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FIBA Africa Championship 1989

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FIBA AfroBasket 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
1992

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

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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

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Group A

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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

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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

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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

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

Final standings

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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

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 1989 FIBA Africa Championship winners 

Angola
First title
Most Valuable Player
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