FIBA Africa Championship 1995

The FIBA Africa Championship 1995 took place in Algiers, Algeria from December 11 to December 18, 1995. The top country in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the berth allocated to Africa for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Angola won the tournament, the country's 4th consecutive African championship, by beating Senegal in the final.

FIBA Africa Championship 1995
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates11–18 December
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Angola (4th title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Algeria

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Ivory Coast
 Zaire
 Morocco
 Nigeria

 Angola
 Mali
 Mozambique
 Senegal

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Algeria 7431289244+55
 Nigeria 7431241218+23
 Morocco 6422265273-8
 Ivory Coast 6422302289+13
 Zaire
4404172327-155

Day 1

 Algeria 6557  Morocco
 Ivory Coast 5761  Nigeria

Day 2

 Zaire 5987  Algeria
 Ivory Coast 7785  Morocco

Day 3

 Morocco 5263  Nigeria
 Ivory Coast 8763  Zaire

Day 4

 Nigeria 7052  Zaire
 Algeria 8081  Ivory Coast

Day 5

 Algeria 5747  Nigeria
 Morocco 7168  Zaire

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Angola 6330280142+138
 Senegal 5321227214+13
 Mali 4312196245-49
 Mozambique 3303164266-102

Day 1

 Senegal 8065  Mozambique
 Angola 7351  Senegal

Day 2

 Mali 6959  Mozambique
 Angola 9051  Mali

Day 3

 Angola 11740  Mozambique
 Senegal 9676  Mali

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
December 17, 1995
 
 
 Angola74
 
December 18, 1995
 
 Nigeria56
 
 Angola67
 
December 17, 1995
 
 Senegal55
 
 Senegal61
 
 
 Algeria45
 
Third place
 
 
December 18, 1995
 
 
 Nigeria58
 
 
 Algeria51

Classification Stage

 Mali 7771  Morocco
 Ivory Coast 9049  Mozambique

Final standings

Rank Team Record
1  Angola 5-0
2  Senegal 3-2
3  Nigeria 4-2
4  Algeria 3-3
5  Mali 2-2
6  Morocco 2-3
7  Ivory Coast 3-2
8  Mozambique 0-4
9  Zaire 0-4

Angola qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Awards

 1995 FIBA Africa Championship Winners 

Angola
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
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