FIBA Africa Championship 1980

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FIBA Africa Championship 1980
10th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host nationMorocco
DatesMarch 22-30
Teams11 
(from 39 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
(4th title)
MVP Flag of Senegal.svg Mathieu Faye
<  1978
1981  >

The FIBA Africa Championship 1980 was hosted by Morocco from March 20 to March 28, 1980. The games were played in Rabat. Senegal won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, by beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final. Senegal qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics as a result of its showing in this tournament.

Contents

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group AGroup B

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

Preliminary rounds

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 8440426318+108
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 7431344341+3
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 6422331313+18
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 5413286333-47
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
4404358440-82

Day 1

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8167Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg10687Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Day 2

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg6988Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg5985Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Day 3

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg88102Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg9672Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Day 4

Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg7958Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg101111Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Day 5

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg139100Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8077Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire

Group B

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10550507370+137
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 8532407417-10
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 7523419459-40
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 7523468489-21
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 7523438473-35
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6514439470-31

Day 1

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg8768Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg7568Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10879Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

Day 2

Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg10390Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg9793Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9471Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Day 3

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg8267Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg9473Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg102101Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

Day 4

Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg104102Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg10792Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10377Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia

Day 5

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg8781Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10870Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg9897Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
March 27, 1980
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 101
 
March 28, 1980
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 48
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 90
 
March 27, 1980
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 96
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 126
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 87
 
Third place
 
 
March 28, 1980
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 97
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 95

Classification Stage

Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg12393Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg7185Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg111114Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7-0
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 5-2
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4-2
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3-3
5Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 3-3
6Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2-3
7Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2-3
8Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 2-4
9Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 3-3
10Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0-5
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1-4

Senegal qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Flag of Senegal.svg Mathieu Faye

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