The FIBA Africa Championship 1968, was the fourth FIBA Africa Championship regional

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championship held by

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, which also served as Africa qualifier for the

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, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in

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between 29 March and 6 April 1968. Nine national teams entered the event under the auspices of

, the sport's regional governing body. The city of

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

hosted the tournament.

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

won their first title after defeating hosts

in the final.

Format

*Teams were split into two round-robin groups of five and four teams. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout semi-finals. The winners in the semi-finals competed for the championship and were granted berths to the

, while the losing teams from the semifinals competed for third place in an extra game. *The third and fourth teams from each group were cross-paired and competed in a separate bracket to define places fifth through eighth in the final standings. The bottom team in the five-team group occupied ninth place in the final standings.

First round

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Classification stage

Final standings

External links

1968 African Championship for Men
FIBA.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiba Africa Championship 1968 B 1968 in African basketball AfroBasket B March 1968 sports events in Africa April 1968 sports events in Africa