The FIBA Africa Championship 1968, was the fourth FIBA Africa Championship regional basketball championship held by FIBA Africa, which also served as Africa qualifier for the 1968 Summer Olympics, granting berths to the champion and runner-up. It was held in Morocco between 29 March and 6 April 1968. Nine national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Africa, the sport's regional governing body. The city of Casablanca hosted the tournament. Senegal won their first title after defeating hosts Morocco in the final.
| 4th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 29 March – 6 April |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Senegal (1st title) |
← 1965 1970 → | |
| Advanced to the semi-finals |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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 Morocco
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4 | 4 | 0 | 321 | 242 | +79 | 8 |
 Mali
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4 | 3 | 1 | 295 | 273 | +22 | 7 |
 Ivory Coast
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4 | 2 | 2 | 274 | 275 | −1 | 6 |
 Sudan
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4 | 1 | 3 | 234 | 274 | −40 | 5 |
 Congo
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4 | 0 | 4 | 234 | 294 | −60 | 4 |
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| Sudan |
50–43 | Congo |
| Scoring by half: 23–18, 27–25 | ||
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| Morocco |
66–59 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 41–27, 25–32 | ||
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| Mali |
71–62 | Sudan |
| Scoring by half: 30–25, 41–37 | ||
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| Morocco |
83–54 | Congo |
| Scoring by half: 43–14, 40–40 | ||
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| Ivory Coast |
86–67 | Congo |
| Scoring by half: 41–25, 45–42 | ||
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| Morocco |
79–68 | Mali |
| Scoring by half: 31–34, 48–34 | ||
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| Morocco |
93–61 | Sudan |
| Scoring by half: 38–30, 55–31 | ||
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| Mali |
81–62 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 35–30, 46–32 | ||
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| Mali |
75–70 | Congo |
| Scoring by half: 37–37, 38–33 | ||
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| Ivory Coast |
67–61 | Sudan |
| Scoring by half: 27–38, 40–23 | ||
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| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| Senegal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 5 |
 Central African Republic
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3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 208 | +22 | 5 |
 Algeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 215 | 215 | 0 | 5 |
 Niger
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3 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 259 | −73 | 3 |
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| Central African Republic |
94–68 | Niger |
| Scoring by half: 41–22, 53–46 | ||
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| Algeria |
67–61 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 33–31, 34–30 | ||
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| Senegal |
83–47 | Niger |
| Scoring by half: 37–17, 46–30 | ||
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| Central African Republic |
83–66 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 36–34, 47–32 | ||
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| Algeria |
82–71 | Niger |
| Scoring by half: 32–34, 50–37 | ||
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| Senegal |
74–53 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: 36–19, 38–34 | ||
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| April 5 | |||||
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| Morocco | 67 | ||||
| April 6 | |||||
| Central African Republic | 58 | ||||
| Morocco | 60 | ||||
| April 5 | |||||
| Senegal | 67 | ||||
| Senegal | 62 | ||||
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| Mali | 54 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| April 6 | |||||
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| Central African Republic | 76 | ||||
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| Mali | 60 | ||||
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| Senegal |
62–54 | Mali |
| Scoring by half: 17–25, 45–29 | ||
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| Morocco |
67–58 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: 27–22, 40–36 | ||
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| Central African Republic |
76–60 | Mali |
| Scoring by half: 35–22, 41–38 | ||
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| Senegal |
67–60 | Morocco |
| Scoring by half: 33–26, 34–34 | ||
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| Classification round | Fifth place | ||||
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| April 5 | |||||
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| Sudan | 73 | ||||
| April 6 | |||||
| Algeria | 70 | ||||
| Sudan | 2 | ||||
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| Niger | 0 | ||||
| Niger | 73 | ||||
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| Ivory Coast | 62 | ||||
| Seventh place | |||||
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| April 6 | |||||
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| Algeria | 64 | ||||
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| Ivory Coast | 65 | ||||
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| Niger |
73–62 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 31–30, 42–32 | ||
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| Sudan |
73–70 | Algeria |
| Scoring by half: 37–31, 36–39 | ||
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| Algeria |
64–65 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by half: 32–27, 32–38 | ||
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| Sudan |
2–0 | Niger |
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| Qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Senegal
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4–1 |
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Morocco
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5–1 |
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Central African Republic
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3–2 |
| 4 | Mali
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3–3 |
| 5 | Sudan
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3–3 |
| 6 | Niger
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1–4 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast
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4–3 |
| 8 | Algeria
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2–3 |
| 9 | Congo
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0–4 |