2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Africa

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2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
City Lagos
Dates14–20 August 2023
Teams 6  (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Top scorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchenna Iroegbu (25.0  ppg)
Top rebounds Flag of Senegal.svg Ousmane N'Diaye (9.0  rpg)
Top assists Flag of Cameroon.svg Jeremiah Hill (9.3  apg)
Official website
OPQT Nigeria

The 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Africa was one of five 2024 FIBA Men's Pre-Qualifying Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. The tournament was held from 14 to 20 August 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] [2] Cameroon, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. [3]

Contents

Teams

Teams that missed out on the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the next best-ranked team will participate. [4]

Qualification methodPlacesQualified team
2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers – Africa 3rd (worst-ranked)1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
4th2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
5th2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo [lower-alpha 1]
6th2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
FIBA World Rankings – Africa (November 2022)1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Total8
  1. ↑ The Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew before the tournament. [5]
  2. ↑ Uganda withdrew before the tournament. [5]

Draw

The draw took place on 1 May 2023. [6] [7]

Seeding

The seedings were announced on 29 April 2023. [8]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 		Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 		Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 		Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 220167158+94 Semi-finals
2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 211148142+63
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (H)202155170−152
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2023
18:00
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg93–87Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 21–18, 21–24, 26–19
Pts: Ndoye 15
Rebs: Diop 8
Asts: Badio 5		Pts: Iroegbu 24
Rebs: Metu 10
Asts: Iroegbu 5
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Cherubin Leslie (MRI), Tonton Banza (COD)
15 August 2023
18:00
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg68–77Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter:17–15, 26–23, 18–15, 7–24
Pts: Iroegbu 26
Rebs:three players 5
Asts: Ndugba 6		Pts: F. Drame, H. Drame 14
Rebs: F. Drame 10
Asts: Kanté, Konaté 2
17 August 2023
18:00
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg74–71Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter:19–16, 14–22, 16–16, 25–17
Pts: Badio 19
Rebs: N'Diaye 13
Asts: Sambe 5		Pts: F. Drame 19
Rebs: Diarra 14
Asts: Kante 10

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 220187144+434 Semi-finals
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 211169190−213
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 202156178−222
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
15 August 2023
15:00
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg104–74Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 26–20, 33–19, 26–15
Pts: Ateba 27
Rebs: Bayehe, Nyama 5
Asts: Hill 11		Pts: Diallo 25
Rebs: Diallo 9
Asts: Diallo 9
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Antonio Bernando (ANG), Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Walelign Gebeto (ETH)
16 August 2023
18:00
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg70–83Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter:21–19, 18–18, 23–23, 8–23
Pts: Abada 22
Rebs: Lahyani 7
Asts: Abada, Jawadi 6		Pts: Hill 19
Rebs: Bayehe 13
Asts: Hill 5
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Youssouf Maiga (MLI), Babacar Gueye (SEN), Diallo Mahamadou (MLI)
18 August 2023
18:00
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg95–86Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 29–20, 25–18, 21–27
Pts: Kaba 22
Rebs: Condé, Kaba 8
Asts: Diallo 10		Pts: Abada 26
Rebs: Lahiani 8
Asts: Abada 9
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Tonton Banza (COD), Didier Gaga (RWA), Haytham Ihawaf (LBA)

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 August
 
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 60
 
20 August
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 100
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 74
 
19 August
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 80
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 87
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 70
 

Semi-finals

19 August 2023
15:00
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg87–70Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by quarter:27–17, 22–19, 22–11, 16–23
Pts: Hill 21
Rebs: Bayehe 8
Asts: Hill 7		Pts: F. Drame 16
Rebs: F. Drame, Sissoko 7
Asts: H. Drame 6
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Amir Taboubi (TUN), Cherubin Leslie (MRI)
19 August 2023
18:00
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg60–100Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 12–25, 13–29, 15–26
Pts: Diallo 18
Rebs: Dramé 11
Asts: Doumbia 5		Pts: Badio 20
Rebs: N'Diaye 10
Asts: Badio, Boissy 8
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Hassane Kamaté (CIV), Walelign Gebeto (ETH), Haytham Ihawaf (LBA)

Final

20 August 2023
18:00
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg74–80Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 8–22, 21–15, 20–18
Pts: Ndoye 18
Rebs: Ndoye 10
Asts: Badio 6		Pts: Gbetkom 19
Rebs: Eboua 7
Asts: Hill 14
Eko Convention Center, Lagos
Referees: Amr Aboollo (EGY), Antonio Bernando (ANG), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA)

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 3–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–2
4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1–2
5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–2
6Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0–2
Qualified for the FIBA Men's Olympic qualifying tournaments

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