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AfroBasket 2009
Joaquim Gomes
Top scorerCape Verde Jeff Xavier
(27.2 points per game)
2007

AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th

Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by Libya after Nigeria
, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.

Joaquim Gomes claimed the tournament's Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive Afrobasket tournament.[2]

Tournament Overview

Widely considered among the most coveted sporting competitions in Africa, AfroBasket 2009 was hosted by Libya from August 5 to August 15, 2009.[3][4] Games were played in Tripoli and Benghazi, with four groups being equally divided between the country’s two largest cities.

It is estimated that over 70 media channels covered the engagements, with the top three positioned squads automatically qualifying to represent the continent for the 2010 World Championship, to be held from August 28 to September 12, in Turkey. This historic event also coincides with ongoing celebratory activities marking the 40th anniversary of Libya's 1 September Revolution (Great Al-Fatih Revolution) which brought Muammar Gaddafi to power, and the tenth anniversary of the Sirte Declaration establishing the African Union (AU) on September 9, 1999.[5][6]

Host Selection Process

Libya's selection as the host country was decided by the

Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) Executive Committee, approved by the Central Board of FIBA Africa, and officially announced in Tripoli on February 7, 2009. The decision favoring Libya to organize the 25th edition, followed the withdrawal of Nigeria who failed to conform to FIBA Africa guidelines. Signing of the official contract was conducted at a ceremony at Tripoli’s Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel on February 4, 2009, in the presence of Libya’s National Olympic Committee president Mohammad Al-Amariy, Dr. Muhammad Gaddafi, and president of the Libyan Arab Basketball Federation
(LBF), Omar El Barshushi.

Before reaching the contract signing stage, and after Nigeria’s withdrawal, an organizing committee was formed by FIBA to investigate the facilities Libya had to offer regarding basketball courts and the possibility of refurbishing sites. At the 4th Session of FIBA-Africa Central Committee meeting in

Cairo, Egypt on January 25, 2009, the Libyan organizing committee presented plans and the preparation undertaken in order to successfully host the championships. The Central Board members who also made their recommendations approved the LBF presentation, which has been an FIBA Africa affiliate since 1961, and were described as excellent. The president of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) invited FIBA Africa’s officials in Tripoli to view first hand Libya’s preparations. To this end, before signing the contract between FIBA Africa and LBF, the Secretary General of FIBA Africa, Dr. Alphonse Bilé, the Assistant Secretary General, Adel Tooma and the President of the Commission for Competitions, Raouf Menjour, checked thoroughly the facilities and basketball courts that will serve the event and gave their approval.[7]

Venues

Two Libyan cities, Benghazi and Tripoli hosted games in the tournament. Benghazi hosted games in Groups A, B, and E. Tripoli hosted games in Groups C, D, and F, in addition to the knockout round games.[8]

Games in Tripoli were held in the African Union Arena, a modern, 7,000 seat arena built in the capital city in 2006.[9] Games in Benghazi were held in the Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena, part of the Medina al-Riyadhia (Sports City), the city's largest sporting centre. The 10,000 seat arena was built in 1967 and is therefore quite outdated. However, the stadia has undergone maintenance work in recent years.[9]

Benghazi
AfroBasket 2009 is located in Libya
Tripoli
Tripoli
Benghazi
Benghazi
Afrobasket 2009 (Libya)
Tripoli
Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena African Union Arena
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 7,000

Qualification

Participants were sixteen national basketball teams among the 53

DR Congo
. The following national teams competed:

Number Team Qualified as Finals Appearance Last Appearance
1  Libya Host 4th 1978
2  Angola 1st place FIBA Africa Championship 2007 16th
2007
3  Cameroon 2nd place FIBA Africa Championship 2007 5th
2007
4  Cape Verde 3rd place FIBA Africa Championship 2007 4th
2007
5  Tunisia Zone 1 Winner 18th
2007
6  Morocco Zone 1 Runner-Up 16th
2007
7  Mali Zone 2 Winner 15th
2007
8  Nigeria Zone 3 Winner 14th
2007
9  Ivory Coast Zone 3 Runner-Up 19th
2007
10  Central African Republic Zone 4 Winner 15th
2007
11  Congo Zone 4 Runner-Up 5th 1985
12  Egypt Zone 5 Winner 19th
2007
13  Rwanda Zone 5 Runner-Up 2nd
2007
14  Mozambique Zone 6 Winner 10th
2007
15  Senegal Wild Card 24th
2007
16  South Africa Wild Card 7th
2007

Format

A revised format will debut in the 2009 championship:

  • The teams will be divided into four groups (Groups A-D) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top three teams from each group advance to the next round.
  • The top three teams from Groups A and B qualify to Eighth Final round Group E; the top three teams from Groups C and D qualify to Eighth Final Group F. The final scores of all games played in the preliminary round are valid for the eighth final round, including games against teams that did not advance beyond the preliminary round.
  • The top four teams from each of the Eighth final groups advance to the sudden-death quarterfinals. The quarterfinal match-ups will be:
    • QF1: 1E vs. 4F
    • QF2: 2F vs. 3E
    • QF3: 2E vs. 3F
    • QF4: 1F vs. 4E
  • The winners in the quarterfinals advance to the semifinals. The match-ups are:
    • SF1: QFW1 vs. QFW2
    • SF2: QFW3 vs. QFW4
    • Winners secure an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
  • The semifinal teams will play in the sudden-death finals. The match-ups for the finals are:
    • Bronze medal game: SFL1 vs. SFL2
      • Winner secures an automatic berth to the 2010 World Championship.
    • Gold medal game: SFW1 vs. SFW2
  • Top 3 teams will automatically qualify to the 2010 FIBA World Championship which is held in Turkey.

Squads

Each of the sixteen teams competing was eligible to field a squad of twelve players for the tournament. Only

Libya did not take advantage of this limit, as both teams sent an 11-man squad to the competition.[12][13]

Results

Preliminary round

The draw was held on June 26, 2009, in Libya.[14]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated in Preliminary round

All times are in local time

UTC+2

Group A

Group A went according to form, as African powerhouse

South Africa
. This was enough to qualify for the eighth final round as last place South Africa lost its last two games by a combined 85 points.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 287 214 +73 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 251 214 +37 5
 Libya 3 1 2 233 242 -9 4
 South Africa 3 0 3 178 279 -101 3
August 5
16:00
Ivory Coast  84–93  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 26–18, 9–22, 35–28
Scoring by half: 40–43, 44–50
M. Diabate
7
Pts: M. Efevberha 29
Rebs: G. Muoneke 10
Asts: M. Efevberha 4
August 5
21:30
Libya  88–72  South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 18–12, 27–17, 30–25
Scoring by half: 31–30, 57–42
5 Pts: N. Mothiba 24
Rebs: N. Mothiba 6
Asts: N. Mothiba 2
August 6
16:30
South Africa  49–97  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 6-28, 18-23, 13-27, 12-19
Scoring by half: 24-51, 25-46
: 2 tied with 2 Pts: C. Oguchi 20
Rebs: E. Ugboaja 13
Asts: M. Umeh 5
August 6
19:00
Ivory Coast  73–64  Libya
Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 21-14, 13-5, 20-22
Scoring by half: 40-37, 33-27
4 Pts:
A. Belgasem
3
August 7
14:00
Ivory Coast  94–57  South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 26-15, 22-17, 30-17, 16-8
Scoring by half: 48-32, 46-25
M. Diabate
6
Pts: N. Mothiba 11
Rebs: L. Sibankulu 7
Asts: 4 tied with 2
August 7
19:00
Libya  81–97  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 26-23, 23-23, 11-33, 21-18
Scoring by half: 49-46, 32-51
A. Belgasem
4
Pts: M. Efevberha 27
Rebs: G. Muoneke 7
Asts: J. Akognon 6

Group B

Five-time defending champion

Egypt
to finish second in the group; both teams advanced by virtue of their victories over last place Mozambique.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Angola 3 3 0 251 193 +58 6
 Mali 3 2 1 208 180 +28 5
 Egypt 3 1 2 188 208 -20 4
 Mozambique 3 0 3 166 232 -66 3
August 5
11:00
Mozambique  62–72  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 14–18, 12–26, 21–9
Scoring by half: 29–37, 33–35
O. Magoliço 18
Rebs: S. Adam 7
Asts: F. Mandlate
3
Pts: A. Fanan 14
Rebs: M. Adly 7
Asts: A. Fanan 4
August 5
13:30
Angola  79–74  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 21–14, 21–23, 13–13
Scoring by half: 45–38, 34–36
J. Gomes 31
Rebs: A. Costa 13
Asts
: 2 tied with 3
Pts: A. Sy 19
Rebs: L. Chelle 4
Asts: 3 tied with 2
August 6
14:00
Mali  67–54  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 18–16, 18-8, 13–13
Scoring by half: 36–33, 31–21
Diakité 8 each
Asts: L. Chelle
6
Pts:
C. Muchate
3
August 6
21:30
Egypt  69–79  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 5–10, 12–26, 29–26
Scoring by half: 28–27, 41–52
4 Pts: C. Almeida 17
Rebs: A. Costa 6
Asts: A. Costa 4
August 7
16:30
Egypt  47–67  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 14-17, 15-10, 12-21, 6-19
Scoring by half: 29-27, 18-40
3 Pts: L. Chelle 14
Rebs: A. Sy 10
Asts: L. Chelle 3
August 7
21:30
Angola  93–50  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 21-15, 22-9, 38-8
Scoring by half: 33-33, 60-17
O. Cipriano
5
Pts:
C. Muchate
3

Group C

Congo
113–61, in what amounted to an elimination game between two 0–2 teams on the last match day, to grab the final eighth final spot out of Group C.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Senegal 3 3 0 244 202 +42 6
 Cameroon 3 2 1 214 192 +22 5
 Central African Republic 3 1 2 251 222 +29 4
 Congo 3 0 3 185 278 -93 3
August 5
13:30
Senegal  95–68  Congo
Scoring by quarter: 28-24, 27-21, 25-12, 15-11
Scoring by half: 55-45, 40-23
B. Cisse
10
Pts:
B. Dibessa
4
August 5
16:00
Cameroon  79–69  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 25–8, 18-27, 18–23, 18–11
Scoring by half: 43–35, 36-34
G Essengué 19
Rebs: H. Nana 8
Asts: C. Makanda
5
Pts:
Y. Zachée
4
August 6
14:00
Central African Republic  69–82  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16-24, 14-19, 19-22, 20-17
Scoring by half: 30-43, 39-39
M. Kougere
2
Pts:
B. Cisse
7
August 6
16:30
Congo  56–70  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 15-13, 19-16, 16-16
Scoring by half: 21-38, 35-32
3 Pts: H. Nana 14
Rebs: A. Aboya 10
Asts: P. Bouli 5
August 7
14:00
Congo  61–113  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 14-32, 13-35, 17-20
Scoring by half: 31-58, 30-55
5 Pts:
Y. Zachée
5
August 7
19:00
Cameroon  65–67  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 20-25, 12-14, 20-14
Scoring by half: 33-39, 32-28
J. Ekanga Ehawa
4
Pts:
B. Cisse
5

Group D

Group D was the most tightly contested preliminary round group. These games resulted in the most surprising result of this stage of the tournament as defending bronze medalists

Cape Verde
.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Tunisia 3 2 1 224 207 +17 5 1-0
 Morocco 3 2 1 250 265 -15 5 0-1
 Rwanda 3 1 2 218 226 -8 4 1-0
 Cape Verde 3 1 2 221 215 +6 4 0-1
August 5
11:00
Cape Verde  71–52  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 15-12, 11-16, 17-12, 28-12
Scoring by half: 26-28, 35-24
: 5 tied with 2 Pts: N. Dhifallah 13
Rebs: A. Rzig 10
Asts: A. Rzig 4
August 5
21:30
Morocco  85–84  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 14-23, 23-20, 33-22
Scoring by half: 29-42, 56-42
7 Pts: K. Gasana 31
Rebs: R. Thomson 11
Asts: K. Gasana 5
August 6
19:00
Rwanda  77–67  Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 12-17, 24-11, 21-14
Scoring by half: 32-42, 45-25
7 Pts: J. Xavier 19
Rebs: R. Mascarenhas 15
Asts: R. Mascarenhas 3
August 6
21:30
Tunisia  98–79  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 26-19, 18-23, 28-16
Scoring by half: 52-40, 46-39
5 Pts: M. Hachad 20
Rebs: M. Hachad 6
Asts: M. Hachad 4
August 7
16:30
Cape Verde  83–86  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 19-19, 24-16, 22-25, 18-26
Scoring by half: 43-35, 40-51
P. Cipriano 13
Asts: J. Xavier
3
Pts: Y. Idrissi 20
Rebs: A. Najah 9
Asts: M. Hachad 4
August 7
21:30
Rwanda  57–74  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 9-21, 12-26, 21-8
Scoring by half: 24-40, 33-34
: 3 tied with 2 Pts: A. Rzig 18
Rebs: A. Rzig 8
Asts: A. Rzig 4

Eighth Final round

Group E

Group E went according to form as defending champion

Nigeria
hung with the defending champions in a hard-fought game that was close the whole way, but the Nigerians could not close the deficit below two in the fourth quarter en route to a 93–85 loss.

FIBA Africa Championship
that the Egyptians failed to qualify for the semifinals.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Angola 6 6 0 523 397 +126 12
 Nigeria 6 5 1 533 454 +79 11
 Mali 6 4 2 444 385 +61 10
 Ivory Coast 6 3 3 450 437 +13 9
 Libya 6 2 4 439 501 -62 8
 Egypt 6 1 5 402 450 -48 7
August 9
16:30
Mali  71–58  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 17-14, 14-10, 20-14, 20-20
Scoring by half: 31-24, 40-34
7 Pts:
D. Tape 13
Rebs: M. Kone 6
Asts: P. Amagou
6
August 9
19:00
Angola  91–58  Libya
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 15-15, 27-7, 25-21
Scoring by half: 39-30, 52-28
J. Gomes 7
Asts: A. Costa
6
Pts:
H. Salem
8
Asts: 3 tied with 2
August 9
21:30
Egypt  77–87  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 22-25, 15-20, 23-23
Scoring by half: 39-44, 38-43
5 Pts:
A. Akingbala 8
Asts: G. Muoneke
3
August 10
16:30
Ivory Coast  61–88  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18-24, 18-17, 13-29, 12-18
Scoring by half: 36-41, 25-47
M. Diabate
2
Pts:
Gomes 7 each
Asts: C. Almeida
4
August 10
19:00
Libya  75–73  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 13-12, 27-16, 14-24, 21-21
Scoring by half: 40-28, 35-45
R. Elhamali
3
Pts: A. Sherif 18
Rebs: W. Badr 7
Asts: W. Badr 3
August 10
21:30
Nigeria  74–70  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 12-20, 19-20, 23-14
Scoring by half: 32-36, 42-34
2 Pts: A. Sy 18
Rebs: A. Sy 8
Asts: A. Sy 4
August 11
16:30
Egypt  64–80  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 16-17, 22-21, 10-23
Scoring by half: 32-36, 32-44
3 Pts:
I. N'Diaye
4
August 11
19:00
Mali  95–73  Libya
Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 21-23, 36-8, 25-25
Scoring by half: 34-40, 61-33
5 Pts:
A. Belgasem
4
August 11
21:30
Angola  93–85  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 24-24, 20-23, 25-20
Scoring by half: 48-42, 45-48
J. Gomes 8
Asts: A. Costa
8
Pts: G. Muoneke 33
Rebs: G. Muoneke 7
Asts: E. Ere 3

Group F

Unlike Group E, Group F was filled with back-and-forth matches between all six teams. Day 1 of the group saw plenty of action.

Tunisia followed that up with a one-point victory over Central African Republic on Amine Rzig
's jumper with four seconds left.

On Day 2,

Tunisia again won in dramatic fashion with a 68–66 victory over Cameroon when Parfait Bitee
missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Heading into Day 3, only

Morocco
to claim the final quarterfinal spot.

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Senegal 6 4 2 449 414 +35 10 1–0
 Tunisia 6 4 2 433 421 +12 10 0–1
 Cameroon 6 3 3 429 396 +33 9 2–1 1–0
 Central African Republic 6 3 3 492 435 +57 9 2–1 0–1
 Morocco 6 3 3 452 499 -47 9 1–2 1–0
 Rwanda 6 3 3 436 439 -3 9 1–2 0–1
August 9
16:30
Morocco  54–80  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 8-23, 12-28, 17-16, 17-13
Scoring by half: 20-51, 34-29
7 Pts:
J. Ehawa 13
Rebs: A. Aboya 12
Asts: P. Bitee
4
August 9
19:00
Rwanda  72–59  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 18-7, 18-21, 20-15
Scoring by half: 34-23, 38-36
5 Pts:
B. Ndong
3
August 9
21:30
Tunisia  76–75  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 20-24, 19-12, 18-22, 19-17
Scoring by half: 39-36, 37-39
3 Pts: R. Sato 18
Rebs: R. Sato 9
Asts: D. Damachoua 2
August 10
16:30
Central African Republic  85–64  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 22-15, 16-16, 32-13, 15-20
Scoring by half: 38-31, 47-33
Y. Zachee
4
Pts: C. Mugabo 14
Rebs: R. Thomson 8
Asts: 2 tied with 2
August 10
19:00
Senegal  73–75  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 20-14, 8-20, 31-23
Scoring by half: 34-32, 39-43
B. Ndong 12
Asts: E. Pene
7
Pts: M. Hachad 18
Rebs: M. Hachad 13
Asts: M. Hachad 4
African Union Arena, Tripoli
Attendance: 1,500
August 10
21:30
Cameroon  66–68  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 21-21, 11-18, 15-8, 19-21
Scoring by half: 32-39, 34-29
G. Essengue 14
Rebs: P. Bouli 6
Asts
: 3 tied with 2
Pts: A. Rzig 17
Rebs: A. Rzig 6
Asts: M. Lahmar 3
August 11
16:30
Morocco  73–81  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 16-26, 21-20, 15-18, 21-17
Scoring by half: 37-46, 36-35
6 Pts:
M. Kougere
3
August 11
19:00
Rwanda  82–69  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 9-18, 20-14, 18-9, 35-28
Scoring by half: 29-32, 53-37
6 Pts:
J. Ehawa
5
August 11
21:30
Tunisia  65–73  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 15-15, 16-22, 15-19
Scoring by half: 34-32, 31-41
3 Pts:
B. Cisse
8

Knockout round

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the eight teams that qualified by finishing in the top four of their group in the eighth final stage of the tournament. There were three rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: quarter-finals, semi-finals, final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. Each finalist and the winner of the third place game would qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Angola84
 
 
 
 Central African Republic63
 
 Angola79
 
 
 
 Tunisia69
 
 Mali73
 
 
 
 Tunisia74
 
 Angola82
 
 
 
 Ivory Coast72
 
 Nigeria80
 
 
 
 Cameroon84
 
 Cameroon61
 
 
 
 Ivory Coast68 Third place
 
 Ivory Coast84
 
 
 
 Senegal78
 
 Tunisia83
 
 
 Cameroon68
 

Quarterfinals

In the first game of the quarterfinals,

Senegal
. The Ivorians dominated the beginning and end of the game after the team jumped out to a 16–2 first half lead and closed the game on a 16–6 run en route to a six-point victory.

August 13
14:00
Angola  84–63  Central African Republic
Scoring by quarter: 30-21, 12-12, 24-16, 18-14
Scoring by half: 42-33, 42-30
J. Gomes 9
Asts: A. Costa
8
Pts:
R. Koundjia
2
August 13
16:30
Mali  73–74  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 17-16, 17-20, 24-23
Scoring by half: 32-31, 41-43
4 each Pts: A. Rzig 18
Rebs: S. Mejri 9
Asts: N. Knioua 4
August 13
19:00
Nigeria  80–84  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 23-26, 17-20, 16-20, 24-18
Scoring by half: 40-46, 40-38
A. Akingbala 8
Asts: G. Muoneke
3
Pts:
G. Essengue 17
Rebs: H. Nana 8
Asts: P. Bitee
7
August 13
21:00
Ivory Coast  84–78  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 24-14, 24-22, 17-28, 19-14
Scoring by half: 48-36, 36-42
M. Diabate
6
Pts:
B. Cisse
9

Semifinals

In the semifinals,

FIBA Africa Championship
final since 1985.

August 14
19:00
Angola  79–69  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 19-16, 21-17, 23-23
Scoring by half: 35-29, 44-40
J. Gomes 18
Rebs: E. Mingas 7
Asts: A. Costa
6
Pts: A. Rzig 19
Rebs: S. Mejri 7
Asts: M. Hdidane 3
August 14
21:30
Cameroon  61–68  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 13-11, 10-20, 24-15, 14-22
Scoring by half: 23-31, 38-37
G. Essengue 6
Asts: P. Bitee
4
Pts:
M. Diabate
6

Third-place playoff

In a game that would decide the third and final African qualifier for the

Tunisia never trailed in winning the bronze medal game over Cameroon in dominating fashion. Tunisian star and All-Tournament First Team selection Amine Rzig
scored a game-high 20 points.

August 15
17:30
Tunisia  83–68  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 22-13, 18-18, 16-19, 27-18
Scoring by half: 40-31, 43-37
5 Pts:
Y. Mekongo Mbala 8
Asts: P. Bitee
4

Final

Côte d'Ivoire took a surprising one-point lead into the half and kept the game close through the second half as the eventual 10-point margin of victory matched Angola
's biggest lead in the game.

August 15
20:00
Angola  82–72  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 19-16, 24-19, 24-18
Scoring by half: 34-35, 48-37
J. Gomes 16
Asts: A. Costa
4
Pts: P. Amagou 18
Rebs: M. Kone 7
Asts: P. Amagou 4

Classification round

5th-8th places

In the consolation bracket for quarterfinal losers,

Senegal
in the second game.

Mali
in the seventh place game to end a disappointing tournament with a 5–4 record after starting the tournament 3–0.

 
Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Central African Republic80
 
 
 
 Mali74
 
 Central African Republic 71
 
 
 
 Nigeria 80
 
 Nigeria76
 
 
 Senegal58
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Mali 63
 
 
 Senegal 74
August 14
14:00
Central African Republic  80–74  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 8-17, 13-18, 39-21
Scoring by half: 28-35, 52-39
R. Koundjia
4
Pts: A. Sy 17
Rebs: A. Sy 6
Asts: A. Sy 3
August 14
19:00
Nigeria  76–58  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 28-12, 15-9, 17-18
Scoring by half: 44-31, 32-27
4 Pts:
B. Cisse
4
August 15
12:30
Mali  63–74  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 13-26, 17-12, 17-20, 16-16
Scoring by half: 30-38, 33-36
4 Pts: M. Faye 16
Rebs: P. Sow 15
Asts: E. Pene 4
August 15
15:00
Central African Republic  71–80  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 15-24, 18-23, 16-18, 22-15
Scoring by half: 33-47, 38-33
Y. Zachee
6
Pts:
A. Akingbala 8
Asts: J. Obazuaye
4

9th-12th places

In the consolation bracket for eighth final losers, surprising

Hesham Ali Salem
's 25-point, 14-rebound performance in the eleventh place game.

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Morocco 62
 
 
 
 Egypt 88
 
 Egypt75
 
 
 
 Rwanda 78
 
 Libya77
 
 
 Rwanda 80
 
Eleventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Morocco76
 
 
 Libya 80
August 13
16:30
Egypt  88–62  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 21-17, 24-8, 16-18, 27-19
Scoring by half: 45-25, 43-37
5 Pts: S. Rafai 14
Rebs: M. Houari 5
Asts: A. Najah 2
August 13
19:00
Libya  77–80  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 25-18, 18-22, 19-23, 15-17
Scoring by half: 43-40, 34-40
H. Salem 11
Asts: M. Youssef
7
Pts: K. Gasana 24
Rebs: R. Thomson 12
Asts: R. Thomson 2
August 14
16:30
Rwanda  78–75  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 27-22, 12-19, 23-22, 16-12
Scoring by half: 39-41, 39-34
6 Pts: W. Badr 17
Rebs: M. Khorshid 10
Asts: W. Badr 4
August 14
19:00
Libya  80–76  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 19-20, 23-15, 15-23
Scoring by half: 42-38, 38-38
H. Salem 14
Asts: Mrsal and Ben Elhaj
6 each
Pts: Y. Idrissi 18
Rebs: A. Najah 8
Asts: Z. El Masbahi 6

13th–16th places

In the consolation bracket for opening round losers,

Congo
team home winless.

 
Semi-finalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 South Africa67
 
 
 
 Mozambique69
 
 Mozambique61
 
 
 
 Cape Verde94
 
 Congo63
 
 
 Cape Verde100
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
 
 
 
 South Africa81
 
 
 Congo 65
August 9
11:30
South Africa  67–69  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 5-17, 19-17, 23-18, 20-17
Scoring by half: 24-34, 43-35
K. Letsebe
2
Pts:
O. Magoliço 9
Asts: G. Novela
3
August 9
14:00
Congo  63–100  Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 15-19, 12-14, 10-33, 26-34
Scoring by half: 27-33, 36-67
B. Dibessa
4
Pts: J. Xavier 38
Rebs: R. Mascarenhas 9
Asts: J. Xavier 5
August 10
11:30
South Africa  81–65  Congo
Scoring by quarter: 19-16, 26-5, 18-24, 18-20
Scoring by half: 45-21, 36-44
5 Pts:
B. Dibessa
4
August 10
14:00
Mozambique  61–94  Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 17-21, 18-20, 7-35, 19-18
Scoring by half: 35-41, 26-53
L. Barros
2
Pts: J. Xavier 27
Rebs: M. Neves 11
Asts: J. Xavier 5

Final standings

Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships
Rank Team Record
1  Angola 9–0
2  Ivory Coast 5–4
3  Tunisia 6–3
4  Cameroon 4–5
5  Nigeria 7–2
6  Central African Republic 4–5
7  Senegal 5–4
8  Mali 4–5
9  Rwanda 5–3
10  Egypt 2–6
11  Libya 3–5
12  Morocco 3–5
13  Cape Verde 3–2
14  Mozambique 1–4
15  South Africa 1–4
16  Congo 0–5
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
3rd
3rd
 
Filipe Abraao
Eduardo Mingas
Coach: Luís Magalhães
   Tunisia
Mokhtar Ghyaza
Marouen Lahmar
Nizar Knioua
Naim Dhifallah
Marouan Kechrid
Mohamed Hdidane
Atef Maoua
Makrem Ben Romdhane
Anis Hedidane
Amine Rzig
Hamdi Braa
Salah Mejri
Coach: Adel Tlatli

Awards

 FIBA Africa Championship 2009 winners 

Angola
Tenth title
Most Valuable Player
Joaquim Gomes "Kikas"

Statistical leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points Cape Verde Jeff Xavier 38  Congo
Rebounds Rwanda Robert Thomson 18  Tunisia
Assists
Babacar Cisse
10  Congo
Steals
Mouloukou Diabate
Cape Verde Jeff Xavier
7  South Africa
 Congo
Blocks 8 tied with 4
Field goal percentage
Joaquim Gomes
100% (12/12)  Mali
3-point field goal percentage Angola Eduardo Mingas 100% (4/4)  Nigeria
Free throw percentage Central African Republic Romain Sato 100% (10/10)  Rwanda
Turnovers Mali Amara Sy 9  Ivory Coast

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

Department Name Total Opponent
Points  Central African Republic 113  Congo
Rebounds  Senegal 55  Congo
Assists  Central African Republic
 Mali
24  Congo
 Libya
Steals  Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
18  Libya
 South Africa
 Cameroon
Blocks  Senegal 9  Congo
Field goal percentage  Egypt 60.9%  Mozambique
3-point field goal percentage  Libya 83.3%  Egypt
Free throw percentage  Cameroon 91.7%  Tunisia
Turnovers  South Africa 31  Ivory Coast

All-Tournament Teams

The following players were voted to the All-Tournament teams by journalists and experts in attendance at the tournament:[2][26]

First team

Ivory Coast Pape-Philippe Amagou
Senegal DeSagana Diop

Joaquim Gomes
(Tournament MVP)
Tunisia Amine Rzig
Central African Republic Romain Sato

Second Team

Angola Eduardo Mingas
Angola Carlos Morais

Boniface Ndong

Hesham Ali Salem

Cape Verde Jeff Xavier

Third Team

Babacar Cisse

Angola Armando Costa
Nigeria Michael Efevberha
Gaston Essengue

Senegal Mouhammad Faye
Rwanda Robert Thomson

Notes

  1. ^ "Angola wins Africa Basketball Championships (again)". Interbasket.net. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  2. ^ a b "LBA - Gomes Leads All-Star Team". 2009-08-15. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009.
  3. ^ AfroBasket. Libya: The organization contract will be signed today in Tripoli Archived August 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. February 4, 2009
  4. ^ AfroBasket to be Held August 5–15. [1]. February 2, 2009
  5. ^ Kadhafi receives African Basketball Association president Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine. May 9, 2008
  6. ^ African Championship (25) of Basketball, Libyaonline.com
  7. ^ Libya to Host 2009 FIBA Africa Championship, The Tripoli Post. February 7, 2009
  8. ^ "Teams Get Set for Opening of Libya 2009 AfroBasket, Wednesday". www.tripolipost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  9. ^ a b World Stadiums: Libya
  10. ^ Julius Mbaraga, Africa: Libya to Host Afro-Basket Tourney. February 4, 2009
  11. ^ "Basketball in Africa: FIBA Africa – Wild Card given to South Africa and Senegal for Afrobasket Libya 2009". Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  12. ^ Cape Verde national team profile Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  13. ^ Libya national team profile Archived 2009-09-04 at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
  14. ^ "FIBA AFRIQUE - FIBA AFRICA :: We are Basket-Ball ::". www.fiba-afrique.org. Archived from the original on 2009-07-23.
  15. ^ "Player Leaders - PPG". Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  16. ^ "Player Leaders - RPG". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  17. ^ "Player Leaders - APG". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  18. ^ "Player Leaders - SPG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  19. ^ "Player Leaders - BPG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  20. ^ "Player Leaders - MPG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  21. ^ "Team Leaders - PPG". Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  22. ^ "Team Leaders - RPG". Archived from the original on 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  23. ^ "Team Leaders - APG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  24. ^ "Team Leaders - SPG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  25. ^ "Team Leaders - BPG". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  26. ^ Africabasket.com All-African Championships 2009 Awards

External links

See also