FIBA Africa Championship 1978

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FIBA AfroBasket 1978
9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
DatesDecember 24-January 1
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (3rd title)
1975
1980

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.

Contents

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group AGroup B

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo

Preliminary rounds

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 8440398251+147
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7431378323+55
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6422346334+12
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 5413282342-60
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
4404281435-155

Day 1

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg11255Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg12469Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia

Day 2

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg77129Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg56104Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Day 3

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg6978Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg8773Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Day 4

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9567Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg7184Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Day 5

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg9288Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg8768Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia

Group B

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 8440216152+64
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 7431314225+89
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6422407372+35
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 5413290349-59
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
4404209338-129

Day 1

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg9971Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg10789Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Day 2

Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg8349Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg9787Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Day 3

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg13595Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg20Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan

Day 4

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg9673Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg20Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya

Day 5

Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg10563Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg11865Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 31, 1977
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 102
 
January 1, 1978
 
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 93
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 72 (36)
 
December 31, 1977
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 103 (52)
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2
 
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0
 
Third place
 
 
January 1, 1978
 
 
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2
 
 
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 0

Classification Stage

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg9894Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg7671Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Libya  Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg90121Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6-0
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 4-2
3Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 5-1
4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 3-3
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3-2
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2-3
7Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 2-3
8Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 1-4
9Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1-4
10Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 0-5

Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.

References