FIBA Africa Championship 1974
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.
The tournament was hosted at the Martin Ngoko National Basketball Center in Bangui.
Competing Nations
The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary rounds
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Senegal
|
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 403 | 301 | +102 |
 Tunisia
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 309 | 290 | +19 |
 Togo
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 380 | 345 | +35 |
 Mali
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 369 | 331 | +38 |
 Benin |
6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 315 | 430 | -115 |
 Somalia |
6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 413 | -79 |
Day 1
| Tunisia
|
82–64 | Benin
|
| Togo
|
59–39 | Somalia
|
| Senegal
|
76–68 | Mali
|
Day 2
| Somalia
|
59–72 | Benin
|
| Tunisia
|
70–71 | Mali
|
| Senegal
|
78–68 | Togo
|
Day 3
| Somalia
|
43–63 | Senegal
|
| Mali
|
89–49 | Benin
|
| Tunisia
|
88–84 | Togo
|
Day 4
| Senegal
|
114–70 | Benin
|
| Mali
|
80–83 | Togo
|
| Tunisia
|
87–70 | Somalia
|
Day 5
| Togo
|
86–60 | Benin
|
| Senegal
|
72–52 | Tunisia
|
| Mali
|
61–53 | Somalia
|
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Central African Republic
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 339 | 178 | +161 |
 Cameroon
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 281 | 180 | +101 |
 Zaire
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 267 | 265 | +2 |
 Tanzania
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 407 | -263 |
Day 1
| Central African Republic
|
66–64 | Cameroon
|
Day 2
| Cameroon
|
91–62 | Zaire
|
Day 3
| Zaire
|
123–59 | Tanzania
|
Day 4
| Cameroon
|
126–52 | Tanzania
|
| Central African Republic
|
115–82 | Zaire
|
Day 5
| Central African Republic
|
158–32 | Tanzania
|
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| April 14, 1974 | ||||||
| Central African Republic | 89 | |||||
| April 15, 1974 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 80 | |||||
| Central African Republic | 72 | |||||
| April 14, 1974 | ||||||
| Senegal | 67 | |||||
| Senegal | 84 | |||||
| Cameroon | 78 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| April 15, 1974 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 82 | |||||
| Cameroon | 72 | |||||
Classification Stage
| Togo
|
87–70 | Zaire
|
| Tanzania
|
37–151 | Mali
|
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic
|
5-0 |
| 2 | Senegal
|
6-1 |
| 3 | Tunisia
|
4-2 |
| 4 | Cameroon
|
2-3 |
| 5 | Togo
|
4-2 |
| 6 | Zaire
|
1-3 |
| 7 | Mali
|
4-2 |
| 8 | Tanzania
|
0-4 |
| 9 | Benin (named Dahomey)
|
1-4 |
| 10 | Somalia
|
0-6 |
Central African Republic qualified for the 1974 FIBA World Championship.
Awards
| Most Valuable Player |
|---|
| Gaston Gambor
|
