FIBA AfroCan 2019

The 2019 FIBA AfroCan was the inaugural edition of the AfroCan, a men's basketball continental competition of Africa. Only players who play for Africa-based basketball clubs are eligible to participate. The tournament was hosted by Mali, from 19 to 28 July 2019.^[1]

2019 AfroCan

Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	19 – 28 July
Teams	12
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	DR Congo (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Angola
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
MVP	Maxi Munanga Shamba
Top scorer	Tylor Ongwae (21.7 points per game)
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DR Congo won the inaugural AfroCan title after defeating Kenya in the final.^[2]

Venue

Bamako	Bamako
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga
Capacity: 5,000

Preliminary round

The draw of the FIBA AfroCan 2019 took place on 13 July in Praia, Cape Verde.^[3]

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali (H)	2	2	0	156	131	+25	4	Quarterfinals
2	Algeria	2	1	1	153	145	+8	3	Round of 16
3	Ivory Coast	2	0	2	138	171	−33	2

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Algeria	85–75	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 27–19, 17–20, 18–23
Pts: Bourkaib 14 Rebs: Guezout 7 Asts: Guezout 4		Pts: Karaboue 15 Rebs: Sevede 12 Asts: Sevede 6

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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20 July 2019

Boxscore

Mali	70–68	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 16–17, 11–22, –30-13
Pts: Djambo 16 Rebs: Kaba, Sidibe 8 Asts: Kante, Kaba 3		Pts: Hamdini 17 Rebs: Hamdini 6 Asts: Bourkaib, Hamdani 4

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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21 July 2019

Boxscore

Ivory Coast	63–86	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 18–28, 21–22, 14–16
Pts: Karaboue 19 Rebs: Enan 11 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Diarouma 16 Rebs: Sidibe, Diarouma 5 Asts: Sanogo 6

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	2	2	0	163	120	+43	4	Quarterfinals
2	Kenya	2	1	1	146	151	−5	3	Round of 16
3	Nigeria	2	0	2	124	162	−38	2

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Nigeria	69–81	Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 10–18, 23–19, 17–28

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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20 July 2019

Boxscore

Kenya	65–82	DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 16–17, 12–15, 17–24

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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21 July 2019

Boxscore

DR Congo	81–55	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 15–14, 27–11, 16–17

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	2	2	0	163	141	+22	4	Quarterfinals
2	Morocco	2	1	1	138	143	−5	3	Round of 16
3	Chad	2	0	2	158	175	−17	2

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Chad	75–80	Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–21, 25–21, 18–24

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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20 July 2019

Boxscore

Angola	95–83	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 32–18, 32–23, 15–25

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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21 July 2019

Boxscore

Morocco	58–68	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–23, 9–19, 20–12

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	152	126	+26	4	Quarterfinals
2	Egypt	2	1	1	152	132	+20	3	Round of 16
3	Guinea	2	0	2	115	161	−46	2

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Tunisia	77–58	Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 17–11, 18–19, 21–16

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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20 July 2019

Boxscore

Guinea	57–84	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 13–24, 23–21, 11–17

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

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21 July 2019

Boxscore

Egypt	68–75	Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–21, 14–22, 19–15

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Final round

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

24 July

Mali

61

23 July

Morocco

69

Morocco

86

25 July

Guinea

52

Morocco

66

Kenya

96

24 July

Tunisia

76

23 July

Kenya (OT)

82

Kenya

85

27 July

Ivory Coast

83

Kenya

62

DR Congo

81

24 July

DR Congo

67

23 July

Chad

60

Egypt

96

25 July

Chad (OT)

98

DR Congo

84

Angola

78

Third place

24 July

27 July

Angola

89

Morocco

71

23 July

Algeria

62

Angola

88

Algeria

84

Nigeria

80

5–8th place

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	25 July
	Mali	64
					26 July
	Tunisia	60
					Mali	75
	25 July
					Chad	64
	Chad	80
	Algeria	73
					Seventh place
					26 July
					Tunisia	68
					Algeria	67

Final standing

Rank	Team	Record
	DR Congo	5–0
	Kenya	4–2
	Angola	4–1
4	Morocco	3–3
5	Mali	4–1
6	Chad	2–4
7	Tunisia	3–2
8	Algeria	2–4
9	Egypt	1–2
10	Ivory Coast	0–3
11	Nigeria	0–3
12	Guinea	0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points[4] Name PPG Tylor Ongwae 21.7 Michael Koibe 19.2 Cedric Mansare 18.3 Maxi Munanga Shamba Rolly Fula Nganga 17.0

Rebounds Name RPG Bachir Diallo 9.3 MMutau Fonseca 9.0 Haytham Khalifa Boubacar Sidibe 8.6 Bienvenu Djimassal 8.2

Assists Name APG Evariste Shonganya 5.8 Maxi Munanga 5.3 Tylor Ongwae 4.5 Asnal Noubaramadje 4.3 Merouane Bourkaib 4.0

Blocks Name BPG Aboubakar Traore 2.0 Bienvenu Djimassal align=center 1.8 Boubacar Sidibe 1.6 Evariste Shonganya 1.5 Mohamed Debache 1.4

Steals Name SPG Micheal Afuwape 3.0 Ibe Abuchi Agu Bachir Diallo Michael Koibe 2.7 Abdul Yahaya

Efficiency Name EFFPG Tylor Ongwae 21.2 Maxi Munanga Shamba 20.3 Rolly Fula Nganga 19.8 Evariste Shonganya 18.0 Haytham Khalifa 17.3

Teams

Points Team PPG[5]  Angola 85.0  Egypt 82.3  Kenya 78.3  DR Congo 78.0  Chad 76.7

Awards

The awards were announced after the final.^[6]

All-Star Team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Maxi Munanga Shamba Tylor Ongwae	Edson Ndoniema Jordan Sakho	Tom Wamukota
MVP: Maxi Munanga Shamba