FIBA Africa Championship 1989

For the women's tournament, see 1990 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
FIBA Africa Championship 1989
15th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Angola
Dates December 16-27
Teams 11 (from 42 federations)
Venues 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Angola (1st title)
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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.

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

 Zambia 46165  Central African Republic
 Senegal 8962  Algeria

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

 Ivory Coast 9779  Kenya
 Tunisia 6864  Morocco
 Angola 7161  Egypt

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-finals Final
December 26, 1989
  Egypt  81  
  Senegal  68  
 
December 27, 1989
      Egypt  62
    Angola  89
Third place
December 26, 1989 December 27, 1989
  Angola  92   Senegal  65
  Mali  55     Mali  53

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

External links

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