AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th
FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the
Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the
2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by
Libya
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after
Nigeria
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, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.
Angola
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won its sixth consecutive African championship and tenth overall by beating
Côte d'Ivoire
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82-72 in the championship game.
Tunisia
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won the bronze medal game over
Cameroon
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to earn its first-ever
FIBA World Championship
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berth. Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, and Tunisia move on to represent Africa at the
2010 FIBA World Championship in
Turkey
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. Angola's
Joaquim Gomes
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claimed the tournament's Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive Afrobasket tournament.
Tournament Overview
Widely considered among the most coveted sporting competitions in Africa, AfroBasket 2009 was hosted by
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
from August 5 to August 15, 2009. Games were played in Tripoli and Benghazi, with four groups being equally divided between the country’s two largest cities.
It is estimated that over 70 media channels covered the engagements, with the top three positioned squads automatically qualifying to represent the continent for the
2010 World Championship, to be held from August 28 to September 12, in
Turkey
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. This historic event also coincides with ongoing celebratory activities marking the 40th anniversary of Libya's 1 September Revolution (Great Al-Fatih Revolution) which brought
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, . Due to the lack of standardization of transcribing written and regionally pronounced Arabic, Gaddafi's name has been romanized in various ways. A 1986 column by ''The Straight Dope'' lists 32 spellin ...
to power, and the tenth anniversary of the
Sirte Declaration
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establishing the
African Union
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(AU) on September 9, 1999.
Host Selection Process
Libya's selection as the host country was decided by the
Fédération Internationale de Basketball (
FIBA
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) Executive Committee, approved by the Central Board of
FIBA Africa
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, and officially announced in
Tripoli
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on February 7, 2009. The decision favoring Libya to organize the 25th edition, followed the withdrawal of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
who failed to conform to FIBA Africa guidelines. Signing of the official contract was conducted at a ceremony at Tripoli’s
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel on February 4, 2009, in the presence of Libya’s
National Olympic Committee
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president Mohammad Al-Amariy, Dr.
Muhammad Gaddafi
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, and president of the
Libyan Arab Basketball Federation
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(LBF), Omar El Barshushi.
Before reaching the contract signing stage, and after Nigeria’s withdrawal, an organizing committee was formed by FIBA to investigate the facilities Libya had to offer regarding basketball courts and the possibility of refurbishing sites. At the 4th Session of FIBA-Africa Central Committee meeting in
Cairo, Egypt
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on January 25, 2009, the Libyan organizing committee presented plans and the preparation undertaken in order to successfully host the championships. The Central Board members who also made their recommendations approved the LBF presentation, which has been an FIBA Africa affiliate since 1961, and were described as excellent. The president of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) invited FIBA Africa’s officials in Tripoli to view first hand Libya’s preparations. To this end, before signing the contract between FIBA Africa and LBF, the Secretary General of FIBA Africa, Dr. Alphonse Bilé, the Assistant Secretary General, Adel Tooma and the President of the Commission for Competitions, Raouf Menjour, checked thoroughly the facilities and basketball courts that will serve the event and gave their approval.
Venues
Two Libyan cities,
Benghazi
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and
Tripoli
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hosted games in the tournament.
Benghazi
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hosted games in Groups A, B, and E.
Tripoli
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hosted games in Groups C, D, and F, in addition to the knockout round games.
Games in
Tripoli
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were held in the
African Union Arena
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, a modern, 7,000 seat arena built in the capital city in 2006.
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were held in the Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena
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, part of the Medina al-Riyadhia (Sports City), the city's largest sporting centre. The 10,000 seat arena was built in 1967 and is therefore quite outdated. However, the stadia has undergone maintenance work in recent years.
Qualification
Participants were sixteen national basketball teams among the 53 FIBA Africa
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members. These teams included the host nation, the top three sides at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007
AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the ci ...
in Angola
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, one wild card, and the top eleven sides at the 2009 Zone preliminary basketball competitions. None of the countries in Qualification Zone 7 registered for the qualifying tournament, so a second wild card was added. 14 of the 16 teams that competed for the 2007 Championship returned, with host Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...
and Congo replacing Liberia
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and DR Congo
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. The following national teams competed:
Format
A revised format will debut in the 2009 championship:
*The teams will be divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round.
*Round robin for the preliminary round; the top three teams from each group advance to the next round.
*The top three teams from Groups A and B qualify to Eighth Final round Group E; the top three teams from Groups C and D qualify to Eighth Final Group F. The final scores of all games played in the preliminary round are valid for the eighth final round, including games against teams that did not advance beyond the preliminary round.
*The top four teams from each of the Eighth final groups advance to the sudden-death quarterfinals. The quarterfinal match-ups will be:
**QF1: 1E vs. 4F
**QF2: 2F vs. 3E
**QF3: 2E vs. 3F
**QF4: 1F vs. 4E
*The winners in the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals. The match-ups are:
**SF1: QFW1 vs. QFW2
**SF2: QFW3 vs. QFW4
**Winners secure an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
*The semifinal teams will play in the sudden-death finals. The match-ups for the finals are:
**Bronze medal game: SFL1 vs. SFL2
***Winner secures an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
**Gold medal game: SFW1 vs. SFW2
*Top 3 teams will automatically qualify to the 2010 FIBA World Championship which is held in Turkey
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.
Squads
Each of the sixteen teams competing was eligible to field a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Only Cape Verde
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and host Libya
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did not take advantage of this limit, as both teams sent an 11-man squad to the competition.
Results
Preliminary round
The draw was held on June 26, 2009, in Libya.
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Group A
Group A went according to form, as African powerhouse Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
was rarely challenged in the group en route to going undefeated. Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
grabbed the second eighth final spot out of Group A by winning its last two group games after losing its tournament opener to the Nigerians. Host Libya
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, making its first tournament appearance since 1978
Events January
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, won its tournament opener over South Africa
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. This was enough to qualify for the eighth final round as last place South Africa lost its last two games by a combined 85 points.
Group B
Five-time defending champion Angola
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surprisingly struggled in its first two games, slipping by Mali
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by 5 after ending the game on an 8–3 run, and beating Egypt
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after trailing at the half. Angola again found themselves tied at the half against Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
before finally hitting their stride in outscoring their opponents 60–17 in the second half. Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
took control in the second half against Egypt
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to finish second in the group; both teams advanced by virtue of their victories over last place Mozambique.
Group C
2005
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silver medalists Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
and 2007
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silver medalists Cameroon
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both cruised to victories in their first two games to qualify for the eighth final round. Senegal won a hard-fought two-point victory over Cameroon in the final group game to grab first place in the group. Central African Republic
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thrashed over-matched Congo 113–61, in what amounted to an elimination game between two 0–2 teams on the last match day, to grab the final eighth final spot out of Group C.
Group D
Group D was the most tightly contested preliminary round group. These games resulted in the most surprising result of this stage of the tournament as defending bronze medalists Cape Verde
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were eliminated even after their opening victory over Tunisia
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in spite of the efforts of Jeff Xavier
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, who would finish as the tournament's leading scorer. Group D also saw one of the best games of the tournament, as Morocco
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's Mohamad Hachad single-handedly shocked Rwanda
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when he hit a three-pointer with 29 seconds left, then stole the ball and passed to Yunss Akinocho for a jumper to erase a four-point lead in an 85–84 victory. Tunisia
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and Morocco
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both advanced with victories on the final day of group play after no team had clinched a spot in the eighth final coming into the final games. Rwanda
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also advanced by virtue of its ten-point victory over Cape Verde
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Eighth Final round
Group E
Group E went according to form as defending champion Angola
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continued its undefeated run in the tournament by dismantling Libya
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and Côte d'Ivoire
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in its first two games. Nigeria
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followed suit, albeit in less than dominating fashion, by slipping by Egypt
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and Mali
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to set up a showdown in the final group play match with Angola. Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
hung with the defending champions in a hard-fought game that was close the whole way, but the Nigerians could not close the deficit below two in the fourth quarter en route to a 93–85 loss.
Mali
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coasted to two easy victories over Côte d'Ivoire
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and Libya
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to finish third in the group. Côte d'Ivoire
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pulled away from Egypt
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in the fourth quarter to grab the final quarterfinal spot of the group. Egypt
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lost all three games, including a humiliating 75–73 loss to Libya
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on Raed Elhamali
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's buzzer beater. This was the first time in 19 appearances at the FIBA Africa Championship that the Egyptians failed to qualify for the semifinals.
Group F
Unlike Group E, Group F was filled with back-and-forth matches between all six teams. Day 1 of the group saw plenty of action. Rwanda
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, making only its second tournament appearance, stunned 24-time participant Senegal
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, which had been undefeated in group play. Tunisia
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followed that up with a one-point victory over Central African Republic
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on Amine Rzig
Amine Rzig (born 25 August 1980) is a Tunisian retired basketball player and current coach.
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's jumper with four seconds left.
On Day 2, Central African Republic
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returned to form with a dominating 21-point victory over Rwanda
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. Senegal
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was upset yet again when Mouhammad Faye
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missed two free throws with three seconds left in a 75–73 loss to Morocco
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. Tunisia
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again won in dramatic fashion with a 68–66 victory over Cameroon
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when Parfait Bitee missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Heading into Day 3, only Tunisia
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had clinched a quarterfinal spot. Senegal
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rebounded from two consecutive losses to beat Tunisia
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and steal first place in the group from the Tunisians. Despite losing to Rwanda
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, Cameroon
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finished third in the group. Central African Republic
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beat Morocco
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to claim the final quarterfinal spot.
Knockout round
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament
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involving the eight teams that qualified by finishing in the top four of their group in the eighth final stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: quarter-finals, semi-finals, final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. Each finalist and the winner of the third place game would qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Quarterfinals
In the first game of the quarterfinals, Angola
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closed the third quarter on a 23–6 run en route to an 84–63 victory after Central African Republic
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had tied the game at 43 early in the second half. The Angolans qualified for the semifinals for the 14th consecutive Afrobasket tournament. Tunisia
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won a thriller over Mali
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74-73 when Mali star Amara Sy missed the second of two free throws with one second on the clock. In the third quarterfinal, Cameroon
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never trailed in the second half to stun Nigeria
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, whose only previous loss had come at the hands of Angola
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. Group E fourth-place finisher Côte d'Ivoire
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followed the previous game with a shocker of their own in beating Group F first place Senegal
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. The Ivorians dominated the beginning and end of the game after the team jumped out to a 16–2 first half lead and closed the game on a 16–6 run en route to a six-point victory.
Semifinals
In the semifinals, Tunisia
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hung with the powerhouse Angola
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ns for much of the game. The Tunisians never trailed by more than eleven in the fourth quarter but could not cut the deficit lower than five en route to a ten-point loss. In a match-up between the two teams that pulled quarterfinal upsets, Côte d'Ivoire
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continued its Cinderella
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run with a victory over Cameroon
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. The Ivorians closed the game on an 8–0 run in the final two minutes to turn a 61–60 deficit into a 68–61 victory to qualify for the team's first FIBA Africa Championship final since 1985.
Third-place playoff
In a game that would decide the third and final African qualifier for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, Tunisia
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never trailed in winning the bronze medal game over Cameroon
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in dominating fashion. Tunisian star and All-Tournament First Team selection Amine Rzig
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scored a game-high 20 points.
Final
Angola
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won its sixth consecutive African championship after withstanding a valiant challenge from the upstart Côte d'Ivoire
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team. Côte d'Ivoire
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took a surprising one-point lead into the half and kept the game close through the second half as the eventual 10-point margin of victory matched Angola
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's biggest lead in the game.
Classification round
5th-8th places
In the consolation bracket for quarterfinal losers, Central African Republic
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continued its strong run in the tournament following an 0–2 start in beating Mali
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80-74. In a match-up that most expected would take place in the semifinals, Nigeria
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regained its preliminary round form in dismantling Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
in the second game.
Nigeria
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grabbed fifth place over the Central Africans in an uneventful game. Senegal
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defeated Mali
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in the seventh place game to end a disappointing tournament with a 5–4 record after starting the tournament 3–0.
9th-12th places
In the consolation bracket for eighth final losers, surprising Rwanda
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continued its strong run in its second ever Afrobasket tournament by finishing ninth and improving on last year's twelve place finish. Egypt
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finished tenth with a 2–6 record, by far its worst performance in a FIBA Africa Championship. The host Libyans finished in a strong eleventh place for a team making its first appearance in an Afrobasket tournament since 1978
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on the strength of Hesham Ali Salem
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's 25-point, 14-rebound performance in the eleventh place game.
13th–16th places
In the consolation bracket for opening round losers, Cape Verde
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finally showed the form that won them the bronze medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007
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in destroying Congo and Mozambique
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by 37 and 33 points, respectively. Against Congo, Cape Verde
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star Jeff Xavier
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scored a tournament-high 38 points. Mozambique
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slipped by South Africa
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69–67 to grab its only win of the tournament en route to a 14th-place finish. In the 15th-place game, South Africa
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claimed its only victory of the tournament and sent the over-matched Congo team home winless.
Final standings
Awards
Statistical leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
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Minutes
Individual Game highs
Team Tournament Highs
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All-Tournament Teams
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First team
Pape-Philippe Amagou
DeSagana Diop
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Joaquim Gomes
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(Tournament MVP)
Amine Rzig
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Rzig is a member of the Tunisia national basketball team that finished third at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship to qualify for the country's first FIBA ...
Romain Sato
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High school
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Second Team
Eduardo Mingas
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Carlos Morais
Boniface Ndong
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Professiona ...
Hesham Ali Salem
Hiram Fuller a.k.a. Hesham Ali Salem (born May 13, 1981) is Libyan former professional basketball player, who grew up in the United States. He is a 6'9" (2.06 m), 268 lb (122 kg) power forward.
Born in East St. Louis, Illinois, he at ...
Jeff Xavier
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Third Team
Babacar Cisse Babacar may refer to:
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Armando Costa
Michael Efevberha
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Gaston Essengue
Mouhammad Faye
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Robert Thomson
Notes
External links
Official website
Afrobasket Forum
Interbasket Afrobasket coverage
See also
* 2009 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
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