FIBA Africa Championship 1999

FIBA Africa Championship 1999
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
Dates29 July – 6 August
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Angola (5th title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
MVPMali Lamine Diawara[citation needed]
1997
2001

The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999.

Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "Men Basketball Africa Championship 1999 Luanda,Cabinda (ANG) - 29.07-06.08 Winner Angola". todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

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