FIBA Africa Championship 1995
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| FIBA Africa Championship 1995 | |
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| 18th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
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| Host nation | Algeria |
| Dates | December 11-18 |
| Teams | 9 (from 49 federations) |
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Angola (4th title) |
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The FIBA Africa Championship 1995 took place in Algiers, Algeria from December 11 to December 18, 1995. The top country in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the berth allocated to Africa for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Angola won the tournament, the country's 4th consecutive African championship, by beating Senegal in the final.
Contents
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary rounds
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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 Algeria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 289 | 244 | +55 |
 Nigeria |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 241 | 218 | +23 |
 Morocco |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 265 | 273 | -8 |
 Ivory Coast |
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 302 | 289 | +13 |
 Zaire |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 327 | -155 |
Day 1
| Algeria |
65–57 | Morocco |
| Ivory Coast |
57–61 | Nigeria |
Day 2
| Zaire |
59–87 | Algeria |
| Ivory Coast |
77–85 | Morocco |
Day 3
| Morocco |
52–63 | Nigeria |
| Ivory Coast |
87–63 | Zaire |
Day 4
| Nigeria |
70–52 | Zaire |
| Algeria |
80–81 | Ivory Coast |
Day 5
| Algeria |
57–47 | Nigeria |
| Morocco |
71–68 | Zaire |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
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| Angola |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 280 | 142 | +138 |
 Senegal |
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 227 | 214 | +13 |
 Mali |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 245 | -49 |
 Mozambique |
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 266 | -102 |
Day 1
| Senegal |
80–65 | Mozambique |
| Angola |
73–51 | Senegal |
Day 2
| Mali |
69–59 | Mozambique |
| Angola |
90–51 | Mali |
Day 3
| Angola |
117–40 | Mozambique |
| Senegal |
96–76 | Mali |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| December 17, 1995 | |||||||
| Angola |
74 | ||||||
| Nigeria |
56 | ||||||
| December 18, 1995 | |||||||
| Angola |
67 | ||||||
| Senegal |
55 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| December 17, 1995 | December 18, 1995 | ||||||
| Senegal |
61 | Nigeria |
58 | ||||
| Algeria |
45 | Algeria |
51 | ||||
Classification Stage
| Mali |
77–71 | Morocco |
| Ivory Coast |
90–49 | Mozambique |
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
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| 1 | Angola |
5-0 |
| 2 | Senegal |
3-2 |
| 3 | Nigeria |
4-2 |
| 4 | Algeria |
3-3 |
| 5 | Mali |
2-2 |
| 6 | Morocco |
2-3 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast |
3-2 |
| 8 | Mozambique |
0-4 |
| 9 | Zaire |
0-4 |
Angola qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Awards
| 1995 FIBA Africa Championship Winners |
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 Angola Fourth title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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