The
Basketball tournament at the
2007 All-Africa Games was held in
Algeria
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from 12 July to 22 July. The winners were
Angola
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who defeated
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
in the finals 56-50.
Group A played in
Harcha. Group B played in
Staoueli. The quarter-finals were held on 19 July, the semi-finals on 20 July and the final on 22 July.
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
was drawn into Group A but withdrew before the start of the tournament.
Competition format
The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a
single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
Calendar
Men's competition
Women's competition
Medal summary
Medal table
Events
Final standings
External links
Tough Draw For Liberialiberiansoccer.com, Julu M. Johnson, 22 April 2007
All-Africa Games Men africabasket.com
References
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2007
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2007 All-Africa Games
2007 in African basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Algeria