Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
City | Lagos |
Dates | 14–20 August 2023 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon |
Tournament statistics | |
Top scorer | Uchenna Iroegbu (25.0 ppg) |
Top rebounds | Ousmane N'Diaye (9.0 rpg) |
Top assists | 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]
Teams that missed out on the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the next best-ranked team will participate. [4]
Qualification method | Places | Qualified team | |
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2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers – Africa | 3rd (worst-ranked) | 1 | Senegal |
4th | 2 | Nigeria | |
Tunisia | |||
5th | 2 | Guinea | |
6th | 2 | ||
Cameroon | |||
FIBA World Rankings – Africa (November 2022) | 1 | Mali | |
Total | 8 |
The draw took place on 1 May 2023. [6] [7]
The seedings were announced on 29 April 2023. [8]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Nigeria Tunisia | Senegal Cameroon | Mali Guinea |
All times are local (UTC+1).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 158 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Mali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 142 | +6 | 3 | |
3 | Nigeria (H) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 170 | −15 | 2 |
14 August 2023 18:00 |
Senegal | 93–87 | 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 |
15 August 2023 18:00 |
Nigeria | 68–77 | 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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 187 | 144 | +43 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Guinea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 190 | −21 | 3 | |
3 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 178 | −22 | 2 |
15 August 2023 15:00 |
Cameroon | 104–74 | 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 | 70–83 | 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) |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 August | ||||||
Guinea | 60 | |||||
20 August | ||||||
Senegal | 100 | |||||
Senegal | 74 | |||||
19 August | ||||||
Cameroon | 80 | |||||
Cameroon | 87 | |||||
Mali | 70 | |||||
19 August 2023 15:00 |
Cameroon | 87–70 | 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 |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Cameroon | 4–0 | |
Senegal | 3–1 | |
Mali | 1–2 | |
4 | Guinea | 1–2 |
5 | Nigeria | 0–2 |
6 | Tunisia | 0–2 |
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