coast 6-1
2  Angola 5-2
3  Egypt 5-1
4  Senegal 5-2
5  Central African Republic 5-1
6  Mauritania 3-3
7  Nigeria 3-3
8  Tunisia 2-4
9  Mozambique 2-4
10  Congo 1-5
11  Guinea 1-5
12  Kenya 0-6

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