| 12th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | December 19–28 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (5th title) |
| ← 1981 1985 → | |
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.
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Group A
| 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
| 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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 27, 1983 | ||||||
| Egypt | 84 | |||||
| December 28, 1983 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 68 | |||||
| Egypt | 94 | |||||
| December 27, 1983 | ||||||
| Angola | 68 | |||||
| Senegal | 61 | |||||
| Angola | 68 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 28, 1983 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 71 | |||||
| Senegal | 78 | |||||
Classification Stage
| Liberia
|
93–92 | Guinea
|
| Somalia
|
64–93 | Central African Republic
|
| Algeria
|
62–68 | Mozambique
|
Final standings
| 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.
External links
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