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2023 FIBA AfroCan

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.

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
Link
← 2019
2027 →

Morocco won their first AfroCan title after defeating Ivory Coast in the final.[2]

Qualification edit

Main article: 2023 FIBA AfroCan 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 edit

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 edit

Group A edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

Rank Team Record
    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 edit

The awards were announced after the final.[6]

All-Star Team
Guards Forwards Center
  Jihad Benchlikha
  Kevin Franceschi 		  Evariste Shonganya
  Dieudonné Ndizeye 		  Mike Fofana
MVP:   Kevin Franceschi

See also edit

References edit

  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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