AfroBasket 2007

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.

For the women's tournament, see 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Women.
AfroBasket 2007
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
Dates15–25 August
Teams16
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)

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]

Venues
City Arena Capacity
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

Squads
Main article: 2007 FIBA Africa Championship squads

Preliminary round
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Relegated to classification matches

All times are in local time UTC+1

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Angola330317168+1496
 Cape Verde321200242-425
 Morocco312212261-494
 Rwanda303196254-853
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
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Egypt 321205201+45
 Ivory Coast 321195199+45
 Senegal 312211201+104
 Mali 312206216-104
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
19 August 2007
Senegal  63–66  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 14-17, 13-18, 13-18, 23-13
Pts: Ndoye 20
Rebs: Badiane 11
Asts: Ndoye, Pene 2		 Pts: El-Ghannam 15
Rebs: El-Ghannam 10
Asts: Khedr 4
19 August 2007
Ivory Coast  65–63  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 8-23, 14-10, 18-13, 25-17
Pts: Touali 21
Rebs: Touali, Diabate 5
Asts: Koffi 2		 Pts: Niakate 26
Rebs: Samake 6
Asts: Diallo 4

Group C
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Relegated to classification matches
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Nigeria330276163+1136
 Central African Republic321216194+225
 DR Congo312212225-134
 Liberia303163285-1223
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
19 August 2007
Central African Rep.  96–59  Liberia
Scoring by quarter: 17-8, 29-17, 27-18, 23-16
Pts: Sitchi 20
Rebs: Vivies 10
Asts: Mombollet 4		 Pts: Smith, Quaye 11
Rebs: Wolo 5
Asts: Smith, Quaye 2

Group D
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Relegated to classification matches
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Cameroon330230183+475
 Tunisia321215202+135
 Mozambique312174197-234
 South Africa303183220-374
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
19 August 2007
Tunisia  70–75  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 17-20, 21-21, 14-17
Pts: Dhouibi 16
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: El Amri, Maoua 4		 Pts: Mbah 17
Rebs: Nanfah 12
Asts: Mbah 3

Classification Round
 
9th-16th place9th-12th Place9th 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 place13th 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
22 August 2007
11:00
Liberia  65–81  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 15-20, 13-16, 18-17, 19-28
Pts: Smith 20
Rebs: Tapeh, Allison 6
Asts: Quaye 5		 Pts: Mandlate 20
Rebs: Magoliço 9
Asts: Mandlate, Alípio 4
22 August 2007
13:30
South Africa  77–74  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 23-22, 24-17, 18-22
Pts: Molebatsi 19
Rebs: Mothiba 9
Asts: Mazibuko 4		 Pts: Selengue 24
Rebs: Ndelo 8
Asts: three players 3

9th-12th classification
22 August 2007
16:00
Morocco  86–76  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 20-23, 25-15, 25-15
Pts: Bouhelal 22
Rebs: Bouhelal 8
Asts: Khalfi 5		 Pts: Niakate 25
Rebs: N.Diakité 13
Asts: Niangado 3
22 August 2007
18:30
Senegal  93–58  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 23-6, 19-15, 22-16, 29-21
Pts: Faye 19
Rebs: Faye 7
Asts: Pene 5		 Pts: Thomson 24
Rebs: Thomson 10
Asts: Thomson 3

15th place
23 August 2007
11:00
Liberia  84–92  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 25-29, 20-19, 20-20
Pts: Smith 17
Rebs: Wolo 8
Asts: Quaye 6		 Pts: Kizubanata 27
Rebs: Selengue 8
Asts: Lukusa 5

13th place
23 August 2007
13:30
Mozambique  85–97  South Africa
Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 17-30, 23-16, 25-33
Pts: Magoliço 37
Rebs: Magoliço 5
Asts: Mandlate 5		 Pts: Mothiba 27
Rebs: Denyssen 8
Asts: Denyssen, Molebatsi 5

11th place
23 August 2007
16:00
Mali  78–74  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 20-13, 18-17, 21-25, 19-19
Pts: Niakate 22
Rebs: Diawara 11
Asts: Niakate 4		 Pts: Thomson 21
Rebs: Auriantal 12
Asts: Ruhezamihigo 5

9th place
23 August 2007
18:30
Morocco  68–79  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 14-22, 17-20, 21-21
Pts: Rhalimi 18
Rebs: Rhalimi 10
Asts: Khalfi 4		 Pts: Faye 20
Rebs: Sow 9
Asts: Pene 6

Knockout Round
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 place5th 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
21 August 2007
18:00
Cameroon  76–56  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 20-9, 13-18, 22-14, 21-15
Pts: Bouli 17
Rebs: Owona 9
Asts: Mbah 7		 Pts: N'Diaye 15
Rebs: Afeli 6
Asts: Touali 3
21 August 2007
20:30
Angola  78–51  Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: n/a, n/a, 15-10, 27-12
Pts: Olímpio 23
Rebs: Kikas 7
Asts: Morais, Mingas 3		 Pts: Mokoteemapa 16
Rebs: three players 3
Asts: three players 1

5th-8th classification
22 August 2007
16:30
Central African Rep.  46–80  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 9-24, 16-20, 8-12, 13-24
Pts: Mokoteemapa 12
Rebs: Mombollet, Madozein 3
Asts: Mokoteemapa 3		 Pts: Awojobi 18
Rebs: Ugboaja 7
Asts: Odia 6
22 August 2007
19:00
Tunisia  74–63  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 21-19, 21-23, 18-11, 14-10
Pts: Rzig 27
Rebs: Slimane 9
Asts: Rzig 4		 Pts: Touali 15
Rebs: Touali 5
Asts: four players 2

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
24 August 2007
16:30
Nigeria  83–82  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 11-23, 25-15, 15-18, 18-13
Pts: Oguchi 21
Rebs: Anagonye 9
Asts: Obazuaye 6		 Pts: Rzig 13
Rebs: Maalaoui 5
Asts: Maalaoui, Slimane 3

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
25 August 2007
19:00
Angola  86–72  Cameroon
Scoring by quarter: 10-10, 23-21, 34-20, 19-21
Pts: Mingas 18
Rebs: Kikas 5
Asts: Mingas 6		 Pts: Nanfah 18
Rebs: Nanfah 10
Asts: Mbah 3

Final standings
Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Record
 Angola6–0
 Cameroon5–1
 Cape Verde4–2
4  Egypt4–4
5  Nigeria6–2
6  Tunisia4–4
7  Central African Rep.4–4
8  Ivory Coast2–6
9  Senegal2–5
10  Morocco1–6
11  Mali2–5
12  Rwanda1–6
13  South Africa1–6
14  Mozambique1–6
15  DR Congo1–6
16  Liberia1–6
 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

Awards
 2007 FIBA Africa Championship Winners 

Angola
Ninth title
Most Valuable Player
Joaquim Gomes "Kikas"

All-Tournament Team

Statistical Leaders

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs
DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Octávio Magoliço37 South Africa
Rebounds Tarek El-Ghannam15 Mali
Assiststhree players7
Steals Manix Auriantal
Olímpio Cipriano		7 Morocco
Blocks Joseph Owona
Ejike Ugboaja		4 Mozambique
 Liberia
2-point field goal percentage Gege Kizubanata100% (9/9) Liberia
3-point field goal percentage Guy Touali100% (5/5) Mali
Free throw percentagethree players100% (9/9)
Turnovers Patrick Engelbrecht
Mark Smith		10 Cameroon
 Morocco

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs
DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Angola
 Nigeria		109 Rwanda
 Liberia
Rebounds DR Congo
 Nigeria		51 Rwanda
 Liberia
Assists Senegal27 South Africa
Steals Egypt26 Mali
Blocks Nigeria9 Liberia
2-point field goal percentage Angola78.9% (30/38) Rwanda
3-point field goal percentage Senegal52.6% (12/23) Rwanda
Free throw percentage Angola90.9% (20/22) Cameroon
Turnovers Liberia37 Morocco

See also

References
  1. "Angola wins Africa Basketball Championships (again)". Interbasket.net. 2009-08-15. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
  2. "LBA - Gomes Leads All-Star Team". 2009-08-15.
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