2003 FIBA Africa Championship

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.

2003 FIBA Africa Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityAlexandria
Dates7–16 August
Teams12
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Angola (7th title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
MVPAngola Miguel Lutonda
2001
2005

Angola defeated Nigeria 85–65 in the final to win their seventh title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Squads

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Draw

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Group A Group B

  Algeria
  Central African Republic
  Egypt
  Ivory Coast
  Mozambique
  Nigeria

  Angola
  Madagascar
  Morocco
  Senegal
  South Africa
  Tunisia

Preliminary round

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Times given below are in UTC+2.

Group A

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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
7 August 2003
21:00
Egypt   98–53   Mozambique
8 August 2003
17:00
Central African Rep.   83–75   Ivory Coast

19:00
Algeria   77–62   Nigeria

9 August 2003
17:00
Algeria   73–62   Mozambique

19:00
Nigeria   83–61   Ivory Coast

21:00
Egypt   91–84   Central African Rep.

10 August 2003
17:00
Mozambique   69–67   Ivory Coast

19:00
Nigeria   69–64   Central African Rep.

21:00
Egypt   86–79   Algeria

12 August 2003
17:00
Central African Rep.   81–36   Mozambique

19:00
Ivory Coast   85–78   Algeria

21:00
Nigeria   69–56   Egypt

13 August 2003
17:00
Nigeria   83–41   Mozambique

19:00
Central African Rep.   87–69   Algeria

21:00
Egypt   100–72   Ivory Coast

Group B

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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 8 3 2 369 314 +55
  Morocco 7 2 3 350 394 -44
  South Africa 7 2 3 258 310 -52
  Madagascar 5 0 5 249 402 -153
8 August 2003
17:00
South Africa   20–0   Madagascar

19:00
Tunisia   75–63   Morocco

21:00
Angola   73–60   Senegal

9 August 2003
17:00
Angola   101–55   South Africa

19:00
Morocco   76–71   Madagascar

21:00
Senegal   75–71   Tunisia

10 August 2003
17:00
Senegal   112–63   Madagascar

19:00
Angola   71–63   Tunisia

21:00
Morocco   69–50   South Africa

12 August 2003
17:00
Tunisia   91–51   Madagascar

19:00
Angola   106–65   Morocco

21:00
South Africa   79–71   Senegal

13 August 2003
17:00
Angola   103–64   Madagascar

19:00
Tunisia   69–54   South Africa

21:00
Senegal   92–77   Morocco

Knockout stage

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11th place match

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15 August 2003
17:00
Ivory Coast   87–52   Madagascar
Pts: Kouame 21 Pts: Saotra 21

9th place match

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15 August 2003
19:00
South Africa   77–70   Mozambique
Pts: Molebatsi 19 Pts: Tamele 22

7th place match

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15 August 2003
15:00
Algeria   82–68   Morocco
Pts: Doubal 19 Pts: Bakkas 21

5th place match

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15 August 2003
21:00
Central African Rep.   75–64   Tunisia
Pts: Koundjia 20 Pts: Essayed 24

Semifinals bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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
14 August 2003
19:00
Nigeria   78–55   Senegal
Pts: Muoneke 21 Pts: Diallo 18

21:00
Angola   82–68   Egypt
Pts: Lutonda 20 Pts: Mounir 14

Bronze medal match

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16 August 2003
19:00
Egypt   81–79   Senegal
Pts: Moneim 20 Pts: Diallo 20

Final

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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

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Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
Rank Team Record
    Angola 7–0
    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

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 2003 FIBA Africa Championship winners 
 
Angola
Seventh title
Most Valuable Player
  Miguel Lutonda

All-Tournament Team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
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