FIBA Africa Championship 1972

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FIBA AfroBasket 1972
6th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Dates25 December 1971 – 2 January 1972
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (2nd title)
1970
1974

The FIBA Africa Championship 1972, was the sixth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1972 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Senegal between 25 December 1971 and 2 January 1972. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Dakar hosted the tournament. Senegal won their second title after defeating Egypt in the final.

Contents

Format

First round

Advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 550413234+17910
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 541400319+819
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 532394315+798
Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 523365339+267
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5143354461116
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5052505042545
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg8245Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Scoring by half:35–23, 47–22
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10130Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:45–14, 56–16
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg6554Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:31–23, 34–31
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg10145Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:48–20, 53–25
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9554Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Scoring by half:45–32, 50–22
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg8459Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half: 30–34, 54–25
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg9568Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Scoring by half:45–31, 50–37
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg9652Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:44–24, 52–28
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg6547Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half:37–16, 28–31
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg10150Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:45–19, 56–31
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg10163Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Scoring by half:48–25, 53–38
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7644Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:37–24, 39–20
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg10573Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:49–36, 56–37
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg9576Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half:50–37, 45–39
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7659Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Scoring by half:28–21, 48–38

Group B

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 550413348+6510
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 541439403+369
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 532381353+288
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 523404378+267
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 514307396896
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 505315381665
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg9261Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:42–28, 50–33
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8966Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:39–30, 50–36
Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg9688Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Scoring by half: 46–46, 50–42
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg6258Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:30–23, 32–35
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg9782Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Scoring by half: 44–44, 53–38
Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg8069Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Scoring by half:33–24, 47–45
Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg7263Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Scoring by half:41–32, 31–31
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8758Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:47–27, 40–31
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg7669 (OT)Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:32–29, 29–32  Overtime:15–8
Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg8970Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Scoring by half:54–38, 35–32
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg7971Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Scoring by half:44–35, 35–36
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg8368Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:46–25, 37–43

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
January 1, 1972
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 77
 
January 2, 1972
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 66
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 61
 
January 1, 1972
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 54
 
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 87
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 68
 
Third place
 
 
January 2, 1972
 
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 74
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 107

Semifinals

Egypt  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg8768Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Scoring by half:42–38, 45–30
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7766Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Scoring by half:35–22, 42–44

Third place

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg10774Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Scoring by half:38–34, 69–40

Final

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg6154Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt
Scoring by half:33–28, 28–26

Classification stage

Fifth place

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg8883Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Scoring by half:40–35, 48–48

Seventh place

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg6261Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon
Scoring by half: 33–35, 29–26

Ninth place

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg8466Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Scoring by half:38–35, 46–31

Eleventh place

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg7341Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by half:36–25, 37–16

Final standings

Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics
RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Egypt 6–1
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 5–2
4Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 4–3
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4–2
6Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3–3
7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3–3
8Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 2–4
9Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 2–4
10Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–5
11Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1–5
12Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–6