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International basketball competition
FIBA Africa Championship 1978 9th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship Host country Senegal Dates December 24-January 1 Teams 10 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Senegal (3rd title)
The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar . Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship .
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
Preliminary rounds
Group A
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Group B
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
Egypt
8
4
4
0
216
152
+64
Sudan
7
4
3
1
314
225
+89
Morocco
6
4
2
2
407
372
+35
Togo
5
4
1
3
290
349
-59
Libya
4
4
0
4
209
338
-129
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Knockout stage
Classification Stage
Final standings
Senegal qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship .
References
Tournaments Qualification Squads Awards