International basketball competition
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Angola |
City | Luanda |
Dates | 8–16 July 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ivory Coast |
Third place | Rwanda |
Fourth place | DR Congo |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Kevin Franceschi |
Top scorer | Evariste Shonganya (19.8 points per game) |
Official website | |
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← 2019 2027 → |
The 2023 FIBA AfroCan was the 2nd edition of the FIBA AfroCan. The tournament was held from 8 July to 16 July 2023 and was hosted in Angola. DR Congo are the defending champions, having won the 2019 title. The second tournament was supposed to be held in 2021, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Morocco won their first AfroCan title after defeating Ivory Coast in the final.
Qualification
Main article: 2023 FIBA AfroCan qualificationThe four highest ranked teams from the AfroCan 2019 were automatically qualified. Eight other teams qualified through the qualification rounds, which are held from February to June 2023. Nigeria received the only wild card for the tournament.
Qualification method | Dates | Host city | Qualified teams |
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Best four teams from AfroCan 2019 | Bamako | DR Congo Kenya Angola Morocco | |
Zone 1 | 23–25 June | Algiers | Tunisia |
Zone 2 and 3 | 30 June – 2 July | Abidjan | Ivory Coast |
Zone 4 | 19–25 March 2023 | Yaoundé | Cameroon Gabon |
Zone 5 | 17–21 June 2023 | Dar es Salaam | Rwanda |
Zone 6 | 21–28 February 2023 | Bulawayo | Mozambique |
Zone 7 | Not held | ||
Wild card | - | – | Nigeria |
Draw
The draw was held on 10 June in Maputo, Mozambique. At the time, eight out of twelve teams were known, with four still having to qualify.
Group phase
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 118 | +7 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 114 | +4 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals |
3 | Gabon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 129 | −11 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Angola (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 103 | +26 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 113 | −3 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals |
3 | Mali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 134 | −23 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Hosts
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 113 | +21 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 125 | −14 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals |
3 | Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 126 | −7 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | DR Congo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 121 | +26 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
2 | Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 142 | −13 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals |
3 | Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 141 | −13 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
Final phase
Qualification to quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Morocco | 78 | |||||||||||||
Cameroon | 50 | |||||||||||||
Kenya | 46 | |||||||||||||
Morocco | 55 | |||||||||||||
Morocco | 76 | |||||||||||||
DR Congo | 69 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 71 | |||||||||||||
Gabon | 55 | |||||||||||||
DR Congo | 74 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 72 | |||||||||||||
Morocco | 78 | |||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 76 | |||||||||||||
Mozambique | 62 | |||||||||||||
Rwanda | 73 | |||||||||||||
Angola | 63 | |||||||||||||
Rwanda | 73 | |||||||||||||
Rwanda | 71 | |||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 74 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 72 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 58 | |||||||||||||
Tunisia | 66 | DR Congo | 73 | |||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 69 | Rwanda | 82 | |||||||||||
- 5–8th place
5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
Kenya | 61 | |||||
Nigeria | 59 | |||||
Kenya | 59 | |||||
Tunisia | 67 | |||||
Angola | 65 | |||||
Tunisia | 68 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
Nigeria | 69 | |||||
Angola | 72 |
Final standing
Rank | Team | Record |
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Morocco | 5-1 | |
Ivory Coast | 4-2 | |
Rwanda | 3-3 | |
4 | DR Congo | 3-2 |
5 | Tunisia | 4–1 |
6 | Kenya | 2–2 |
7 | Angola | 3–3 |
8 | Nigeria | 3–3 |
9 | Gabon | 1–2 |
10 | Mozambique | 1–2 |
11 | Cameroon | 0–3 |
12 | Mali | 0–3 |
Awards
The awards were announced after the final.
All-Star Team | ||
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Guards | Forwards | Center |
Jihad Benchlikha Kevin Franceschi |
Evariste Shonganya Dieudonné Ndizeye |
Mike Fofana |
MVP: Kevin Franceschi |
See also
References
- "Angola confirmed as hosts of 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- "Your Guide for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Who will represent Zone 6 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "2023 FIBA AfroCan teams drawn in four groups". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- "MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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