Tournament details | |
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Host country | Angola |
Dates | 29 July – 6 August |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Angola (5th title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Egypt |
Fourth place | Mali |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Lamine Diawara[citation needed] |
The FIBA Africa Championship 1999 was the 20th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola from July 29 to August 6, 1999.
Angola defeated Nigeria 79–72 in the final to win their fifth title.[1] and securing a spot at the 2000 Summer Olympics.