FIBA Africa Championship 1999
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The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Angola (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Nigeria |
| Third place | Egypt |
| Fourth place | Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Lamine Diawara[citation needed] |
Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Squads
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Summarize
Perspective
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- Times given below are in UTC+1.
Group 1
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
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
7th place match
Championship bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August - 17:00 | ||||||
 Egypt | 54 | |||||
| 6 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 79 | |||||
| 5 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 72 | |||||
 Mali | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 77 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Mali | 63 | |||||
| Egypt | 75 | |||||
9th place match
11th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Angola | 7–0 |
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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 |
See also
External links
References
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