Back بطولة أمم إفريقيا لكرة السلة 1997 Arabic Basketball-Afrikameisterschaft 1997 German Championnat d'Afrique de basket-ball 1997 French Campionato africano maschile di pallacanestro 1997 Italian Африканско првенство во кошарка 1997 Macedonian Afrikamesterskapet i basketball for menn 1997 NB Majstrovstvá Afriky v basketbale mužov 1997 Slovak
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Senegal |
| City | Dakar |
| Dates | 25 July – 3 August |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Angola |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Oumar Mar |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1997 was hosted by Senegal from July 25 to August 3, 1997. The games were played in Dakar. The top two countries in this FIBA Africa Championship earned the two berths allocated to Africa for the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Senegal won the tournament, the country's 5th African championship and first since 1980, by beating Nigeria 69-48 in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship.