FIBA Africa Championship 1985

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FIBA AfroBasket 1985
13th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
DatesDecember 20-28
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Angola.svg José Carlos Guimarães
1983
1987

The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

Contents

Competing nations

The following national teams competed:

Group AGroup B

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Preliminary rounds

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 9541420359+61
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 9541437338+99
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 9541427370+57
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 7523333393-60
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
6514379396-17
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
5505330470-140

Day 1

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 7454Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 11861Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 10284Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic

Day 2

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6775Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 7173Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 9277Flag of Angola.svg  Angola

Day 3

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7996Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 9077Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 9276Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

Day 4

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 8357Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 59106Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 7642Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia

Day 5

Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 7564Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 9368Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 8956Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

Group B

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10550428327+101
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9541467328+139
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 8532346406-60
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7523403432-29
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 6514371378-7
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 5505329473-144

Day 1

Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7574Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 8768Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 6766Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Day 2

Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 8584Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10260Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 8173Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Day 3

Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 10970Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10468Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 9793Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Day 4

Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10361Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 8254Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 8877Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Day 5

Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 7270Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10551Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7246Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 27, 1985
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 83
 
December 28, 1985
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 69
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 73
 
December 27, 1985
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 84
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 92
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 79
 
Third place
 
 
December 28, 1985
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 74
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 73

Classification Stage

Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 10464Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 6974Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 6975Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6880Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6-1
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 5-2
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5-2
4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 5-2
5Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 5-1
6Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 3-3
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3-3
8Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 2-4
9Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2-4
10Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1-5
11Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1-5
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0-6