Tournament details | |
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Host country | Senegal Tunisia |
Dates | 8–16 September |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tunisia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Senegal |
Fourth place | Morocco |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Ike Diogu |
Top scorer | Ike Diogu (22.0 points per game) |
FIBA AfroBasket 2017 was the 29th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. [1] The tournament was jointly hosted by Tunisia and Senegal. [2] Angola was proposed by FIBA Africa to host the tournament, an offer declined as the country is holding general elections in the same period. [3]
Tunisia won their second title after defeating Nigeria 77–65 in the final, while Senegal caught the third place by beating Morocco 73–62. [4]
Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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AfroBasket 2015 Champions | Tunis | 1 | Nigeria | |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 1 | 16–18 March 2017 24–26 March 2017 | Algiers Tunis | 2 | Tunisia Morocco |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 2 | 19 March 2017 26 March 2017 | Bamako Dakar | 2 | Senegal Mali |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 3 | 14–18 March 2017 22–26 March 2017 | Cotonou Abidjan | 1 | Ivory Coast |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 4 | 24–29 March 2017 19–20 March 2017 | Yaoundé Bangui | 2 | Cameroon DR Congo |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 5 | 12–18 March 2017 | Cairo | 2 | Egypt Uganda |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Zone 6 and Zone 7 | 25–30 March 2017 19–25 March 2017 | Lusaka Harare | 2 | Angola Mozambique South Africa |
AfroBasket 2017 Qualification Wildcard | 18 April 2017 | 2 | Rwanda Guinea | |
Qualifying tournament | 19–21 May 2017 | Bamako | 1 | Central African Republic |
Total | 16 |
On 30 June 2017 FIBA Africa confirmed that Tunisia and Senegal will jointly host FIBA AfroBasket. [2]
Tunis | |
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Radès Sports Hall | |
Capacity: 17,000 | |
Dakar | |
Marius Ndiaye Stadium | |
Capacity: 5,000 | |
All times in Radès are UTC+1 and in Dakar are UTC±0.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 227 | +18 | 5 [a] | Quarterfinals |
2 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 224 | +22 | 5 [a] | |
3 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 246 | 235 | +11 | 5 [a] | |
4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 251 | −51 | 3 |
8 September 2017 12:00 |
DR Congo | 82–87 (OT) | Mali |
Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 14–19, 19–15, 29–22, Overtime: 11–16 | ||
Pts: Kabasele 25 Rebs: Kabasele, Shonganya 8 Asts:three players 4 | Pts: Kanté 22 Rebs: Sidibe 8 Asts: Moungoro 4 |
8 September 2017 20:30 |
Nigeria | 78–77 | Ivory Coast |
Scoring by quarter:17–11, 25–22, 11–17, 25–27 | ||
Pts: Diogu 31 Rebs: Akindele, Diogu 8 Asts: Iroegbu 7 | Pts: Koné, Tapé 12 Rebs: Bamba, Koné 8 Asts: Diabate, Toti 4 |
9 September 2017 15:30 |
Ivory Coast | 60–81 | DR Congo |
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 21–15, 16–26, 13–22 | ||
Pts: Tapé 19 Rebs: Bamba, Hima 7 Asts: Toti 5 | Pts: Kabongo 16 Rebs: Kabongo, Mohamed 8 Asts: Kabongo 5 |
9 September 2017 20:30 |
Mali | 67–90 | Nigeria |
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 17–19, 18–27, 16–24 | ||
Pts: Djambo 24 Rebs: Sidibe 9 Asts: Drame 4 | Pts: Nwamu 22 Rebs: Akindele 10 Asts: Iroegbu, Mbamalu 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 189 | +26 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 191 | +22 | 5 | |
3 | Central African Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 196 | −31 | 4 | |
4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 230 | −17 | 3 |
8 September 2017 15:00 |
Central African Republic | 66–76 | Morocco |
Scoring by quarter:18–14, 15–16, 12–24, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Kouguere 12 Rebs: Djimrabaye 7 Asts:three players 1 | Pts: Wilkins 15 Rebs: Najah 6 Asts: Lahrichi 4 |
8 September 2017 21:00 |
Angola | 94–89 (OT) | Uganda |
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 19–22, 27–19, 28–21, Overtime:10–5 | ||
Pts: Morais 21 Rebs: Moreira 7 Asts: Costa, Mingas 3 | Pts: Opong 23 Rebs: Pegues 9 Asts: Enabu 6 |
9 September 2017 16:00 |
Uganda | 54–57 | Central African Republic |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 16–12, 13–11, 13–16 | ||
Pts: Opong 13 Rebs: Kiviiri 4 Asts: Enabu 2 | Pts: Grebongo 8 Rebs: Grebongo, Kouguere 5 Asts: Kossangue 2 |
9 September 2017 21:00 |
Morocco | 60–53 | Angola |
Scoring by quarter: 8–10, 17–12, 15–16, 20–15 | ||
Pts: Najah 18 Rebs: El Makssoud 9 Asts: El Makssoud, Wilkins 2 | Pts: Moore 13 Rebs: Cipriano 7 Asts: Conceição, Morais 2 |
10 September 2017 15:30 |
Morocco | 79–70 | Uganda |
Scoring by quarter:22–21, 11–15, 20–16, 26–18 | ||
Pts: Choua, Lahrichi 15 Rebs:three players 4 Asts: Khalfi 5 | Pts: Ocitti, Pegues 11 Rebs: Opong 7 Asts:three players 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 210 | 170 | +40 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 199 | +29 | 5 | |
3 | Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 168 | 235 | −67 | 3 |
8 September 2017 14:30 |
Guinea | 55–75 | Rwanda |
Scoring by quarter:11–7, 13–16, 17–20, 14–21 | ||
Pts: Mansare 18 Rebs: Mansare 8 Asts: Mansare, Sy 3 | Pts: Kabangu 20 Rebs: Ruhezamihigo 10 Asts: Gasana 4 |
8 September 2017 18:00 |
Tunisia | 68–51 | Cameroon |
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 16–11, 13–10, 27–10 | ||
Pts: Chennoufi 16 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 13 Asts: Abada, Knioua 2 | Pts: Mbala 15 Rebs: Adala 9 Asts: Njoya 3 |
9 September 2017 13:00 |
Cameroon | 96–54 | Guinea |
Scoring by quarter:28–15, 23–11, 24–11, 21–17 | ||
Pts: Mbala 24 Rebs: Mbala 6 Asts: Adala, Bogmis 4 | Pts: D. Condé 15 Rebs: D. Condé 9 Asts:three players 1 |
9 September 2017 18:00 |
Rwanda | 60–78 | Tunisia |
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 13–12, 19–22, 16–26 | ||
Pts: Shyaka 17 Rebs: Gasana 7 Asts: Ruhezamihigo 3 | Pts: M. Hadidane 20 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 13 Asts:four players 4 |
10 September 2017 13:00 |
Rwanda | 77–81 | Cameroon |
Scoring by quarter:22–18, 14–23, 17–16, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Gasana 18 Rebs: Manzi 7 Asts: Gasana 7 | Pts: Adala 17 Rebs: Mbala 15 Asts: Njoya 4 |
10 September 2017 18:00 |
Tunisia | 64–59 | Guinea |
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 17–16, 19–9, 12–15 | ||
Pts: Ben Romdhane 12 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 6 Asts:three players 3 | Pts: D. Condé 14 Rebs:three players 5 Asts: Mansare 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 145 | +105 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 185 | +12 | 5 | |
3 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 216 | −53 | 4 | |
4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 220 | −64 | 3 |
8 September 2017 11:30 |
Mozambique | 47–75 | Egypt |
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 8–17, 10–18, 15–24 | ||
Pts: Ubisse 9 Rebs: Muchate 13 Asts:three players 2 | Pts: Kamal 14 Rebs: Kamal 8 Asts: Gendy 5 |
8 September 2017 18:30 |
Senegal | 83–44 | South Africa |
Scoring by quarter:18–12, 24–6, 25–17, 16–9 | ||
Pts: Dieng 16 Rebs:four players 5 Asts: Niang 9 | Pts: Prinsloo 11 Rebs: Gabriel 9 Asts:five players 1 |
9 September 2017 13:30 |
South Africa | 61–67 | Mozambique |
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 13–15, 14–12, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Prinsloo 15 Rebs: Mothiba 9 Asts: Prinsloo 3 | Pts: Ubisse 13 Rebs: Canivete, Magoliço 6 Asts: Canivete, Chimonzo 4 |
9 September 2017 18:30 |
Egypt | 52–87 | Senegal |
Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 6–19, 15–19, 17–21 | ||
Pts: Bakr, El-Gammal 8 Rebs: Bakr, Mohamed 4 Asts: El-Gammal 4 | Pts: Dieng, Mboji 14 Rebs: Dieng 7 Asts: Faye, Hannah 3 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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Nigeria | 106 | |||||||||
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Cameroon | 91 | |||||||||
Nigeria | 76 | |||||||||
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Senegal | 71 | |||||||||
Senegal | 66 | |||||||||
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Angola | 57 | |||||||||
Nigeria | 65 | |||||||||
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Tunisia | 77 | |||||||||
Morocco | 66 | |||||||||
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Egypt | 62 | |||||||||
Morocco | 52 | |||||||||
14 September | ||||||||||
Tunisia | 60 | Third place | ||||||||
Tunisia | 81 | |||||||||
16 September | ||||||||||
DR Congo | 60 | |||||||||
Senegal | 73 | |||||||||
Morocco | 62 | |||||||||
14 September 2017 13:00 |
Morocco | 66–62 | Egypt |
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–16, 16–18, 15–12 | ||
Pts: El Masbahi 17 Rebs: Choua 15 Asts: Khalfi, Lahrichi 3 | Pts: El-Gammal 22 Rebs: Gendy 7 Asts: Gunady 5 |
14 September 2017 15:30 |
Nigeria | 106–91 | Cameroon |
Scoring by quarter:25–18, 27–25, 23–27, 31–21 | ||
Pts: Diogu 28 Rebs: Ochefu 10 Asts: Iroegbu, Nwamu 7 | Pts: Mbala 32 Rebs: Mbala 10 Asts: Njoya, Songolo 3 |
14 September 2017 18:00 |
Tunisia | 81–60 | DR Congo |
Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 17–15, 27–12, 19–15 | ||
Pts: Ben Romdhane 22 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 14 Asts: El Mabrouk 6 | Pts: Shonganya 19 Rebs: Shonganya 9 Asts: Buzangu 3 |
15 September 2017 18:00 |
Morocco | 52–60 | Tunisia |
Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 18–12, 17–17, 8–13 | ||
Pts: Najah 12 Rebs: Najah 9 Asts:four players 2 | Pts: M. Hadidane 22 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 8 Asts: Abada 5 |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Tunisia | 6–0 | |
Nigeria | 4–2 | |
Senegal | 5–1 | |
4 | Morocco | 4–2 |
5 | Cameroon | 2–2 |
6 | DR Congo | 2–2 |
7 | Angola | 2–2 |
8 | Egypt | 2–2 |
9 | Mali | 2–1 |
10 | Rwanda | 1–2 |
11 | Central African Republic | 1–2 |
12 | Mozambique | 1–2 |
13 | Uganda | 0–3 |
14 | Ivory Coast | 0–3 |
15 | South Africa | 0–3 |
16 | Guinea | 0–3 |
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Category | Player game high | Total | Opponent (date) | Team game high | Total | Opponent (date) |
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Points | Ben Mbala | 32 | Nigeria (14 September) | Nigeria | 106 | Cameroon (14 September) |
Rebounds | Mohammed Choua | 15 | Egypt (14 September) Rwanda (10 September) | DR Congo | 51 | Ivory Coast (9 September) |
Assists | Thierno Niang | 9 | South Africa (8 September) | Senegal | 24 | South Africa (8 September) |
Steals | Bryant Mbamalou | 7 | Mali (9 September) | South Africa | 26 | Senegal (8 September) |
Blocks | Mohammed Choua Herve Kabasele Pitchou Kambuy Pitchou Kambuy | 4 | Egypt (14 September) Mali (8 September) Ivory Coast (9 September) Nigeria (10 September) | DR Congo Senegal | 7 | Ivory Coast (9 September) Mozambique (10 September) |
2017 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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Tunisia Second title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Ike Diogu [8] |
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