The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...
.
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the
1978 FIBA World Championship.
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
Preliminary rounds
Group A
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Group B
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Knockout stage
Classification Stage
Final standings
qualified for the
1978 FIBA World Championship.
References
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1978 in African basketball
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International basketball competitions hosted by Senegal
December 1978 sports events in Africa
January 1979 sports events in Africa