Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1998 |
Ceased | 2000 |
Continent | Africa |
Last champion(s) | Al Ahly SC (2nd title) |
Most titles | Al Ahly SC (2 titles) |
The FIBA African Basketball Cup Winners' Cup was a competition organized by the FIBA Africa and played by clubs who won cup trophies in their countries. it was played for the first time in Egypt in 1998, but it was cancelled in 2004 due to the intention of FIBA Africa to start a new competition played in knock out format. [1]
Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third-place | Score | Fourth-place |
1998 | Cairo [2] | Al Ahly SC [3] | 65-55 | Petro Atlético | Ebun Comets | - | |
2000 | Dakar [4] | Al Ahly SC [5] | 82-68 | Ebun Comets [6] | Petro Atlético | - | Jeanne d'Arc |
2002 | Was not held | ||||||
2004 | Was not held [7] [8] [9] | ||||||
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