The FIBA Africa Championship 1972, was the sixth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1972 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up.
It was held in Senegal between 25 December 1971 and 2 January 1972. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Dakar hosted the tournament. Senegal won their second title after defeating Egypt in the final.
6th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Senegal |
Dates | 25 December 1971 – 2 January 1972 |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senegal (2nd title) |
Advanced to the semi-finals |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Senegal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 413 | 234 | +179 | 10 |
Mali | 5 | 4 | 1 | 400 | 319 | +81 | 9 |
Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 394 | 315 | +79 | 8 |
Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 365 | 339 | +26 | 7 |
Madagascar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 335 | 446 | −111 | 6 |
Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 504 | −254 | 5 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Egypt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 413 | 348 | +65 | 10 |
Central African Republic | 5 | 4 | 1 | 439 | 403 | +36 | 9 |
Sudan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 381 | 353 | +28 | 8 |
Morocco | 5 | 2 | 3 | 404 | 378 | +26 | 7 |
Ivory Coast | 5 | 1 | 4 | 307 | 396 | −89 | 6 |
Togo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 381 | −66 | 5 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
January 1, 1972 | ||||||
Senegal | 77 | |||||
January 2, 1972 | ||||||
Central African Republic | 66 | |||||
Senegal | 61 | |||||
January 1, 1972 | ||||||
Egypt | 54 | |||||
Egypt | 87 | |||||
Mali | 68 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
January 2, 1972 | ||||||
Central African Republic | 74 | |||||
Mali | 107 |
Fifth place
Seventh place
Ninth place
Eleventh place
Qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Senegal | 7–0 | |
Egypt | 6–1 | |
Mali | 5–2 | |
4 | Central African Republic | 4–3 |
5 | Tunisia | 4–2 |
6 | Sudan | 3–3 |
7 | Morocco | 3–3 |
8 | Cameroon | 2–4 |
9 | Madagascar | 2–4 |
10 | Ivory Coast | 1–5 |
11 | Togo | 1–5 |
12 | Nigeria | 0–6 |
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