The 1999 FIBA Africa Championship was the 20th
FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
, the world governing body for
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 ...
, and the
FIBA Africa
FIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 54 national African FIBA federations. It was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.
Members
FIBA World Rankings Overview
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thereof. The tournament was hosted by
Angola
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from July 29 to August 6, 1999.
Angola
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defeated
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 ...
79–72 in the final to win their fifth title. and securing a spot at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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.
Squads
Draw
Preliminary rounds
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Group 1
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Group 2
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Knockout stage
5th place match
7th place match
Championship bracket
9th place match
11th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
Awards
See also
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1998 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 1998 FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (16th edition), is an international basketball tournament held in Fes, Morocco from December 4 to 6, 1998. The tournament was contested by 4 clubs in a round robin system.
The tournament was ...
External links
FIBA Archive
References
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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 ...
1999 in African basketball
AfroBasket
International basketball competitions hosted by Angola
July 1999 sports events in Africa
August 1999 sports events in Africa