FIBA AfroCan 2019

2019 AfroCan
Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	19 – 28 July
Teams	12
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	DR Congo (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Angola
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
MVP	Maxi Munanga Shamba
Top scorer	Tylor Ongwae ; (21.7 points per game)
	2023 →

The 2019 FIBA AfroCan was the inaugural edition of the AfroCan, a men's basketball continental competition of Africa. Only players who play for Africa-based basketball clubs are eligible to participate. The tournament was hosted by Mali, from 19 to 28 July 2019.^[1]

DR Congo won the inaugural AfroCan title after defeating Kenya in the final.^[2]

Venue

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Bamako	Bamako
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maïga
Capacity: 5,000

Preliminary round

The draw of the FIBA AfroCan 2019 took place on 13 July in Praia, Cape Verde.^[3]

All times are local (UTC±0).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali (H)	2	2	0	156	131	+25	4	Quarterfinals
2	Algeria	2	1	1	153	145	+8	3	Round of 16
3	Ivory Coast	2	0	2	138	171	−33	2	Round of 16

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Algeria	85–75	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 27–19, 17–20, 18–23
Pts: Bourkaib 14 Rebs: Guezout 7 Asts: Guezout 4		Pts: Karaboue 15 Rebs: Sevede 12 Asts: Sevede 6

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

20 July 2019

Boxscore

Mali	70–68	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 16–17, 11–22, –30-13
Pts: Djambo 16 Rebs: Kaba, Sidibe 8 Asts: Kante, Kaba 3		Pts: Hamdini 17 Rebs: Hamdini 6 Asts: Bourkaib, Hamdani 4

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

21 July 2019

Boxscore

Ivory Coast	63–86	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 18–28, 21–22, 14–16
Pts: Karaboue 19 Rebs: Enan 11 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Diarouma 16 Rebs: Sidibe, Diarouma 5 Asts: Sanogo 6

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	2	2	0	163	120	+43	4	Quarterfinals
2	Kenya	2	1	1	146	151	−5	3	Round of 16
3	Nigeria	2	0	2	124	162	−38	2	Round of 16

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Nigeria	69–81	Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 10–18, 23–19, 17–28

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

20 July 2019

Boxscore

Kenya	65–82	DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 16–17, 12–15, 17–24

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

21 July 2019

Boxscore

DR Congo	81–55	Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 15–14, 27–11, 16–17

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	2	2	0	163	141	+22	4	Quarterfinals
2	Morocco	2	1	1	138	143	−5	3	Round of 16
3	Chad	2	0	2	158	175	−17	2	Round of 16

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Chad	75–80	Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–21, 25–21, 18–24

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

20 July 2019

Boxscore

Angola	95–83	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 32–18, 32–23, 15–25

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

21 July 2019

Boxscore

Morocco	58–68	Angola
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–23, 9–19, 20–12

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	2	2	0	152	126	+26	4	Quarterfinals
2	Egypt	2	1	1	152	132	+20	3	Round of 16
3	Guinea	2	0	2	115	161	−46	2	Round of 16

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

19 July 2019

Boxscore

Tunisia	77–58	Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 17–11, 18–19, 21–16

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

20 July 2019

Boxscore

Guinea	57–84	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 13–24, 23–21, 11–17

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

21 July 2019

Boxscore

Egypt	68–75	Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 17–21, 14–22, 19–15

Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Final round

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

24 July

Mali

61

23 July

Morocco

69

Morocco

86

25 July

Guinea

52

Morocco

66

Kenya

96

24 July

Tunisia

76

23 July

Kenya (OT)

82

Kenya

85

27 July

Ivory Coast

83

Kenya

62

DR Congo

81

24 July

DR Congo

67

23 July

Chad

60

Egypt

96

25 July

Chad (OT)

98

DR Congo

84

Angola

78

Third place

24 July

27 July

Angola

89

Morocco

71

23 July

Algeria

62

Angola

88

Algeria

84

Nigeria

80

5–8th place

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

25 July

Mali	64
		26 July
Tunisia	60
		Mali	75
25 July
		Chad	64
Chad	80

Algeria	73
		Seventh place

		26 July

		Tunisia	68

		Algeria	67

Final standing

Rank	Team	Record
	DR Congo	5–0
	Kenya	4–2
	Angola	4–1
4	Morocco	3–3
5	Mali	4–1
6	Chad	2–4
7	Tunisia	3–2
8	Algeria	2–4
9	Egypt	1–2
10	Ivory Coast	0–3
11	Nigeria	0–3
12	Guinea	0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Points^[4]

Name	PPG
Tylor Ongwae	21.7
Michael Koibe	19.2
Cedric Mansare	18.3
Maxi Munanga Shamba	18.3
Rolly Fula Nganga	17.0

Rebounds

Name	RPG
Bachir Diallo	9.3
MMutau Fonseca	9.0
Haytham Khalifa	9.0
Boubacar Sidibe	8.6
Bienvenu Djimassal	8.2

Assists

Name	APG
Evariste Shonganya	5.8
Maxi Munanga	5.3
Tylor Ongwae	4.5
Asnal Noubaramadje	4.3
Merouane Bourkaib	4.0

Blocks

Name	BPG
Aboubakar Traore	2.0
Bienvenu Djimassal	align=center 1.8
Boubacar Sidibe	1.6
Evariste Shonganya	1.5
Mohamed Debache	1.4

Steals

Name	SPG
Micheal Afuwape	3.0
Ibe Abuchi Agu
Bachir Diallo
Michael Koibe	2.7
Abdul Yahaya	2.7

Efficiency

Name	EFFPG
Tylor Ongwae	21.2
Maxi Munanga Shamba	20.3
Rolly Fula Nganga	19.8
Evariste Shonganya	18.0
Haytham Khalifa	17.3

Teams

Points

Team	PPG^[5]
Angola	85.0
Egypt	82.3
Kenya	78.3
DR Congo	78.0
Chad	76.7

Awards

The awards were announced after the final.^[6]

All-Star Team
Guards	Forwards	Center
Maxi Munanga Shamba Tylor Ongwae	Edson Ndoniema Jordan Sakho	Tom Wamukota
MVP: Maxi Munanga Shamba

References

^ "AfroCan 2019". Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ "Draw results in for FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA. 13 July 2019.
^ "Player statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Munanga Shamba named MVP after guiding DR Congo to FIBA AfroCan crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "AfroCan 2019". Retrieved 14 July 2019.

[2] "Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title". FIBA.basketball. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[3] "Draw results in for FIBA AfroCan 2019". FIBA. 13 July 2019.

[4] "Player statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[5] "Teams statistical leaders". FIBA. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[6] "Munanga Shamba named MVP after guiding DR Congo to FIBA AfroCan crown". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 17 December 2021.