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FIBA Africa Championship 1999
The 1999 FIBA Africa Championship was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999. Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title. and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Squads Draw Preliminary rounds :''Times given below are in UTC+1.'' Group 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- Group 2 ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage 5th place match 7th place match Championship bracket 9th place match 11th place match Bronze medal match Final Final standings Awards See also * 1998 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup External links FIBA Archive References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba Africa Championship 1999 Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamine Diawara
Lamine Diawara (born 1971 in Bamako) is a retired Malian basketball player. Diawara was a member of the Mali national basketball team, and earned the FIBA AfroBasket Most Valuable Player while playing with Team Mali at the FIBA Africa Championship 1999. Diawara played his club ball with Al Ittihad Aleppo in Syria, where he was both the import player of the year and player of the year in 2005-06 in Syria's top league. Prior to playing in Syria, Diawara played with Anibal Zahle in the Lebanese Basketball League. The 6'10" (206 cm) Diawara is the brother of former Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA player Nare Diawara and current (2019–20) Ligue Féminine de Basketball player Diéné Diawara. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
