FIBA Africa Championship 1974
7th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryCentral African Republic
DatesApril 5-15
Teams10
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Central African Republic (1st title)
Tournament statistics
MVPCentral African Republic Gaston Gambor
Top scorerSenegal Diop

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.

Competing Nations

The following national teams competed:

Group A Group B

 Benin
 Mali
 Senegal
 Somalia
 Togo
 Tunisia

 Central African Republic
 Cameroon
 Tanzania
 Zaire

Preliminary rounds

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Senegal 10550403301+102
 Tunisia 8532309290+19
 Togo 8532380345+35
 Mali 8532369331+38
 Benin
6514315430-115
 Somalia
6505334413-79

Day 1

 Tunisia 8264  Benin
 Togo 5939  Somalia
 Senegal 7668  Mali

Day 2

 Somalia 5972  Benin
 Tunisia 7071  Mali
 Senegal 7868  Togo

Day 3

 Somalia 4363  Senegal
 Mali 8949  Benin
 Tunisia 8884  Togo

Day 4

 Senegal 11470  Benin
 Mali 8083  Togo
 Tunisia 8770  Somalia

Day 5

 Togo 8660  Benin
 Senegal 7252  Tunisia
 Mali 6153  Somalia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L PF PA Diff
 Central African Republic 6330339178+161
 Cameroon 5321281180+101
 Zaire 4312267265+2
 Tanzania 3303143407-263

Day 1

 Central African Republic 6664  Cameroon

Day 2

 Cameroon 9162  Zaire

Day 3

 Zaire 12359  Tanzania

Day 4

 Cameroon 12652  Tanzania
 Central African Republic 11582  Zaire

Day 5

 Central African Republic 15832  Tanzania

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
April 14, 1974
 
 
 Central African Republic89
 
April 15, 1974
 
 Tunisia80
 
 Central African Republic72
 
April 14, 1974
 
 Senegal67
 
 Senegal84
 
 
 Cameroon78
 
Third place
 
 
April 15, 1974
 
 
 Tunisia82
 
 
 Cameroon72

Classification Stage

 Togo 8770  Zaire
 Tanzania 37151  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
Central African Republic Gaston Gambor
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