2003 FIBA Africa Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Alexandria |
| Dates | 7–16 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Miguel Lutonda |
The 2003 FIBA Africa Championship was the 22nd FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from August 7 to 16 2003.
Angola defeated Nigeria 85–65 in the final to win their seventh title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Squads
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
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Preliminary round
- Times given below are in UTC+2.
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 366 | 299 | +67 |
| Egypt
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 431 | 357 | +74 |
 Central African Rep.
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 399 | 340 | +59 |
 Algeria
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 376 | 382 | -6 |
 Mozambique
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 261 | 402 | -141 |
 Ivory Coast
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 413 | -53 |
Group B
| Qualified for the semi-finals |
| Team | Pts. | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 454 | 307 | +147 |
| Senegal
|
8 | 3 | 2 | 410 | 363 | +47 |
 Tunisia
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8 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 314 | +55 |
 Morocco
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7 | 2 | 3 | 350 | 394 | -44 |
 South Africa
|
7 | 2 | 3 | 258 | 310 | -52 |
 Madagascar
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 249 | 402 | -153 |
Knockout stage
11th place match
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Semifinals bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| August 14–21:00 | ||||||
| Angola | 64 | |||||
| August 16–21:00 | ||||||
| Egypt | 61 | |||||
| Angola | 85 | |||||
| August 14–19:00 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 65 | |||||
| Nigeria | 78 | |||||
| Senegal | 55 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 16–19:00 | ||||||
| Egypt | 81 | |||||
| Senegal | 79 | |||||
Bronze medal match
Final
16 August 2003
21:00 |
| Angola |
85–65 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-24, 18-8, 18-10, 27-23 | ||
| Pts: Baduna 20 | Pts: Muoneke 21 | |
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
Angola |
7–0 |
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Nigeria |
5–2 |
|
Egypt |
5–2 |
| 4 | Senegal |
3–4 |
| 5 | Central African Rep. |
4–2 |
| 6 | Tunisia |
3–3 |
| 7 | Algeria |
3–3 |
| 8 | Morocco |
2–4 |
| 9 | South Africa |
3–3 |
| 10 | Mozambique |
1–5 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast |
2–4 |
| 12 | Madagascar |
0–6 |
Awards
| 2003 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
|---|
Angola Seventh title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Miguel Lutonda
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All-Tournament Team
See also
References
- ^ "Men Basketball Africa Championship 2003 Alexandria (EGY) - 07-16.08 Winner Angola". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2013-09-20.