| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Lamine Diawara |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999.
Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Squads
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Source:[2]
- Times given below are in UTC+1.
Group 1
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
5 | 0 | 348 | 256 | +92 | 10 |
| Mali |
3 | 2 | 340 | 345 | -5 | 8 |
 Algeria |
3 | 2 | 325 | 331 | -6 | 8 |
 Senegal |
2 | 3 | 322 | 320 | +2 | 7 |
 Cape Verde |
2 | 3 | 318 | 320 | -2 | 7 |
 Morocco |
0 | 5 | 265 | 346 | -81 | 5 |
Group 2
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
5 | 0 | 430 | 251 | +179 | 10 |
| Nigeria |
4 | 1 | 375 | 277 | +98 | 9 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 258 | 255 | +3 | 8 |
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 3 | 270 | 316 | -46 | 7 |
 Mozambique |
1 | 4 | 269 | 387 | -118 | 6 |
 South Africa |
0 | 5 | 245 | 361 | -116 | 5 |
Knockout stage
5th place match
7th place match
Championship bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Egypt | 54 | |||||
| 6 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 79 | |||||
| 5 August - 19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 72 | |||||
| Mali | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 77 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 August - 17:00 | ||||||
| Mali | 63 | |||||
| Egypt | 75 | |||||
9th place match
11th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
 |
Angola | 7–0 |
 |
Nigeria | 5–2 |
 |
Egypt | 6–1 |
| 4 | Mali | 3–4 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4–2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 3–3 |
| 7 | Senegal | 3–3 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 2–4 |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 3–3 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 1–5 |
| 11 | Morocco | 1–5 |
| 12 | South Africa | 0–6 |
Awards
| 1999 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
|---|
 Angola Fifth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Lamine Diawara |
See also
External links
References
- "Men Basketball Africa Championship 1999 Luanda, Cabinda (ANG) - 29.07-06.08 Winner Angola". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- "Calendário dos jogos do Afrobasket '99" (in Portuguese). FIBAAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-18.