The Basketball tournament at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held in Algeria from 12 July to 22 July. The winners were Angola who defeated Egypt in the finals 56–50.
Group A played in Harcha. Group B played in Staoueli. The quarter-finals were held on 19 July, the semi-finals on 20 July and the final on 22 July. Senegal was drawn into Group A but withdrew before the start of the tournament.
Competition format The teams with the four best records qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
Calendar
PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal Event↓/Date → Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Mon 16 Tue 17 Thu 19 Fri 20 Sun 22 Men P P P P P ¼ ½ F Women P P P P P ¼ ½ F
Men's competition
Group AGroup B
Women's competition
Group AGroup B
Medal summary Medal table
Events Men Angola Domingos Bonifácio Fernando Albano Gerson Monteiro Idelfonso Kiteculo Leonel Paulo Mayzer Alexandre Nivaldo Sumbo Simão Panzo Vicente Neto Victor Muzadi Vladimir Ricardino Walter Costa Coach: Jaime Covilhã Egypt Ahmed Hussein Ashraf Rabie Haytham Sehrty Ibrahim El-Gammal Ismail Ahmed Kareem Shamseia Moamen El Einen Mohamed El-Garhi Mohamed Mahmoud Ramy Gunady Tarek El-Ghannam Wael El Sayed Nigeria Abdullahi Kuso Abdulrahman Mohammed Abubakar Usman Chamberlain Oguchi Ejike Ugboaja Henry Uhegwu Jayson Obazuaye Jeleel Akindele Michael Umeh Olumide Oyedeji Orseer Ikyaator Stanley GumutWomen Senegal Adama Diakhaté Anta Sy Astou Traoré Awa Doumbia Bineta Diouf Fatou Dieng Jeanne Senghor Magatte Sarr Mame Diodio Diouf Mame Paye Ndèye Séne Salimata Diatta Coach: Maguette Diop Nigeria Charity Egenti Enjoli Izidor Erdoo Angwe Joyce Ekworomadu Mfon Udoka Nwamaka Adibeli Olayinka Sanni Oluchi Okorie Priscilla Udeaja Tamunomiete Whyte Ugochukwu Oha Vivian Ewalefo Coach: Angola Ângela Cardoso Astrida Vicente Bárbara Guimarães Catarina Camufal Domitila Ventura Irene Guerreiro Isabel Francisco Jaquelina Francisco Luísa Tomás Maria Afonso Nacissela Maurício Ngiendula Filipe Coach:
Final standings Rank Men WomenTeam Pld W L Team Pld W L 8 8 0 8 7 1 7 6 1 8 7 1 8 6 2 7 5 2 4. 8 4 4 7 4 3Eliminated at the quarterfinals 5. 7 4 3 8 5 3 6. 7 4 3 7 3 4 7. 7 2 5 8 3 5 8. 8 2 6 7 2 5Preliminary round 5th placers 9. 6 2 4 5 1 4 10. 5 0 5 6 1 5Preliminary round 6th placers 11. 5 0 5 5 0 5
External links Tough Draw For Liberia liberiansoccer.com, Julu M. Johnson, 22 April 2007 All-Africa Games Men africabasket.com
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