The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

 from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

. Senegal

Senegal national basketball team

The Senegal national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Senegal in international competition. The squad has comprised several players to have competed in the National Basketball Association, including Charlotte Bobcats center DeSagana Diop, and is considered, with those...

 won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship

1978 FIBA World Championship

The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978.Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.-Venues:...

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Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A	Group B

Group A

147

55

12

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	8	4	4	0	398	251
	7	4	3	1	378	323
	6	4	2	2	346	334
	5	4	1	3	282	342
	4	4	0	4	281	435

Day 1

	112–55
	124–69

Day 2

	77–129
	56–104

Day 3

	69–78
	87–73

Day 4

	95–67
	71–84

Day 5

	92–88
	87–68

Group B

64

89

35

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff
	8	4	4	0	216	152
	7	4	3	1	314	225
	6	4	2	2	407	372
	5	4	1	3	290	349
	4	4	0	4	209	338

Day 1

	99–71
	107–89

Day 2

	83–49
	97–87

Day 3

	135–95
	2–0

Day 4

	96–73
	2–0

Day 5

	105–63
	118–65

Knockout stage

Classification Stage

	98–94
	76–71
	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

1978 FIBA World Championship

The 1978 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Philippines from October 1 to 14, 1978.Rizal Memorial Coliseum at Manila and Araneta Coliseum at Quezon City, Metro Manila were the venues for the event.-Venues:...

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