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FIBA Africa Championship 1993

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FIBA Africa Championship 1993
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
CityNairobi
Dates18–28 September
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Angola (3rd title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
MVPSenegal Etienne Preira
1992
1995

The FIBA Africa Championship 1993 was hosted by Kenya from September 18 to September 28, 1993. The games were played in Nairobi. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Canada. Angola won the tournament, the country's 3rd consecutive African championship, by beating Egypt in the final.

Competing Nations

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The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Kenya
 Mali
 Senegal

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Egypt
 Gabon
 Tunisia

Preliminary rounds

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 6 3 3 0 253 183 +70
 Kenya 4 3 1 2 208 219 -11
 Algeria 4 3 1 2 195 236 -41
 Mali 4 3 1 2 209 227 -18

Day 1

 Kenya 80–50  Algeria
 Senegal 91–58  Kenya

Day 2

 Algeria 86–65  Mali
 Senegal 71–66  Mali

Day 3

 Mali 78–70  Kenya
 Senegal 91–59  Algeria

Group B

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Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Egypt 8 4 4 0 373 314 +59
 Angola 7 4 3 1 362 254 +108
 Ivory Coast 6 4 2 2 309 319 -10
 Tunisia 5 4 1 3 342 379 -37
 Gabon
4 4 0 4 255 375 -120

Day 1

 Egypt 104–81  Gabon
 Ivory Coast 93–92  Tunisia

Day 2

 Ivory Coast 53–78  Angola
 Gabon 62–92  Tunisia

Day 3

 Tunisia 86–103  Egypt
 Angola 84–47  Gabon

Day 4

 Ivory Coast 95–65  Gabon
 Angola 79–82  Egypt

Day 5

 Angola 121–72  Tunisia
 Egypt 84–68  Ivory Coast

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
September 27, 1993
 
 
 Angola91
 
September 28, 1993
 
 Senegal80
 
 Angola69
 
September 27, 1993
 
 Egypt61
 
 Egypt79
 
 
 Kenya56
 
Third place
 
 
September 28, 1993
 
 
 Senegal90
 
 
 Kenya76

Classification Stage

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 Mali 72–68  Tunisia
 Ivory Coast 0–2  Algeria

Final standings

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Rank Team Record
1  Angola 5-1
2  Egypt 5-1
3  Senegal 4-1
4  Kenya 1-4
5  Algeria 2-2
6  Ivory Coast 2-3
7  Mali 2-2
8  Tunisia 1-4
9  Gabon 0-4

Angola and Egypt qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship in Canada.

Awards

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 1993 FIBA Africa Championship winners 

Angola
Third title
Most Valuable Player
Senegal Etienne Preira
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