FIBA Africa Championship 1974

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FIBA Africa Championship 1974
7th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCentral African Republic
DatesApril 5-15
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Gaston Gambor
Top scorer Flag of Senegal.svg Diop
1972
1975

The FIBA Africa Championship 1974 was hosted by the Central African Republic from April 5 to April 15, 1974. The games were played in Bangui. Central African Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Senegal in the final. Central African Republic qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship by winning the tournament.

Contents

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group AGroup B

Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Preliminary rounds

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10550403301+102
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 8532309290+19
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 8532380345+35
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 8532369331+38
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
6514315430-115
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
6505334413-79

Day 1

Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 8264Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 5939Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7668Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Day 2

Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 5972Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 7071Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7868Flag of Togo.svg  Togo

Day 3

Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 4363Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 8949Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 8884Flag of Togo.svg  Togo

Day 4

Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 11470Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 8083Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 8770Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

Day 5

Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 8660Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7252Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6153Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

Group B

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 6330339178+161
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 5321281180+101
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 4312267265+2
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3303143407-263

Day 1

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 6664Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Day 2

Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 9162Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Day 3

Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 12359Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Day 4

Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 12652Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 11582Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Day 5

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 15832Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 14, 1974
 
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 89
 
April 15, 1974
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 80
 
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 72
 
April 14, 1974
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 67
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 84
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 78
 
Third place
 
 
April 15, 1974
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 82
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 72

Classification Stage

Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 8770Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 37151Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 5-0
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6-1
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 4-2
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2-3
5Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 4-2
6Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 1-3
7Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 4-2
8Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0-4
9Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (named Dahomey)1-4
10Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 0-6

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Gaston Gambor

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