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FIBA Africa Championship 1989
15th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
DatesDecember 16-27
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Angola (1st title)
1987
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The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989. The games were played in Luanda. Angola won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Egypt in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1990 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

  Algeria
  Central African Republic
  Mali
  Senegal
  Zambia

  Angola
  Ivory Coast
  Egypt
  Kenya
  Morocco
  Tunisia

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Senegal 8 4 4 0 362 234 +128
  Mali 6 4 2 2 289 235 +54
  Algeria 6 4 2 2 329 297 +32
  Central African Republic 6 4 2 2 381 292 +89
  Zambia
4 4 0 4 178 481 -303

Day 1

  Mali 94–30   Zambia
  Senegal 85–74   Central African Republic

Day 2

  Zambia 46–110   Senegal
  Algeria 60–77   Mali

Day 3

20 December 1989
Central African Republic  165–46   Zambia
Pts: Goporo 44 Pts: Chawelwa 22
20 December 1989
Senegal  89–62   Algeria
Pts: Sene 17 Pts: Samir 10

Day 4

  Central African Republic 67–66   Mali
  Zambia 56–112   Algeria

Day 5

  Algeria 95–75   Central African Republic
  Senegal 78–52   Mali

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Angola 10 5 5 0 426 274 +152
  Egypt 9 5 4 1 419 364 +55
  Ivory Coast 9 6 3 3 500 503 -3
  Tunisia 7 5 2 3 389 402 -13
  Morocco 6 5 1 4 348 426 -78
  Kenya 4 4 0 4 276 389 -113

Day 1

  Angola 72–57   Ivory Coast
  Tunisia 98–86   Ivory Coast
  Egypt 89–69   Morocco

Day 2

  Morocco 87–86   Kenya
  Angola 83–66   Tunisia
  Egypt 91–81   Ivory Coast

Day 3

20 December 1989
Tunisia  68–64   Morocco
Pts: Ben Cherif 20
20 December 1989
Ivory Coast  97–79   Kenya
Pts: Meledj 20 Pts: G.Owino 8
20 December 1989
Angola  82–68   Egypt
Pts: Conceição 27 Pts: A.Mohamed 12

Day 4

  Angola 90–50   Morocco
  Egypt 95–71   Kenya
  Ivory Coast 86–85   Tunisia

Day 5

  Ivory Coast 93–78   Morocco
  Egypt 83–72   Tunisia
  Angola 110–40   Kenya

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 26, 1989
 
 
  Egypt81
 
December 27, 1989
 
  Senegal68
 
  Egypt62
 
December 26, 1989
 
  Angola89
 
  Angola92
 
 
  Mali55
 
Third place
 
 
December 27, 1989
 
 
  Senegal65
 
 
  Mali53
26 December 1989
Angola  89–62   Egypt
Scoring by half: 44–23, 45–39
Pts: J.C. Guimarães 29 Pts: Ashraf Mohamed 18
Cidadela, Luanda
Referees: C. Ussene (MOZ), D. Abderahman (ALG)

Classification Stage

  Ivory Coast 91–70   Algeria
  Tunisia 99–110   Central African Republic
  Zambia 65–122   Morocco

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1   Angola 7-0
2   Egypt 5-2
3   Senegal 5-1
4   Mali 2-4
5   Ivory Coast 4-3
6   Algeria 2-3
7   Central African Republic 3-2
8   Tunisia 2-4
9   Morocco 2-4
10   Zambia 0-5
11   Kenya 0-4

Awards

 1989 FIBA Africa Championship winners 

Angola
First title
Most Valuable Player

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