2023 FIBA AfroCan

African men's basketball competition

2023 FIBA AfroCan
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
CityLuanda
Dates8–16 July 2023
Teams12
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
MVPMorocco Kevin Franceschi
Top scorerDemocratic Republic of the Congo Evariste Shonganya
(19.8 points per game)
Official website
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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.[1] 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.[2]

Qualification

The four highest ranked teams from the AfroCan 2019 were automatically qualified.[3] Eight other teams qualified through the qualification rounds, which are held from February to June 2023.[4] Nigeria received the only wild card for the tournament.

Qualification method Dates Host city Qualified teams
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.[5]

Group phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
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-finalsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Morocco78
 
 
 
 Cameroon50
 
 Kenya46
 
 
 Morocco55
 
 
 
 
 
 Morocco76
 
 
 
 DR Congo69
 
 Nigeria71
 
 
 
 Gabon55
 
 DR Congo74
 
 
 Nigeria72
 
 
 
 
 
 Morocco78
 
 
 
 Ivory Coast76
 
 Mozambique62
 
 
 
 Rwanda73
 
 Angola63
 
 
 Rwanda73
 
 
 
 
 
 Rwanda71
 
 
 
 Ivory Coast74 Third place
 
 Ivory Coast72
 
  
 
 Mali58
 
 Tunisia66 DR Congo73
 
 
 Ivory Coast69  Rwanda82
 
 
 
 
5–8th place
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Kenya61
 
 
 
 Nigeria59
 
 Kenya59
 
 
 
 Tunisia67
 
 Angola65
 
 
 Tunisia68
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Nigeria69
 
 
 Angola72

Final standing

Rank Team Record
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Morocco 5-1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ivory Coast 4-2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.[6]

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Center
Morocco Jihad Benchlikha
Morocco Kevin Franceschi 		Democratic Republic of the Congo Evariste Shonganya
Rwanda Dieudonné Ndizeye 		Ivory Coast Mike Fofana
MVP: Morocco Kevin Franceschi

See also

  • Official Website

References

  1. ^ "Angola confirmed as hosts of 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Your Guide for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Who will represent Zone 6 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 FIBA AfroCan teams drawn in four groups". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ "MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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