| FIBA Africa Championship 1978 | |
|---|---|
| 9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Senegal |
| Dates | December 24-January 1 |
| Teams | 10 (from 35 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Senegal (3rd title) |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 251 | +147 |
 Ivory Coast | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 378 | 323 | +55 |
 Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 346 | 334 | +12 |
 Mauritania | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 282 | 342 | -60 |
 Gambia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 281 | 435 | -155 |
Day 1
| Senegal | 112–55 | Mauritania |
| Nigeria | 124–69 | Gambia |
Day 2
| Gambia | 77–129 | Ivory Coast |
| Nigeria | 56–104 | Senegal |
Day 3
| Mauritania | 69–78 | Nigeria |
| Senegal | 87–73 | Ivory Coast |
Day 4
| Senegal | 95–67 | Gambia |
| Mauritania | 71–84 | Ivory Coast |
Day 5
| Ivory Coast | 92–88 | Nigeria |
| Mauritania | 87–68 | Gambia |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 152 | +64 |
 Sudan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 314 | 225 | +89 |
 Morocco | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 407 | 372 | +35 |
 Togo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 290 | 349 | -59 |
 Libya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 209 | 338 | -129 |
Day 1
| Sudan | 99–71 | Togo |
| Egypt | 107–89 | Morocco |
Day 2
| Togo | 83–49 | Libya |
| Sudan | 97–87 | Morocco |
Day 3
| Morocco | 135–95 | Libya |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Sudan |
Day 4
| Morocco | 96–73 | Togo |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Libya |
Day 5
| Egypt | 105–63 | Togo |
| Sudan | 118–65 | Libya |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 31, 1977 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 102 | |||||
| January 1, 1978 | ||||||
| Egypt | 93 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 72 (36) | |||||
| December 31, 1977 | ||||||
| Senegal | 103 (52) | |||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| January 1, 1978 | ||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
| Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Morocco | 98–94 | Nigeria |
| Mauritania | 76–71 | Togo |
| Libya | 90–121 | Gambia |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 6-0 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 4-2 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5-1 |
| 4 | Sudan | 3-3 |
| 5 | Morocco | 3-2 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 2-3 |
| 7 | Mauritania | 2-3 |
| 8 | Togo | 1-4 |
| 9 | Gambia | 1-4 |
| 10 | Libya | 0-5 |
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