FIBA Africa Championship 1983

The FIBA Africa Championship 1983 was hosted by Egypt from December 19 to December 28, 1983. The games were played in Alexandria. Egypt won the tournament, its fifth African Championship, to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

FIBA AfroBasket 1983
12th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
DatesDecember 19–28
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (5th title)
1981
1985

Competing Nations

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The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

  Algeria
  Angola
  Central African Republic
  Egypt
  Liberia

  Ivory Coast
  Guinea
  Mozambique
  Senegal
  Somalia

Preliminary rounds

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Egypt 8 4 4 0 341 275 +66
  Angola 6 4 2 2 314 288 +26
  Algeria 6 4 2 2 275 284 -9
  Central African Republic 6 4 2 2 313 297 +16
  Liberia 4 4 0 4 269 368 -99

Day 1

  Egypt 85–64   Algeria
  Central African Republic 97–74   Liberia

Day 2

  Central African Republic 66–74   Algeria
  Angola 72–79   Egypt

Day 3

  Liberia 69–106   Egypt
  Angola 71–65   Algeria

Day 4

  Angola 93–64   Liberia
  Central African Republic 70–71   Egypt

Day 5

  Algeria 72–62   Liberia
  Central African Republic 80–78   Angola

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
  Senegal 8 4 4 0 318 225 +93
  Ivory Coast 7 4 3 1 335 247 +88
  Mozambique 6 4 2 2 304 227 +77
  Somalia 5 4 1 3 257 346 -89
  Guinea
4 4 0 4 232 401 -169

Day 1

  Mozambique 106–38   Guinea
  Senegal 70–66   Ivory Coast

Day 2

  Somalia 94–73   Guinea
  Ivory Coast 80–66   Mozambique

Day 3

  Senegal 54–41   Mozambique
  Ivory Coast 90–56   Somalia

Day 4

  Ivory Coast 99–55   Guinea
  Senegal 92–52   Somalia

Day 5

  Mozambique 91–55   Somalia
  Senegal 102–66   Guinea

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 27, 1983
 
 
  Egypt84
 
December 28, 1983
 
  Ivory Coast68
 
  Egypt94
 
December 27, 1983
 
  Angola68
 
  Senegal61
 
 
  Angola68
 
Third place
 
 
December 28, 1983
 
 
  Ivory Coast71
 
 
  Senegal78

Classification Stage

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  Liberia 93–92   Guinea
  Somalia 64–93   Central African Republic
  Algeria 62–68   Mozambique

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1   Egypt 6–0
2   Angola 3-3
3   Senegal 5–1
4   Ivory Coast 3-3
5   Mozambique 3–2
6   Algeria 2–3
7   Central African Republic 3–2
8   Somalia 1–4
9   Liberia 1–4
10   Guinea 0–5

Egypt qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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