FIBA Africa Championship 1989
| 15th FIBA African Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | December 16-27 |
| Teams | 11 (from 42 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (1st title) |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1989 was hosted by Angola from December 16 to December 27, 1989.[1] 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
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Group A
| 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
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
| 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
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
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| December 26, 1989 | ||||||
| Egypt | 81 | |||||
| December 27, 1989 | ||||||
| Senegal | 68 | |||||
| Egypt | 62 | |||||
| December 26, 1989 | ||||||
| Angola | 89 | |||||
| Angola | 92 | |||||
| Mali | 55 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| December 27, 1989 | ||||||
| Senegal | 65 | |||||
| Mali | 53 | |||||
26 December 1989
|
| Angola |
89–62 | Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 44–23, 45–39 | ||
| Pts: J.C. Guimarães 29 | Pts: Ashraf Mohamed 18 | |
Classification Stage
| Ivory Coast
|
91–70 | Algeria
|
| Tunisia
|
99–110 | Central African Republic
|
| Zambia
|
65–122 | Morocco
|
Final standings
| 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
| 1989 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
|---|
 Angola First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
References
- ^ "1989 African Championship for Men | ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM". archive.fiba.com. FIBA. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
