AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th
FIBA Africa Championship
The AfroBasket (alternatively known as the FIBA Africa Championship, FIBA African Championship, or FIBA AfroBasket) is the men's basketball continental championship contested by the senior national teams of Africa, played once every four years. ...
, played under the auspices of the
Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body of the African zone. The tournament was hosted by
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
, in the cities of
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.
History
Por ...
,
Cabinda,
Huambo
Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa (English language, English: ''New Lisbon''), is the third-most populous List of cities and towns in Angola, city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 595,304 in the city and a pop ...
and
Lubango
Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola a ...
.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
won its fifth consecutive African championship and ninth overall by beating
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
86-72 in the championship game.
Cape Verde
Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Africa in the central Atlantic Ocean, consisting of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about . These islands ...
won the bronze medal game over
Egypt
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. Angola qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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, whereas Cameroon and Cape Verde qualified for the
2008 Olympic qualifying tournament. Angola's
Joaquim Gomes
Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.
A in height, 100 kg (220 pounds) in weight center-p ...
was awarded as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Venues
Qualification
Squads
Preliminary round
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Classification round
9th-16th classification
13th-16th classification
9th-12th classification
15th place
13th place
11th place
9th place
Knockout round
Quarterfinals
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5th-8th classification
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
Bronze-medal match
Final
Final standings
Awards
All-Tournament Team
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Marques Houtman
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Olímpio Cipriano
Olímpio Cipriano (born 9 April 1982) is an Angolan basketball player who currently plays for Petro de Luanda and the Angola national team.
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Luc Mbah a Moute
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute ( ; born 9 September 1986) is a Cameroonian former professional basketball player. Mbah a Moute also played for the Cameroon national team.
Mbah a Moute is currently a player agent for Creative Artists Agency (CAA).
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Joaquim Gomes
Joaquim Brandão Gomes, also known as "Kikas", (born December 23, 1980) is a retired Angolan professional basketball player. He has played professionally in Germany and the Netherlands.
A in height, 100 kg (220 pounds) in weight center-p ...
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Rodrigo Mascarenhas
Rodrigo Mascarenhas (born March 24, 1980) is a Cape Verdean-Portuguese former basketball player. Standing at , he played as forward.
Professional career
Mascarenhas played professional basketball in Portugal with F.C. Porto. He then joined count ...
Statistical Leaders
Individual Tournament Highs
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Minutes
Individual Game Highs
Team Tournament Highs
Points per Game
Total Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
2-point field goal percentage
3-point field goal percentage
Free throw percentage
Team Game highs
See also
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2007 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
The 2007 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup, FIBA Africa Basketball Club Championship (22nd edition), was an international basketball tournament held in the cities of Cabinda (city), Cabinda (Group A), Huambo (Group B) and Luanda (Knockout stage), ...
References
External links
Official websiteAfrobasket ForumInterbasket Afrobasket coverage
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2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
2007–08 in Angolan basketball
2007 in African basketball
International basketball competitions hosted by Angola
August 2007 sports events in Africa
Basketball competitions in Luanda
21st century in Luanda