AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia.[1] The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 19–30 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up  |  Angola |
Third place  |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Chamberlain Oguchi |
| Top scorer | Gorgui Dieng (22.9 points per game) |
← 2013 2017 → | |
Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP.
By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola, Tunisia, and Senegal, each secured a spot in the final FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament.
Already qualified:
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AfroBasket 2015 was supposed to have been held in the tourist cities of Nabeul and Hammamet.[2] However, due to the attacks in Sousse in June 2015, the venue was moved to Radès, just outside Tunis.[3]
| Tunis |
AfroBasket 2015 (Tunisia) |
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| Radès Sports Hall | |
| Capacity: 17,000 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Tunisia (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 215 | 166 | +49 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 245 | 192 | +53 | 5 |
| 3 |  Central African Republic
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3 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 212 | −37 | 4 |
| 4 |  Uganda
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3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 235 | −65 | 3 |
19 August |
| Nigeria |
88–63 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 33–23, 20–12, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Aminu15 Rebs: Lawal14 Asts: Uzoh4 |
Pts: Damachoua15 Rebs: Kouguere5 Asts: Djimrabaye4 | |
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19 August |
| Tunisia |
77–55 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 14–10, 20–16, 19–11 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane24 Rebs: Mejri10 Asts: Roll5 |
Pts: Ocitti20 Rebs: Omwony5 Asts: Nagwere4 | |
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21 August |
| Uganda |
59–98 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 14–21, 11–32, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Omwony20 Rebs: Omwony9 Asts: Mukooza3 |
Pts: Oguchi30 Rebs: Oyedeji8 Asts: Lawal7 | |
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21 August |
| Tunisia |
68–52 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–9, 16–10, 19–16, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Mejri12 Rebs: Ben Romdhane11 Asts: Hadidane3 |
Pts: Kouguere20 Rebs: Djimrabaye8 Asts: Zachée2 | |
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23 August |
| Central African Republic |
60–56 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 8–16, 11–11, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: Damachoua14 Rebs: Grebongo13 Asts: Djimrabaye2 |
Pts: Sebirumbi15 Rebs: Sebirumbi13 Asts: Enabu5 | |
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23 August |
| Nigeria |
59–70 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 17–17, 12–20, 17–11 | ||
| Pts: Uzoh13 Rebs: Aminu8 Asts: Gbinije3 |
Pts: Mejri24 Rebs: Ben Romdhane8 Asts: Ben Romdhane8 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal
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3 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 220 | +18 | 6 |
| 2 | Angola
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3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 213 | +12 | 5 |
| 3 |  Mozambique
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3 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 252 | −19 | 4 |
| 4 |  Morocco
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3 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 230 | −10 | 3 |
20 August |
| Angola |
84–72 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 17–19, 29–14, 23–15 | ||
| Pts: C.Morais18 Rebs: Moreira8 Asts: B.Morais4 |
Pts: A.Matos25 Rebs: Magoliço7 Asts: P.Matos5 | |
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20 August |
| Senegal |
77–71 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 17–24, 24–17, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: Dieng26 Rebs: Dieng15 Asts: D'Almeida5 |
Pts: Zouita27 Rebs: Kourodu7 Asts: Khalfi8 | |
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22 August |
| Mozambique |
76–86 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 17–16, 24–21, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Matos18 Rebs: Muchate5 Asts: Matos5 |
Pts: Dieng28 Rebs: Dieng18 Asts: D'Almeida8 | |
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22 August |
| Angola |
68–67 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 18–12, 17–20, 18–12 | ||
| Pts: Ndoniema11 Rebs: Mingas6 Asts: Mingas1 |
Pts: Najah14 Rebs: Najah6 Asts: Khalfi4 | |
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24 August |
| Morocco |
82–85 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 21–23, 10–16, 22–27 | ||
| Pts: Kourodu21 Rebs: Kourodu11 Asts: Zouita5 |
Pts: Matos23 Rebs: Muchate7 Asts: Canivete2 | |
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24 August |
| Senegal |
74–73 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 23–15, 13–26, 24–14 | ||
| Pts: Dieng24 Rebs: Dieng9 Asts: D'Almeida8 |
Pts: C.Morais19 Rebs: Moreira7 Asts: C.Morais5 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 234 | 175 | +59 | 6 |
| 2 |  Cameroon
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3 | 2 | 1 | 240 | 206 | +34 | 5 |
| 3 |  Mali
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3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 179 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Gabon
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3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 267 | −97 | 3 |
19 August |
| Egypt |
96–49 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 39–3, 24–17, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: El-Gammal14 Rebs: Shousha9 Asts: Amin4 |
Pts: Lasme9 Rebs: Lasme11 Asts: Essono Mvé3 | |
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19 August |
| Mali |
56–70 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 10–14, 20–28, 8–17 | ||
| Pts: Saounera11 Rebs: Cissé7 Asts: Cissé2 |
Pts: Kadji17 Rebs: Adala-Moto6 Asts: Curti3 | |
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21 August |
| Gabon |
54–78 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 8–26, 5–18, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Essono Mvé11 Rebs: Essono Mvé9 Asts: Lasme2 |
Pts: Moungoro13 Rebs: Bah9 Asts: Kante5 | |
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21 August |
| Egypt |
83–77 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 19–27, 25–21, 17–15 | ||
| Pts: Khalifa15 Rebs: Shousha12 Asts: Khalifa4 |
Pts: Nzeulie19 Rebs: Kadji10 Asts: Adala Moto2 | |
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23 August |
| Cameroon |
93–67 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 20–20, 23–22, 35–15 | ||
| Pts: Nzeulie25 Rebs: Wangmene7 Asts: Adala Moto6 |
Pts: Kobangoye Ikinda18 Rebs: Mayimba7 Asts: Mouckaga Atsu, Ndong2 | |
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23 August |
| Mali |
49–55 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 10–11, 11–10, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Cissé10 Rebs: Tangara5 Asts: Kante3 |
Pts: Gunady12 Rebs: Marei11 Asts: Khalifa3 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Cape Verde
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3 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 190 | +40 | 6 |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 202 | −1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Algeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 226 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 227 | −43 | 3 |
20 August |
| Ivory Coast |
56–76 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 11–23, 17–17, 17–12 | ||
| Pts: Diabate12 Rebs: Koffi10 Asts: Koffi4 |
Pts: Xavier19 Rebs: Mascarenhas14 Asts: Xavier4 | |
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20 August |
| Algeria |
87–67 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 24–17, 27–17, 21–13 | ||
| Pts: Harat21 Rebs: Harat12 Asts: Benzegala6 |
Pts: Maturure14 Rebs: Maturure10 Asts: Banda2 | |
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22 August |
| Ivory Coast |
64–52 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 18–11, 16–19, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Diabate17 Rebs: Tape10 Asts: Diabate8 |
Pts: Chikoko17 Rebs: Chikoko10 Asts: Maturure3 | |
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22 August |
| Cape Verde |
78–69 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 30–12, 15–17, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Almeida25 Rebs: Mascarenhas9 Asts: Xavier4 |
Pts: Cheriet19 Rebs: Gaham8 Asts: Benzegala5 | |
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24 August |
| Zimbabwe |
65–76 | Cape Verde |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 18–16, 16–24, 13–14 | ||
| Pts: Banda12 Rebs: Chikoko11 Asts: Maturure4 |
Pts: Correia18 Rebs: Coronel12 Asts: Almeida7 | |
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24 August |
| Algeria |
74–81 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 18–18, 18–16, 14–28 | ||
| Pts: Harat27 Rebs: Harat14 Asts: Benzegala4 |
Pts: Diabate26 Rebs: Tape6 Asts: Diabate6 | |
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
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| 25 August | |||||||||||||
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| Tunisia (OT) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 27 August | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 25 August | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 29 August | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 25 August | |||||||||||||
| Angola | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 27 August | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 62 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 25 August | |||||||||||||
| Angola | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Angola | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 30 August | |||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Angola | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 26 August | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 27 August | |||||||||||||
| Uganda | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 26 August | |||||||||||||
| Algeria | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 29 August | |||||||||||||
| Algeria | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 26 August | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria (OT) | 88 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 27 August | 30 August | ||||||||||||
| Gabon | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Gabon | 64 | Tunisia | 82 | ||||||||||
| 26 August | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 88 | Senegal | 73 | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 83 | ||||||||||||
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| Mozambique | 47 | ||||||||||||
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| 5th–8th place | 5th place | ||||
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| 28 August | |||||
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| Mali | 51 | ||||
| 29 August | |||||
| Egypt | 74 | ||||
| Egypt | 69 | ||||
| 28 August | |||||
| Algeria | 63 | ||||
| Algeria | 84 | ||||
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| Gabon | 76 | ||||
| 7th place | |||||
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| 29 August | |||||
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| Mali | 94 | ||||
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| Gabon | 82 | ||||
25 August |
| Tunisia |
69–68 (OT) | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 14–11, 16–24, 9–9, Overtime: 13–12 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane22 Rebs: Ben Romdhane10 Asts: Roll3 |
Pts: Kourodu19 Rebs: Zouita7 Asts: Zouita6 | |
25 August |
| Ivory Coast |
57–76 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 10–22, 17–13, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Diabate18 Rebs: Seydou Hima7 Asts: Diabate4 |
Pts: Sidibe18 Rebs: Ballo10 Asts: Kante4 | |
25 August |
| Egypt |
102–62 | Zimbabwe |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 26–17, 22–11, 31–22 | ||
| Pts: Amin18 Rebs: Marei8 Asts: Tawfik6 |
Pts: Chikoko17 Rebs: Chikoko10 Asts: Chitsinde2 | |
25 August |
| Angola |
62–61 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 15–11, 22–21, 10–11 | ||
| Pts: Moreira16 Rebs: Mingas8 Asts: Costa6 |
Pts: Kouguere23 Rebs: Kouguere7 Asts: Damachoua2 | |
26 August |
| Senegal |
79–48 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 20–9, 23–16, 20–10 | ||
| Pts: Dieng23 Rebs: Dieng17 Asts: D'Almeida8 |
Pts: Ocitti16 Rebs: Sebirumbi12 Asts: Mukooza3 | |
26 August |
| Cameroon |
71–73 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 15–15, 21–21, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Tchoubaye22 Rebs: Adala Moto10 Asts: Bitee3 |
Pts: Harat23 Rebs: Mekdad7 Asts: Benzegala8 | |
26 August |
| Cape Verde |
67–77 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–19, 17–16, 9–22 | ||
| Pts: Correia23 Rebs: Almeida10 Asts: Xavier7 |
Pts: Mayimba17 Rebs: Essono Mve10 Asts: Kobangoye Ikinda4 | |
26 August |
| Nigeria |
83–47 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 12–8, 20–12, 22–11 | ||
| Pts: Aminu14 Rebs: Lawal12 Asts: Umeh4 |
Pts: Matos14 Rebs: Martins4 Asts: Matos4 | |
27 August |
| Gabon |
64–88 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 14–26, 9–23, 30–16 | ||
| Pts: Mayimba21 Rebs: Lasme9 Asts: Boundou3 |
Pts: Aminu17 Rebs: Aminu10 Asts: Uzoh6 | |
27 August |
| Egypt |
63–83 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 16–23, 17–17, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Amin19 Rebs: Khalifa8 Asts: Khalifa4 |
Pts: C. Morais19 Rebs: Ambrosio5 Asts: Costa6 | |
27 August |
| Senegal |
75–58 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 20–16, 25–9, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Dieng20 Rebs: Dieng17 Asts: Dieng8 |
Pts: Harat, Mounir Benzegala12 Rebs: Touati7 Asts: four players1 | |
27 August |
| Tunisia |
67–60 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–4, 15–20, 13–11, 21–25 | ||
| Pts: El Mabrouk16 Rebs: Ben Romdhane7 Asts: Abada5 |
Pts: Cissé14 Rebs: Djambo8 Asts: Kante3 | |
28 August |
| Mali |
51–74 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 10–8, 7–18, 21–30 | ||
| Pts: Moungoro14 Rebs: Kante6 Asts: Cisse1 |
Pts: Elgammal9 Rebs: Khalifa10 Asts: Marei4 | |
28 August |
| Algeria |
84–76 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 22–18, 15–23, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Harat23 Rebs: Dekkiche6 Asts: Ammour3 |
Pts: Mayimba18 Rebs: Lasme8 Asts: Kobangoye Ikinda2 | |
29 August |
| Senegal |
79–88 (OT) | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 22–17, 26–22, 13–19, Overtime: 3–12 | ||
| Pts: Dieng20 Rebs: Dieng16 Asts: Dalmeida11 |
Pts: Oguchi28 Rebs: Lawal11 Asts: Aminu4 | |
29 August |
| Tunisia |
51–58 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 6–9, 17–17, 19–17 | ||
| Pts: Ben Romdhane12 Rebs: Mejri9 Asts: Abada4 |
Pts: Mingas14 Rebs: Costa8 Asts: Morais3 | |
27 August |
| Zimbabwe |
64–72 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 12–16, 11–14, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: Maturure20 Rebs: Chitsinde8 Asts: Chitsinde3 |
Pts: Ocitti27 Rebs: Ocitti8 Asts: Mukooza7 | |
28 August |
| Central African Republic |
74–86 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–15, 20–28, 18–26 | ||
| Pts: Kouguere22 Rebs: Djimrabaye7 Asts: Damachoua4 |
Pts: Kourodu21 Rebs: Zouita7 Asts: Khalfi9 | |
28 August |
| Ivory Coast |
63–70 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 10–6, 15–23, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Diabate19 Rebs: Meite7 Asts: Diabate8 |
Pts: A. Matos21 Rebs: Ubisse10 Asts: P. Matos4 | |
28 August |
| Cape Verde |
66–88 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 8–25, 24–19, 9–23 | ||
| Pts: Xavier19 Rebs: Almeida11 Asts: Almeida8 |
Pts: Moundou Missi16 Rebs: Adala Moto8 Asts: Bitee3 | |
29 August |
| Mali |
94–82 | Gabon |
| Scoring by quarter: 35–31, 23–21, 14–17, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: Tangara20 Rebs: Tangara17 Asts: Kante8 |
Pts: Mayimba18 Rebs: Mayimba9 Asts: Essono Mvé6 | |
29 August |
| Egypt |
69–63 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 14–17, 19–14, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Marei17 Rebs: Marei11 Asts: Khalifa4 |
Pts: Touati15 Rebs: Touati10 Asts: Mostefat4 | |
30 August |
| Tunisia |
82–73 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 14–15, 23–19, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Roll25 Rebs: Braa9 Asts: Roll5 |
Pts: Mendy19 Rebs: Dieng12 Asts: Dalmeida9 | |
30 August |
| Angola |
65–74 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–10, 11–27, 12–14, 29–23 | ||
| Pts: Morais15 Rebs: Mingas8 Asts: Costa4 |
Pts: Oguchi19 Rebs: Aminu12 Asts: Uzoh3 | |
| Qualified for the 2016 Olympics | |
| Qualified to Final Olympic qualifying tournament |
| Rank | Team | Record | FIBA World Rankings | ||
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| Before | After | Change | |||
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Nigeria |
6–1 | 24 | 25 | -1 |
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Angola |
5–2 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
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Tunisia |
6–1 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | Senegal |
5–2 | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| 5 | Egypt |
6–1 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 6 | Algeria |
3–4 | 80 | 68 | 12 |
| 7 | Mali |
3–4 | T-62 | T-57 | 5 |
| 8 | Gabon |
1–6 | NR | 76 | 12 |
| 9 | Cameroon |
3–2 | 43 | 52 | -9 |
| 10 | Cape Verde |
3–2 | 55 | 63 | -8 |
| 11 | Mozambique |
2–3 | T-66 | T-61 | 5 |
| 12 | Ivory Coast |
2–3 | 37 | 40 | -3 |
| 13 | Morocco |
1–4 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| 14 | Central African Republic |
1–4 | T-56 | T-57 | -1 |
| 15 | Uganda |
1–4 | NR | T-89 | -1 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe |
0–5 | NR | T-91 | -3 |
| 2015 FIBA Africa Championship winners |
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 Nigeria First title |
| Most Valuable Player |
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| Chamberlain Oguchi
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