FIBA Africa Championship 1999
For the women's tournament, see 2000 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
| FIBA Africa Championship 1999 | |
|---|---|
| 20th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Angola |
| Dates | July 29-August 6, 1999 |
| Teams | 12 (from 52 federations) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Champions |
 Angola (5th title) |
| MVP |
 Lamine Diawara |
The 1999 FIBA Africa Championship was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6 1999.
Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds [2]
- Times given below are in UTC+1.
Group 1
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
5 | 0 | 348 | 256 | +92 | 10 |
| Mali |
3 | 2 | 340 | 345 | -5 | 8 |
 Algeria |
3 | 2 | 325 | 331 | -6 | 8 |
 Senegal |
2 | 3 | 322 | 320 | +2 | 7 |
 Cape Verde |
2 | 3 | 318 | 320 | -2 | 7 |
 Morocco |
0 | 5 | 265 | 346 | -81 | 5 |
Group 2
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
5 | 0 | 430 | 251 | +179 | 10 |
 Nigeria |
4 | 1 | 375 | 277 | +98 | 9 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 258 | 255 | +3 | 8 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 3 | 270 | 316 | -46 | 7 |
 Mozambique |
1 | 4 | 269 | 387 | -118 | 6 |
 South Africa |
0 | 5 | 245 | 361 | -116 | 5 |
Knockout stage
5th place match
5 August 1999 09:00 |
| Algeria |
54–56 | Tunisia | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-22, 25-34 | ||||
| Pts: Sayah 15 | Pts: Essayed 14 | |||
7th place match
Championship bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 5 August - 17:00 | |||||||
| Egypt |
54 | ||||||
| Nigeria |
69 | ||||||
| August - 19:00 | |||||||
| Angola |
79 | ||||||
| Nigeria |
72 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 5 August - 19:00 | August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Mali |
69 | Mali |
63 | ||||
| Angola |
77 | Egypt |
75 | ||||
5 August 1999 17:00 |
| Egypt |
54–69 | Nigeria | ||
| Scoring by half: 27-36, 27-33 | ||||
| Pts: Ibrahim, Elwahab 10 | Pts: Awojobi 26 | |||
5 August 1999 19:00 |
| Mali |
69–77 | Angola | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-V46, 40-31 | ||||
| Pts: Diwara 14 | Pts: Lutonda, J.Jacques 12 | |||
9th place match
11th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
6 August 1999 19:00 |
| Angola |
79–72 | Nigeria | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 46-23, 33-49 | ||||
| Pts: D.Dias 34 | Pts: Owinje 19 | |||
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Angola | 7–0 |
 |
Nigeria | 5–2 |
 |
Egypt | 6–1 |
| 4 | Mali | 3–4 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4–2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 3–3 |
| 7 | Senegal | 3–3 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 2–4 |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 3–3 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 1–5 |
| 11 | Morocco | 1–5 |
| 12 | South Africa | 0–6 |
 |
 |
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| Angola Ângelo Victoriano Aníbal Moreira Carlos Almeida Cristovão Swingue David Dias Edmar Victoriano "Baduna" Herlander Coimbra Jean Jacques Conceição Joaquim Gomes "Kikas" Justino Victoriano Miguel Lutonda Victor de Carvalho Coach: Mário Palma |
Nigeria Ayo Samuel Benjamin Eze Daniel Okonkwo Godwin Owinje Julius Nwosu Kadri Jibril Kingsley Ogwudire Mohammed Acha Mufo Ibrahim Olumide Oyedeji Tunji Awojobi Yinka Dare Coach: Andrew Isokpehi |
Egypt Ahmed Oraby Ahmed Sakr Ahmed Abdel-Wahab El-Hosany Ahmed Haytham Hassan Ihab El-Aziz Islam Ibrahim Mohamed Moteleb Tarek El-Ghannam Tarek Khairi Wael El Sayed Yasser Elwahab Coach: Mario Blassone |
Awards
| 1999 FIBA Africa Championship Winners |
|---|
Angola Fifth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Lamine Diawara |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Men Basketball Africa Championship 1999 Luanda,Cabinda (ANG) - 29.07-06.08 Winner Angola". todor66.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Calendário dos jogos do Afrobasket '99" (in Portuguese). FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.