2023 FIBA AfroCan

2023 FIBA AfroCan

Tournament details
Host country	Angola
City	Luanda
Dates	8–16 July 2023
Teams	12
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up	Ivory Coast
Third place	Rwanda
Fourth place	DR Congo
Tournament statistics
MVP	Kevin Franceschi
Top scorer	Evariste Shonganya (19.8 points per game)
Official website
Link

The 2023 FIBA AfroCan was the 2nd edition of the FIBA AfroCan. The tournament was held from 8 July to 16 July 2023 and was hosted in Angola.[1] DR Congo are the defending champions, having won the 2019 title. The second tournament was supposed to be held in 2021, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morocco won their first AfroCan title after defeating Ivory Coast in the final.[2]

Qualification

Main article: 2023 FIBA AfroCan qualification

The four highest ranked teams from the AfroCan 2019 were automatically qualified.[3] Eight other teams qualified through the qualification rounds, which are held from February to June 2023.[4] Nigeria received the only wild card for the tournament.

Qualification method	Dates	Host city	Qualified teams
Best four teams from AfroCan 2019	Bamako		DR Congo  Kenya  Angola  Morocco
Zone 1	23–25 June	Algiers	Tunisia
Zone 2 and 3	30 June – 2 July	Abidjan	Ivory Coast
Zone 4	19–25 March 2023	Yaoundé	Cameroon  Gabon
Zone 5	17–21 June 2023	Dar es Salaam	Rwanda
Zone 6	21–28 February 2023	Bulawayo	Mozambique
Zone 7	Not held
Wild card	-	–	Nigeria

Draw

The draw was held on 10 June in Maputo, Mozambique. At the time, eight out of twelve teams were known, with four still having to qualify.[5]

Group phase

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	2	1	1	125	118	+7	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Ivory Coast	2	1	1	118	114	+4	3	Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals
3	Gabon	2	1	1	118	129	−11	3

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola (H)	2	2	0	129	103	+26	4	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Nigeria	2	1	1	110	113	−3	3	Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals
3	Mali	2	0	2	111	134	−23	2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.
(H) Hosts

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	134	113	+21	4	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Morocco	2	1	1	111	125	−14	3	Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals
3	Rwanda	2	0	2	119	126	−7	2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	2	2	0	147	121	+26	4	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Mozambique	2	1	1	129	142	−13	3	Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals
3	Cameroon	2	0	2	128	141	−13	2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head point difference; 4) Head-to-head points scored; 5) Point difference.

Final phase

	Qualification to quarter-finals				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Morocco	78
	Cameroon	50
					Kenya	46
					Morocco	55
									Morocco	76
									DR Congo	69
	Nigeria	71
	Gabon	55
					DR Congo	74
					Nigeria	72
													Morocco	78
													Ivory Coast	76
	Mozambique	62
	Rwanda	73
					Angola	63
					Rwanda	73
									Rwanda	71
									Ivory Coast	74			Third place
	Ivory Coast	72
	Mali	58
					Tunisia	66							DR Congo	73
					Ivory Coast	69							Rwanda	82

5–8th place

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	Kenya	61
	Nigeria	59
					Kenya	59
					Tunisia	67
	Angola	65
	Tunisia	68
					Seventh place
					Nigeria	69
					Angola	72

Final standing

Rank	Team	Record
	Morocco	5-1
	Ivory Coast	4-2
	Rwanda	3-3
4	DR Congo	3-2
5	Tunisia	4–1
6	Kenya	2–2
7	Angola	3–3
8	Nigeria	3–3
9	Gabon	1–2
10	Mozambique	1–2
11	Cameroon	0–3
12	Mali	0–3

Awards

The awards were announced after the final.[6]

All-Star Team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Jihad Benchlikha Kevin Franceschi	Evariste Shonganya Dieudonné Ndizeye	Mike Fofana
MVP: Kevin Franceschi

See also

• Official Website

References

1. "Angola confirmed as hosts of 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. "Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan". FIBA.basketball. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. "Your Guide for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
4. "Who will represent Zone 6 at the 2023 FIBA AfroCan?". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
5. "2023 FIBA AfroCan teams drawn in four groups". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
6. "MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 16 July 2023.