Africa Cup of Nations basketball 2007

AfroBasket 2007
24th African Cup of Nations
Logo of the Afro Basket 2007
Number of nations	16  (of 53 applicants)
FIBA African Champion	Angola (9th title)
venue	Angola
Opening game	August 15, 2007
Endgame	August 25, 2007
Games	48
Most basket points	Modibo Niakaté (⌀ 21.8)
Most valuable player	Joaquim Gomes

The AfroBasket 2007 ( shortly : Afrobasket 2007 ) is the 24th edition of this tournament was held in from 15 to 25 August 2007 Angola instead. After the opening match between Rwanda and the hosts and defending champions Angola in the capital Luanda , the preliminary round matches were played in Benguela , Lubango , Huambo and Cabinda . The placement rounds for places 9 to 16 then took place in Benguela and the final rounds for places 1 to 8 in Luanda. The winner of the tournament qualified directly for the basketball tournament at the 2008 Olympic Games , while the other two medal winners were given a place at the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament to qualify for the Olympic basketball tournament.

Host Angola won their fifth straight title without defeat. In addition to finalist Cameroon , Cape Verde surprisingly won a medal. However, these two teams lost their two group games at the pre-Olympic qualifying tournament in Athens a year later and did not get a starting place for the tournament at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Attendees

The hosts and the three medal winners of the African Cup of Nations 2005 qualified directly :

•  Angola - hosts and African champions 2005
•  Senegal - silver medal 2005
•  Nigeria - bronze medal 2005

In addition, the following teams from the six different main zones of FIBA ​​Africa took part:

•  Tunisia - Zone 1
•  Morocco - Zone 1
•  Mali - Zone 2
•  Cape Verde - Zone 2
•  Ivory Coast - Zone 3
•  Liberia - Zone 3
•  Central African Republic - Zone 4
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo - Zone 4
•  Egypt - Zone 5
•  Rwanda - Zone 5
•  Mozambique - Zone 6
•  South Africa - Zone 6

mode

At the tournament, a preliminary round in four groups of four teams each was held as a round-robin tournament. While the two worst teams in each group then played out places nine to 16 in a placement round, the two best-placed teams in each group reached the final round, each of which was played in a knockout system . The losers of the games of the quarterfinals played from places five to eight in a placement round, while the losers of the games of the semifinals in the "small final" not only played for the bronze medal in this tournament, but also for the remaining starting place for the pre-Olympic qualification tournament. The winner of the final not only won the gold medal, but also a direct starting place for the Olympic basketball tournament, while the loser still had the opportunity to qualify via the pre-Olympic tournament.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round games took place between August 15 and 19, 2007.

Group A

nation	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Angola	3	3	0	317	168		*	100 : 44	108 : 58	109 : 66
2. Cape Verde	3	2	1	200	242		44: 100	*	85 : 80	71 : 62
3. Morocco	3	1	2	212	261		58: 108	80: 85	*	74 : 68
4. Rwanda	3	0	3	196	254		66: 109	62: 71	68: 74	*

Group B

nation	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Egypt	3	2	1	205	201		*	73 : 65	66 : 63	66: 73
2. Ivory Coast	3	2	1	195	199		65: 73	*	65 : 63	65 : 63
3. Senegal	3	1	2	211	201		63: 66	63: 65	*	85 : 70
4. Mali	3	1	2	206	216		73 : 66	63: 65	70: 85	*

Group C

nation	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Nigeria	3	3	0	306	163		*	77 : 54	90 : 74	139 : 35
2. Central African Republic	3	2	1	216	194		54: 77	*	66 : 58	96 : 59
3. The Republic of the Congo	3	1	2	212	225		74: 90	58: 66	*	80 : 69
4. Liberia	3	0	3	163	315		35: 139	59: 96	69: 80	*

Group D

nation	Sp	S.	N	P +	P-
1. Cameroon	3	2	1	230	183		*	75 : 70	66 : 54	89 : 59
2. Tunisia	3	2	1	215	202		70: 75	*	73 : 61	72 : 66
3. Mozambique	3	1	2	174	197		54: 66	61: 73	*	59 : 58
4. South Africa	3	0	3	183	220		59: 89	66: 72	58: 59	*

Final round

The games of the final round took place between August 21 and 25, 2009 in Luanda.

Quarterfinals August 21

Semi-finals August 23

Final August 25th

A1

Angola

71

C2

Central Africa. republic

58

A1

Angola

93

A2

Cape Verde

60

C1

Nigeria

53

A2

Cape Verde

62

Endgame

A1

Angola

86

D1

Cameroon

72

B1

Egypt

67

D2

Tunisia

57

B1

Egypt

52

D1

Cameroon

58

3rd place match

D1

Cameroon

76

A2

Cape Verde

53

F1

Ivory Coast

56

B1

Egypt

51

on August 24th

Play for fifth to eighth

Semi-finals August 22nd					Final August 24th
C1	Nigeria	80
C2	Central Africa. republic	46			Play for 5th place
					C1	Nigeria	83
					D2	Tunisia	82
B2	Ivory Coast	63
D2	Tunisia	73
					Game for 7th place
					C2	Central Africa. republic	69
					B2	Ivory Coast	63
					on August 23

Placement Rounds (9 to 16)

The games of the placement round for places 9 to 16 took place from August 21 to 23 in Benguela.

Quarterfinals August 21

Semi-finals August 22nd

Final August 23

A3

Morocco

93

C4

Liberia

54

A3

Morocco

76

B4

Mali

66

D3

Mozambique

61

B4

Mali

67

Play for 9th place

A3

Morocco

68

B3

Senegal

79

B3

Senegal

99

D4

South Africa

76

B3

Senegal

93

A4

Rwanda

58

Game for 11th place

C3

Dem. Rep. Congo

87

B4

Mali

78

A4

Rwanda

89

A4

Rwanda

74

Play for 13th to 16th place

Semi-finals August 22nd					Final August 23
C3	Dem. Rep. Congo	74
D4	South Africa	77			Game for 13th place
					D4	South Africa	97
					D3	Mozambique	85
D3	Mozambique	81
C4	Liberia	65
					Play for 15th place
					C3	Dem. Rep. Congo	92
					C4	Liberia	84

See also

• 2008 Summer Olympics / basketball

Web links

• 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men - website of the tournament FIBA Archive ( English )
• FIBAAFRICA.COM - Website of the continental association FIBA ​​Africa ( French / English)