The
FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by
Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in
Abidjan
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Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating
Angola
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in the final. Both teams qualified for the
1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.
Competing nations
The following national teams competed:
Preliminary rounds
Group A
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Group B
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Knockout stage
Classification Stage
Final standings
External links
FIBA Archive
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1985 in African basketball
Sport in Abidjan
AfroBasket
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International sports competitions hosted by Ivory Coast
December 1985 sports events in Africa