FIBA Africa Championship 1978
Introduction The '''FIBA Africa Championship 1978''' was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978.The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
Competing Nations The following national teams competed:Group AGroup B
Preliminary rounds ===Group A===TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff'''8'''440398251+147'''7'''431378323+55'''6'''422346334+12'''5'''413282342-60'''4'''404281435-155Day 1''''''112–55''''''124–69Day 277–129''''''56–104''''''Day 369–78''''''''''''87–73Day 4''' '''95–6771–84''''''Day 5''''''92–88''''''87–68===Group B===TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff'''8'''440216152+64'''7'''431314225+89'''6'''422407372+35'''5'''413290349-59'''4'''404209338-129Day 1''''''99–71''''''107–89Day 2''''''83–49''''''97–87Day 3''''''135–95''''''2–0Day 4''''''96–73''''''2–0Day 5''''''105–63''''''118–65
Knockout stage
Classification Stage ''''''98–9476–71 ''' '''90–121 ''' '''
Final standings  Rank Team Record 1  6-0 2  4-2 3  5-1 4  3-3 5  3-2 6  2-3 7  2-3 8  1-4 9  1-4 10  0-5 qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
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