Year: | 2023 |
Tourney Name: | FIBA AfroCan |
Country: | Angola |
Dates: | 8–16 July 2023 |
Num Teams: | 12 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champion: | Morocco |
Count: | 1 |
Second: | Ivory Coast |
Third: | Rwanda |
Fourth: | DR Congo |
Prevseason: | 2019 |
Nextseason: | 2027 |
City: | Luanda |
Website: | Link |
Mvp: | Kevin Franceschi |
Top Scorer: | Evariste Shonganya (19.8 points per game) |
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]
See main article: articles and 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.
Best four teams from AfroCan 2019 | Bamako | |||
Zone 1 | 23–25 June | Algiers | ||
Zone 2 and 3 | 30 June – 2 July | Abidjan | ||
Zone 4 | 19–25 March 2023 | Yaoundé | ||
Zone 5 | 17–21 June 2023 | Dar es Salaam | ||
Zone 6 | 21–28 February 2023 | Bulawayo | ||
Zone 7 | Not held | |||
Wild card | - | – |
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]
width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team | width=60 | Record |
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5-1 | |||||
4-2 | |||||
3-3 | |||||
4 | 3-2 | ||||
5 | 4–1 | ||||
6 | 2–2 | ||||
7 | 3–3 | ||||
8 | 3–3 | ||||
9 | 1–2 | ||||
10 | 1–2 | ||||
11 | 0–3 | ||||
12 | 0–3 |
The awards were announced after the final.[6]
All-Star Team | |||
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Guards | Forwards | Center | |
Jihad Benchlikha Kevin Franceschi | Evariste Shonganya Dieudonné Ndizeye | Mike Fofana | |
MVP: Kevin Franceschi |