The FIBA Africa Championship 1980 was hosted by Morocco from March 20 to March 28, 1980. The games were played in Rabat. Senegal won the tournament, its fourth African Championship, by beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final. Senegal qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics as a result of its showing in this tournament.
Competing nations The following national teams competed:
Group AGroup B
Preliminary rounds
Group A TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff8440426318+1087431344341+36422331313+185413286333-474404358440-82
Day 1 81–67106–87
Day 2 69–8859–85
Day 3 88–10296–72
Day 4 79–58101–111
Day 5 139–10080–77
Group B TeamPtsPldWLPFPADiff10550507370+1378532407417-107523419459-407523468489-217523438473-356514439470-31
Day 1 87–6875–68108–79
Day 2 103–9097–9394–71
Day 3 82–6794–73102–101
Day 4 104–102107–92103–77
Day 5 87–81108–7098–97
Knockout stage
Classification Stage 123–9371–85 111–114
Final standings Rank Team Record 1 7-0 2 5-2 3 4-2 4 3-3 5 3-3 6 2-3 7 2-3 8 2-4 9 3-3 10 0-5 11 1-4
Senegal qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Awards Most Valuable Player Mathieu Faye
External links FIBA Archive