FIBA Africa Championship 1978

For the women's tournament, see 1977 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
FIBA Africa Championship 1978
9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Senegal
Dates December 24-January 1
Teams 10 (from 35 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Senegal (3rd title)
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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.

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Ivory Coast
 Gambia
 Mauritania
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Egypt
 Libya
 Morocco
 Sudan
 Togo

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 8440398251+147
 Ivory Coast 7431378323+55
 Nigeria 6422346334+12
 Mauritania 5413282342-60
 Gambia
4404281435-155

Day 1

Senegal  11255  Mauritania
Nigeria  12469  Gambia

Day 2

Gambia  77129  Ivory Coast
Nigeria  56104  Senegal

Day 3

Mauritania  6978  Nigeria
Senegal  8773  Ivory Coast

Day 4

Senegal  9567  Gambia
Mauritania  7184  Ivory Coast

Day 5

Ivory Coast  9288  Nigeria
Mauritania  8768  Gambia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Egypt 8440216152+64
 Sudan 7431314225+89
 Morocco 6422407372+35
 Togo 5413290349-59
 Libya
4404209338-129

Day 1

Sudan  9971  Togo
Egypt  10789  Morocco

Day 2

Togo  8349  Libya
Sudan  9787  Morocco

Day 3

Morocco  13595  Libya
Egypt  20  Sudan

Day 4

Morocco  9673  Togo
Egypt  20  Libya

Day 5

Egypt  10563  Togo
Sudan  11865  Libya

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
December 31, 1977
  Ivory Coast  102  
  Egypt  93  
 
January 1, 1978
      Ivory Coast  72
    Senegal  103
Third place
December 31, 1977 January 1, 1978
  Senegal  2   Egypt  2
  Sudan  0     Sudan  0

Classification Stage

Morocco  9894  Nigeria
Mauritania  7671  Togo
Libya  90121  Gambia

Final standings

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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