The FIBA Africa Championship 1978 was hosted by Senegal from December 24, 1977 to January 1, 1978. The games were played in Dakar. Senegal won the tournament, its third African Championship, to qualify for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
Competing nations The following national teams competed:
Group AGroup B
Preliminary rounds
Group A TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff8440398251+1477431378323+556422346334+125413282342-604404281435-155
Day 1 112–55124–69
Day 2 77–12956–104
Day 3 69–7887–73
Day 4 95–6771–84
Day 5 92–8887–68
Group B TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff8440216152+647431314225+896422407372+355413290349-594404209338-129
Day 1 99–71107–89
Day 2 83–4997–87
Day 3 135–952–0
Day 4 96–732–0
Day 5 105–63118–65
Knockout stage
Classification Stage 98–9476–71 90–121
Final standings Rank Team Record 1 6-0 2 4-2 3 5-1 4 3-3 5 3-2 6 2-3 7 2-3 8 1-4 9 1-4 10 0-5
qualified for the 1978 FIBA World Championship.
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