FIBA Africa Championship 1974
Introduction The '''FIBA Africa Championship 1974''' was hosted by the Central African Republic from April 5 to April 15, 1974.The games were played in Bangui. Central African Republic won the tournament, its first African Championship, by beating Senegal in the final. Central African Republic qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship by winning the tournament.
Competing Nations The following national teams competed:Group AGroup B
Preliminary rounds ===Group A===TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff'''10'''550403301+102'''8'''532309290+19'''8'''532380345+35'''8'''532369331+38'''6'''514315430-115'''6'''505334413-79Day 1''''''82–64''''''59–39''''''76–68Day 259–72''''''70–71''''''''''''78–68Day 343–63''''''''''''89–49''''''88–84Day 4''' '''114–7080–83''''''''''''87–70Day 5''''''86–60''''''72–52''''''61–53===Group B===TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff'''6'''330339178+161'''5'''321281180+101'''4'''312267265+2'''3'''303143407-263Day 1''''''66–64Day 2''''''91–62Day 3''''''123–59Day 4''''''126–52''''''115–82Day 5''''''158–32
Knockout stage
Classification Stage ''''''87–7037–151 ''' '''
Final standings  Rank Team Record 1  5-0 2  6-1 3  4-2 4  2-3 5  4-2 6  1-3 7  4-2 8  0-4 9 (named Dahomey)  1-4 10  0-6 qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship.
Awards Most Valuable Player Gaston Gambor
External links *  FIBA Archive