The 2019 FIBA AfroCan was the inaugural edition of the
AfroCan
The AfroCan (alternatively known as the FIBA AfroCan) is a men's basketball continental competition in Africa, which is played biennially under the auspices of FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association ...
, a men's
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
continental competition of
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 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. Only players who play for Africa-based basketball clubs are eligible to participate. The tournament was hosted by
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 ...
, from 19 to 28 July 2019.
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
won the inaugural AfroCan title after defeating
Kenya
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in the final.
Venue
Preliminary round
The draw of the FIBA AfroCan 2019 took place on 13 July in
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. ,
Cape Verde
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Final round
Bracket
;5–8th place
Final standing
Statistics and awards
Statistical leaders
Players
;Points
;Rebounds
;Assists
;Blocks
;Steals
;Efficiency
Teams
Points
Awards
The awards were announced after the final.
References
External links
Official website
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2019
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2019 in African basketball
2019 in Malian sport
International basketball competitions hosted by Mali
Sport in Bamako