2009 FIBA Africa Championship
| AfroBasket 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| 25th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Libya | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 5 - August 15 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 53 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in Benghazi, Tripoli host cities) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Angola (10th title)
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| MVP |
Joaquim Gomes
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| Qualified for the quarterfinals | |
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| Qualified for 2010 FIBA World Championships |
AfroBasket 2009 was the 25th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. At stake were the three berths allocated to Africa in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The tournament was hosted by Libya after Nigeria, the original host, withdrew from hosting after not conforming to FIBA Africa guidelines.
Angola won its sixth consecutive African championship and tenth overall by beating Côte d'Ivoire 82-72 in the championship game.Tunisia won the bronze medal game over Cameroon to earn its first-ever FIBA World Championship berth. Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, and Tunisia move on to represent Africa at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Angola's Joaquim Gomes claimed the tournament's Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive Afrobasket tournament.
Widely considered among the most coveted sporting competitions in Africa, AfroBasket 2009 was hosted by Libya from August 5 to August 15, 2009. Games were played in Tripoli and Benghazi, with four groups being equally divided between the country’s two largest cities.
It is estimated that over 70 media channels covered the engagements, with the top three positioned squads automatically qualifying to represent the continent for the 2010 World Championship, to be held from August 28 to September 12, in Turkey. This historic event also coincides with ongoing celebratory activities marking the 40th anniversary of Libya's 1 September Revolution (Great Al-Fatih Revolution) which brought Muammar Gaddafi to power, and the tenth anniversary of the Sirte Declaration establishing the African Union (AU) on September 9, 1999.
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