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2023 FIBA AfroCan
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Angola |
| Luanda |
| 8–16 July 2023 |
| 12 |
| 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Morocco (1st title) |
| Ivory Coast |
| Rwanda |
| DR Congo |
| Kevin Franceschi |
| Evariste Shonganya(19.8 points per game) |
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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. 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.
The four highest ranked teams from the AfroCan 2019 were automatically qualified. Eight other teams qualified through the qualification rounds, which are held from February to June 2023. Nigeria received the only wild card for the tournament.
| Qualification method | Dates | Host city | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best four teams from AfroCan 2019 | Bamako | DR Congo Kenya Angola Morocco | |
| Zone 1 | 23–25 June | Algiers | Tunisia |
| Zone 2 and 3 | 30 June – 2 July | Abidjan | Ivory Coast |
| Zone 4 | 19–25 March 2023 | Yaoundé | Cameroon Gabon |
| Zone 5 | 17–21 June 2023 | Dar es Salaam | Rwanda |
| Zone 6 | 21–28 February 2023 | Bulawayo | Mozambique |
| Zone 7 | Not held | ||
| Wild card | - | – | Nigeria |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 118 | +7 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 114 | +4 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 129 | −11 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 103 | +26 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 113 | −3 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 134 | −23 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 113 | +21 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 125 | −14 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 126 | −7 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 121 | +26 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 142 | −13 | 3 | Advance to qualification games for quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 141 | −13 | 2 |
5–8th place
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Kenya | 61 | |||||
| Nigeria | 59 | |||||
| Kenya | 59 | |||||
| Tunisia | 67 | |||||
| Angola | 65 | |||||
| Tunisia | 68 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Nigeria | 69 | |||||
| Angola | 72 |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 5-1 | |
| Ivory Coast | 4-2 | |
| Rwanda | 3-3 | |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3-2 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 4–1 |
| 6 | Kenya | 2–2 |
| 7 | Angola | 3–3 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 3–3 |
| 9 | Gabon | 1–2 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 1–2 |
| 11 | Cameroon | 0–3 |
| 12 | Mali | 0–3 |
The awards were announced after the final.
| All-Star Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jihad Benchlikha Kevin Franceschi | Evariste Shonganya Dieudonné Ndizeye | Mike Fofana |
| MVP: Kevin Franceschi |
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