| 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 |
| ← 2001 2005 → | |
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. and securing a spot at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Squads
Main article: 2003 FIBA Africa Championship squadsDraw
| 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 |
| 7 August 2003 21:00 |
| Egypt |
98–53 | Mozambique |
| Alexandria |
| 8 August 2003 17:00 |
| Central African Rep. |
83–75 | Ivory Coast |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Algeria |
77–62 | Nigeria |
| Alexandria |
| 9 August 2003 17:00 |
| Algeria |
73–62 | Mozambique |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Nigeria |
83–61 | Ivory Coast |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Egypt |
91–84 | Central African Rep. |
| Alexandria |
| 10 August 2003 17:00 |
| Mozambique |
69–67 | Ivory Coast |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Nigeria |
69–64 | Central African Rep. |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Egypt |
86–79 | Algeria |
| Alexandria |
| 12 August 2003 17:00 |
| Central African Rep. |
81–36 | Mozambique |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
85–78 | Algeria |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Nigeria |
69–56 | Egypt |
| Alexandria |
| 13 August 2003 17:00 |
| Nigeria |
83–41 | Mozambique |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Central African Rep. |
87–69 | Algeria |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Egypt |
100–72 | Ivory Coast |
| Alexandria |
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
|
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 |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Tunisia |
75–63 | Morocco |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Angola |
73–60 | Senegal |
| Alexandria |
| 9 August 2003 17:00 |
| Angola |
101–55 | South Africa |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Morocco |
76–71 | Madagascar |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Senegal |
75–71 | Tunisia |
| Alexandria |
| 10 August 2003 17:00 |
| Senegal |
112–63 | Madagascar |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Angola |
71–63 | Tunisia |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Morocco |
69–50 | South Africa |
| Alexandria |
| 12 August 2003 17:00 |
| Tunisia |
91–51 | Madagascar |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Angola |
106–65 | Morocco |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| South Africa |
79–71 | Senegal |
| Alexandria |
| 13 August 2003 17:00 |
| Angola |
103–64 | Madagascar |
| Alexandria |
19:00 |
| Tunisia |
69–54 | South Africa |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Senegal |
92–77 | Morocco |
| Alexandria |
Knockout stage
11th place match
| 15 August 2003 17:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
87–52 | Madagascar |
| Pts: Kouame 21 | Pts: Saotra 21 |
| Alexandria |
9th place match
| 15 August 2003 19:00 |
| South Africa |
77–70 | Mozambique |
| Pts: Molebatsi 19 | Pts: Tamele 22 |
| Alexandria |
7th place match
| 15 August 2003 15:00 |
| Algeria |
82–68 | Morocco |
| Pts: Doubal 19 | Pts: Bakkas 21 |
| Alexandria |
5th place match
| 15 August 2003 21:00 |
| Central African Rep. |
75–64 | Tunisia |
| Pts: Koundjia 20 | Pts: Essayed 24 |
| Alexandria |
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 | |||||
| 14 August 2003 19:00 |
| Nigeria |
78–55 | Senegal |
| Pts: Muoneke 21 | Pts: Diallo 18 |
| Alexandria |
21:00 |
| Angola |
82–68 | Egypt |
| Pts: Lutonda 20 | Pts: Mounir 14 |
| Alexandria |
Bronze medal match
| 16 August 2003 19:00 |
| Egypt |
81–79 | Senegal |
| Pts: Moneim 20 | Pts: Diallo 20 |
| Alexandria |
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 | |
| Alexandria |
Final standings
| 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
| 2003 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
|---|
 Angola Seventh title |
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Miguel Lutonda
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All-Tournament Team
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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.