FIBA Africa Championship 1985

The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

FIBA Africa Championship 1985
13th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
DatesDecember 20-28
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ivory Coast (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
MVPAngola José Carlos Guimarães
1983
1987

Competing nations

The following national teams competed:

Group AGroup B

 Angola
 Central African Republic
 Congo
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Tunisia

 Egypt
 Guinea
 Mauritania
 Mozambique
 Nigeria
 Senegal

Preliminary rounds

Group A

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
 Angola9541420359+61
 Ivory Coast9541437338+99
 Central African Republic9541427370+57
 Tunisia7523333393-60
 Congo
6514379396-17
 Kenya
5505330470-140

Day 1

 Ivory Coast74–54  Tunisia
 Congo118–61  Kenya
 Angola102–84  Central African Republic

Day 2

 Kenya67–75  Central African Republic
 Congo71–73  Tunisia
 Ivory Coast92–77  Angola

Day 3

 Kenya79–96  Tunisia
 Angola90–77  Congo
 Central African Republic92–76  Ivory Coast

Day 4

 Central African Republic 83–57  Congo
 Kenya59–106  Ivory Coast
 Angola76–42  Tunisia

Day 5

 Angola75–64  Kenya
 Central African Republic93–68  Tunisia
 Ivory Coast89–56  Congo

Group B

TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff
 Senegal10550428327+101
 Egypt9541467328+139
 Mauritania8532346406-60
 Nigeria7523403432-29
 Mozambique6514371378-7
 Guinea5505329473-144

Day 1

 Senegal75–74  Egypt
 Nigeria87–68  Guinea
 Mauritania67–66  Mozambique

Day 2

 Mauritania85–84  Nigeria
 Senegal102–60  Guinea
 Egypt81–73  Mozambique

Day 3

 Mozambique109–70  Guinea
 Egypt104–68  Mauritania
 Senegal97–93  Nigeria

Day 4

 Egypt103–61  Guinea
 Senegal82–54  Mauritania
 Nigeria88–77  Mozambique

Day 5

 Mauritania72–70  Guinea
 Egypt105–51  Nigeria
 Senegal72–46  Mozambique

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 27, 1985
 
 
 Angola83
 
December 28, 1985
 
 Egypt69
 
 Angola73
 
December 27, 1985
 
 Ivory Coast84
 
 Ivory Coast92
 
 
 Senegal79
 
Third place
 
 
December 28, 1985
 
 
 Egypt74
 
 
 Senegal73

Classification Stage

 Central African Republic104–64  Mauritania
 Tunisia69–74  Nigeria
 Congo69–75  Mozambique
 Kenya68–80  Guinea

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
1  Ivory Coast6-1
2  Angola5-2
3  Egypt5-2
4  Senegal5-2
5  Central African Republic5-1
6  Mauritania3-3
7  Nigeria3-3
8  Tunisia2-4
9  Mozambique2-4
10  Congo1-5
11  Guinea1-5
12  Kenya0-6

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