AfroBasket_2007
For the women's tournament, see 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the cities of Benguela, Cabinda, Huambo and Lubango.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 15–25 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (9th title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Cape Verde |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Joaquim Gomes |
| Top scorer |  Modibo Niakaté(21.8 points per game) |
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Angola won its fifth consecutive African championship and ninth overall by beating Cameroon 86-72 in the championship game.[1] Cape Verde won the bronze medal game over Egypt. Angola qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing whereas Cameroon and Cape Verde qualified for the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament. Angola's Joaquim Gomes claimed the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.[2]
More information City, Arena ...
| City | Arena | Capacity |
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| Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6,873 |
| Benguela | Pavilhão Acácias Rubras | 2,100 |
| Huambo | Pavilhão Serra Van-Dúnem | 2,010 |
| Lubango | Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte | 2,000 |
| Cabinda | Pavilhão do Tafe | 2,000 |
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Main article: FIBA Africa Championship 2007 qualification
Main article: 2007 FIBA Africa Championship squads
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Relegated to classification matches |
All times are in local time UTC+1
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Angola | 3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 168 | +149 | 6 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 200 | 242 | -42 | 5 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 261 | -49 | 4 |
 Rwanda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 254 | -85 | 3 |
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15 August 2007 |
| Rwanda |
66–109 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-32, 19-24, 22-27, 8-26 | ||
| Pts: Ruhezamihigo 17 Rebs: Thomson 6 Asts: three players 2 |
Pts: Olímpio 17 Rebs: Muzadi 5 Asts: Lutonda 5 | |
17 August 2007 |
| Morocco |
80–85 (OT) | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 30-21, 12-18, 16-16, Overtime: 10-15 | ||
| Pts: El Masbahi 18 Rebs: Rhalimi 9 Asts: Khalfi 6 |
Pts: Mascarenhas, Correia 15 Rebs: Mascarenhas 9 Asts: three players 3 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Angola |
100–44 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-7, 34-13, 19-13, 22-11 | ||
| Pts: Miller 13 Rebs: Miller 6 Asts: Lutonda, Olímpio 4 |
Pts: Correia 11 Rebs: Correia, Monteiro 5 Asts: Fortes 2 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Rwanda |
68–74 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-19, 14-12, 8-21, 23-22 | ||
| Pts: Auriantal 28 Rebs: Auriantal 13 Asts: Miller 6 |
Pts: Khalfi 24 Rebs: Rhalimi 7 Asts: Khalfi, Ruhezamihigo 4 | |
19 August 2007 |
| Angola |
108–58 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-9, 24-12, 29-18, 30-19 | ||
| Pts: Olímpio 16 Rebs: Muzadi 6 Asts: Morais 4 |
Pts: Bouhelal 11 Rebs: three players 3 Asts: Bouhelal, Khalfi 2 | |
19 August 2007 |
| Cape Verde |
71–62 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-22, 18-10, 24-15, 13-15 | ||
| Pts: Mascarenhas 17 Rebs: Mascarenhas 10 Asts: Mascarenhas, Correia 5 |
Pts: Auriantal 18 Rebs: Auriantal 10 Asts: Auriantal, Ruhezamihigo 2 | |
Group B
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Relegated to classification matches |
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 205 | 201 | +4 | 5 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 199 | +4 | 5 |
 Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 201 | +10 | 4 |
| Mali |
3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 216 | -10 | 4 |
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17 August 2007 |
| Mali |
70–85 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 14-25, 23-17, 14-22 | ||
| Pts: Diakité 15 Rebs: M.Diarra 9 Asts: M.Diarra, Niakate 2 |
Pts: Ndoye 25 Rebs: Badiane 11 Asts: Ndoye 5 | |
17 August 2007 |
| Egypt |
73–65 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-15, 14-19, 16-18, 21-13 | ||
| Pts: El-Ghannam 23 Rebs: El-Ghannam 13 Asts: El-Gammal 5 |
Pts: S.Konaté 11 Rebs: Tape 9 Asts: Touali, Diabate 3 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Senegal |
63–65 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-15, 14-20, 15-18, 18-12 | ||
| Pts: Badiane 15 Rebs: Badiane, Sow 6 Asts: Seck 3 |
Pts: Touali 20 Rebs: Afeli, Djahue 6 Asts: Dioum 2 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Mali |
73–66 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 19-14, 22-24, 14-15 | ||
| Pts: Niakate 23 Rebs: Samake 10 Asts: S.Diakite 4 |
Pts: Gunady 14 Rebs: El-Ghannam 15 Asts: Khedr 4 | |
Group C
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Relegated to classification matches |
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 163 | +113 | 6 |
 Central African Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 216 | 194 | +22 | 5 |
 DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 225 | -13 | 4 |
 Liberia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 285 | -122 | 3 |
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17 August 2007 |
| Liberia |
35–109 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-24, 2-25, 14-41, 7-19 | ||
| Pts: Kuiah 12 Rebs: Tapeh 4 Asts: Bing 1 |
Pts: Odia 22 Rebs: Ugboaja 11 Asts: Odia 6 | |
17 August 2007 |
| DR Congo |
58–66 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-13, 16-17, 10-13, 9-23 | ||
| Pts: Mali 15 Rebs: Selengue 10 Asts: Samuna 5 |
Pts: Bomayako 13 Rebs: Vivies 14 Asts: Mokoteemapa 4 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Nigeria |
77–54 | Central African Rep. |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 20-6, 15-14, 20-17 | ||
| Pts: Anagonye 20 Rebs: Anagonye 10 Asts: Awojobi, Odia 4 |
Pts: Koundjia 14 Rebs: Siris 5 Asts: four players 2 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Liberia |
69–80 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-28, 10-10, 17-19, 23-23 | ||
| Pts: Smith 31 Rebs: Wolo 9 Asts: Quaye 4 |
Pts: Selengue 20 Rebs: Yele 8 Asts: Kizubanata 5 | |
19 August 2007 |
| Nigeria |
90–74 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-20, 24-16, 22-17, 28-21 | ||
| Pts: Anagonye 22 Rebs: Oyedeji 8 Asts: Odia 6 |
Pts: Selengue 23 Rebs: Samuna 9 Asts: Samuna 7 | |
Group D
| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
| Relegated to classification matches |
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 183 | +47 | 5 |
 Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 202 | +13 | 5 |
 Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 2 | 174 | 197 | -23 | 4 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 220 | -37 | 4 |
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17 August 2007 |
| Cameroon |
66–54 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-10, 17-15, 18-13, 11-16 | ||
| Pts: Nanfah 16 Rebs: Owona 11 Asts: Ebongue, Ekanga 3 |
Pts: Magoliço 15 Rebs: Muchate 9 Asts: Alípio 4 | |
17 August 2007 |
| South Africa |
66–72 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-21, 15-19, 11-18, 21-14 | ||
| Pts: Mothiba 22 Rebs: Mothiba 8 Asts: Engelbrecht 5 |
Pts: Maoua 16 Rebs: Rzig 8 Asts: El Amri 4 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Mozambique |
61–73 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-19, 13-19, 11-17, 23-18 | ||
| Pts: Mandlate 15 Rebs: Muchate 14 Asts: Mandlate 4 |
Pts: Maoua 21 Rebs: Maoua, Maalaoui 7 Asts: Mouhli 3 | |
18 August 2007 |
| Cameroon |
89–59 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-15, 18-19, 28-18, 17-7 | ||
| Pts: Ekanga 17 Rebs: Bayang, Nanfah 4 Asts: Bitee 5 |
Pts: Mothiba 15 Rebs: Kgwedi 3 Asts: three players 2 | |
19 August 2007 |
| Mozambique |
59–58 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-19, 16-12, 14-17, 20-10 | ||
| Pts: Magoliço 21 Rebs: Magoliço, Mandlate 7 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: Nthuping 12 Rebs: Molebatsi 11 Asts: Engelbrecht 6 | |
| 9th-16th place | 9th-12th Place | 9th place | ||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 11:00 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 93 | |||||||||
| 22 August 2007 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Liberia | 54 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 86 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 13:30 | ||||||||||
| Mali | 76 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 76 | |||||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 18:30 | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 99 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 68 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||||||
| Mali | 67 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 11:00 | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 61 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 93 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 18:30 | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 58 | 11th place | ||||||||
| DR Congo | 87 | |||||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Rwanda | 89 | |||||||||
| Mali | 78 | |||||||||
| Rwanda | 74 | |||||||||
| 13th-16th place | 13th place | |||||
| 22 August 2007 – 11:00 | ||||||
| Liberia | 65 | |||||
| 23 August 2007 – 11:00 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 81 | |||||
| Mozambique | 85 | |||||
| 22 August 2007 – 13:30 | ||||||
| South Africa | 97 | |||||
| South Africa | 77 | |||||
| DR Congo | 74 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 11:00 | ||||||
| Liberia | 84 | |||||
| DR Congo | 92 | |||||
9th-16th classification
21 August 2007 11:00 |
| Morocco |
93–54 | Liberia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-9, 19-18, 25-16, 29-11 | ||
| Pts: Bassim 24 Rebs: Bouhelal 7 Asts: Mouak 4 |
Pts: Smith 25 Rebs: Bing 5 Asts: Quaye 4 | |
21 August 2007 13:30 |
| South Africa |
76–99 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 28-27, 14-24, 17-19, 17-29 | ||
| Pts: Mothiba 19 Rebs: Molebatsi 6 Asts: Engelbrecht 6 |
Pts: Faye 22 Rebs: Badiane 8 Asts: Sow 6 | |
21 August 2007 16:00 |
| Mali |
67–61 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 10-20, 22-12, 21-11 | ||
| Pts: Niakate 23 Rebs: Diawara 13 Asts: Niakate, N.Diakité 4 |
Pts: Magoliço 17 Rebs: Magoliço 8 Asts: Alípio 3 | |
21 August 2007 18:30 |
| DR Congo |
87–89 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-14, 19-22, 19-27, 27-14 | ||
| Pts: Kizubanata 22 Rebs: Kizubanata 9 Asts: Lukusa 4 |
Pts: Auriantal 28 Rebs: Auriantal 12 Asts: Ruhezamihigo 7 | |
13th-16th classification
9th-12th classification
15th place
13th place
11th place
9th place
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 13:00 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 67 | |||||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 57 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 52 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 18:00 | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 58 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | 76 | |||||||||
| 25 August 2007 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 56 | |||||||||
| Angola | 86 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 15:30 | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 72 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 53 | |||||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 62 | |||||||||
| Angola | 93 | |||||||||
| 21 August 2007 – 20:30 | ||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 60 | Third place | ||||||||
| Angola | 78 | |||||||||
| 24 August 2007 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| Central African Rep. | 51 | |||||||||
| Cape Verde | 53 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 51 | |||||||||
| 5th-8th place | 5th place | |||||
| 22 August 2007 – 16:30 | ||||||
| Central African Rep. | 46 | |||||
| 24 August 2007 – 16:30 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 80 | |||||
| Nigeria | 83 | |||||
| 22 August 2007 – 19:00 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 82 | |||||
| Tunisia | 74 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 63 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 23 August 2007 – 14:00 | ||||||
| Central African Rep. | 69 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 63 | |||||
Quarterfinals
21 August 2007 13:00 |
| Egypt |
67–57 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-13, 13-14, 12-12, 22-18 | ||
| Pts: El-Gammal 13 Rebs: El-Ghannam 14 Asts: Khedr 4 |
Pts: Slimane 16 Rebs: Rzig 6 Asts: Dhouibi 3 | |
21 August 2007 15:30 |
| Nigeria |
53–62 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-6, 15-17, 9-22, 21-17 | ||
| Pts: Oyedeji 14 Rebs: Odia 6 Asts: Badmus 5 |
Pts: Houtman 19 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Houtman 3 | |
5th-8th classification
Semifinals
23 August 2007 16:30 |
| Egypt |
52–58 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-9, 11-24, 14-8, 12-17 | ||
| Pts: Hussein 15 Rebs: El-Ghannam 7 Asts: Gunady 4 |
Pts: Mbah 20 Rebs: Mbah 9 Asts: Bouli 4 | |
23 August 2007 19:00 |
| Angola |
93–60 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 19-16, 25-15, 29-13 | ||
| Pts: Mílton 18 Rebs: Mingas 7 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: Mascarenhas 16 Rebs: Mascarenhas 8 Asts: Correia, Neves 3 | |
7th place
23 August 2007 14:00 |
| Central African Rep. |
69–63 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 26-11, 19-16, 14-19 | ||
| Pts: Bomayako 20 Rebs: Mombollet 7 Asts: four players 2 |
Pts: S.Konaté 17 Rebs: S.Konaté 10 Asts: Koffi, Touali 1 | |
5th place
Bronze-medal match
24 August 2007 19:00 |
| Cape Verde |
53–51 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 13-15, 13-13, 14-6 | ||
| Pts: Mascarenhas 15 Rebs: Mascarenhas 12 Asts: five players 2 |
Pts: Rabie 12 Rebs: Rabie 6 Asts: six players 1 | |
Final
| Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the 2008 Olympic qualifying tournament |
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Angola | 6–0 |
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Cameroon | 5–1 |
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Cape Verde | 4–2 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3-3 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5-1 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 3-3 |
| 7 | Central African Rep. | 3-3 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 2–4 |
| 9 | Senegal | 4-2 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3-3 |
| 11 | Mali | 3-3 |
| 12 | Rwanda | 1–5 |
| 13 | South Africa | 2-4 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 2-4 |
| 15 | DR Congo | 2-4 |
| 16 | Liberia | 0-6 |
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| Angola Armando Costa Carlos Almeida Carlos Morais Eduardo Mingas Felizardo Ambrósio Joaquim Gomes Luis Costa Miguel Lutonda Mílton Barros Olímpio Cipriano Victor de Carvalho Victor Muzadi Coach: Alberto de Carvalho |
Cameroon Alexandre N'Kembe Brice Nanfah Christian Bayang Franck Ndongo Gaston Essengué Jean Pierre Ebongue Joachim Ekanga Joseph Owona Luc Mbah Parfait Bitee Patrick Bouli Romeo Tatchoum Coach: Lazare Adingono |
Cape Verde Agildo Cabral António Moreira Aquiles Semedo Felix Monteiro Mário Correia Mário Neves Marques Houtman Odair Sanches Rodrigo Mascarenhas Tony Barros Vitor Fortes Waldir Soares Coach: Emanuel Trovoada |
More information 2007 FIBA Africa Championship winners ...
| 2007 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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 Angola Ninth title |
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All-Tournament Team
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Individual Game Highs
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| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | Octávio Magoliço | 37 | South Africa |
| Rebounds | Tarek El-Ghannam | 15 | Mali |
| Assists | three players | 7 | |
| Steals | Manix Auriantal Olímpio Cipriano | 7 | Morocco |
| Blocks | Joseph Owona Ejike Ugboaja | 4 | Mozambique Liberia |
| 2-point field goal percentage | Gege Kizubanata | 100% (9/9) | Liberia |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Guy Touali | 100% (5/5) | Mali |
| Free throw percentage | three players | 100% (9/9) | |
| Turnovers | Patrick Engelbrecht Mark Smith | 10 | Cameroon Morocco |
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Team Game highs
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| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
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| Points | Angola Nigeria | 109 | Rwanda Liberia |
| Rebounds | DR Congo Nigeria | 51 | Rwanda Liberia |
| Assists | Senegal | 27 | South Africa |
| Steals | Egypt | 26 | Mali |
| Blocks | Nigeria | 9 | Liberia |
| 2-point field goal percentage | Angola | 78.9% (30/38) | Rwanda |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Senegal | 52.6% (12/23) | Rwanda |
| Free throw percentage | Angola | 90.9% (20/22) | Cameroon |
| Turnovers | Liberia | 37 | Morocco |
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- "LBA - Gomes Leads All-Star Team". 2009-08-15. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.