AfroCan
{{Short description|African basketball competition}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = AfroCan
| Formerly =
| current_season =
| upcoming_season = 2027 FIBA AfroCan
| logo =
| pixels =
| sport = Basketball
| founded = 2019
| inaugural = 2019
| teams = 12
| country = FIBA Africa member nations
| continent = FIBA Africa (Africa)
| champion = {{bk|MAR}} (1st title)
| most_champs = {{bk|COD}}
{{bk|MAR}} (1 title each)
| qualification =
| website = [http://www.fiba.basketball/africa/ FIBA Africa]
}}
The AfroCan (alternatively known as the FIBA AfroCan) is a men's basketball continental competition in Africa, which is played quadannually under the auspices of FIBA (International Basketball Federation), basketball's international governing body, and the FIBA African zone thereof. Unlike the AfroBasket, AfroCan is only opened to all players who play for basketball clubs based in Africa.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/overview|title=Overview|access-date=14 July 2019|publisher=FIBA}}
History
In 2017, a new calendar by FIBA changed the AfroBasket from a biennial to quadrennial tournament. As a consequence, the AfroCan was created to vill up the void.{{Cite web |title=Your Guide for the 2023 FIBA AfroCan Qualifiers |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2023/qualifiers/news/your-guide-for-the-2023-fiba-afrocan-qualifiers |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
The first ever AfroCan was held in 2019 in Mali, with DR Congo winning the inaugural title after beating Kenya in the final.{{Cite web |title=Democratic Republic of Congo claim FIBA AfroCan 2019 title |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/news/democratic-republic-of-congo-claim-fiba-afrocan-2019-title |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=TEAM PROFILE: DR Congo are chasing back-to-back FIBA AfroCan success |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2023/news/team-profile-dr-congo-are-chasing-back-to-back-fiba-afrocan-success |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
The second AfroCan was held in 2023 in Angola, with Morocco winning their first title after beating Ivory Coast in the final.{{Cite web |title=Morocco win the 2023 FIBA AfroCan |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2023/news/morocco-win-the-2023-fiba-afrocan |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=منتخب المغرب يظفر ببطولة إفريقيا لكرة السلة |url=https://www.hespress.com/منتخب-المغرب-يظفر-ببطولة-إفريقيا-لكرة-1203019.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}
Summaries
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%" |
| rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Hosts !width=1% rowspan=5| !colspan=3|Final !width=1% rowspan=5| !colspan=3|Third place match |
|---|
| width=15%|Winners
!width=8%|Score !width=15%|Runners-up !width=15%|Third place !width=8%|Score !width=15%|Fourth place |
| 2019 Details |{{flagicon|Mali}} |{{bk-big|Congo DR}} |81–62 |{{bk-big|Kenya}} |{{bk-big|ANG}} |88–71 |{{bk-big|MAR}} |
| 2023 Details |{{flagicon|ANG}} |{{bk-big|MAR}} |78–76 |{{bk-big|CIV}} |{{bk-big|RWA}} |82–73 |{{bk-big|Congo DR}} |
| 2027 Details |TBD | | | | | | |
Performances by nation
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = bk
| event =
| team =
| gold_MAR = 1 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 0
| gold_COD = 1 | silver_COD = 0 | bronze_COD = 0
| gold_CIV = 0 | silver_CIV = 1 | bronze_CIV = 0
| gold_KEN = 0 | silver_KEN = 1 | bronze_KEN = 0
| gold_ANG = 0 | silver_ANG = 0 | bronze_ANG = 1
| gold_RWA = 0 | silver_RWA = 0 | bronze_RWA = 1
}}
Participation details
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%" | ||||
| bgcolor=
! Nation !{{flagicon|Mali}} !Total | ||||
| align=left|{{bk|Algeria}} | 8th | – | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Angola}} | style="background:#c96;"|3rd | 7th | TBD | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Cameroon}} | – | 11th | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Chad}} | 6th | – | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Congo DR}} | style="background:gold;"|1st | 4th | Q | 3 |
| align=left|{{bk|Ivory Coast}} | 10th | style="background:silver;"|2nd | Q | 3 |
| align=left|{{bk|Egypt}} | 9th | – | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Gabon}} | – | 9th | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Guinea}} | 12th | – | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Kenya}} | style="background:silver;"|2nd | 6th | TBD | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Mali}} | 5th | 12th | TBD | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Morocco}} | 4th | style="background:gold;"|1st | Q | 3 |
| align=left|{{bk|Mozambique}} | – | 10th | TBD | 1 |
| align=left|{{bk|Nigeria}} | 11th | 8th | TBD | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Rwanda}} | – | style="background:#c96;" |3rd | Q | 2 |
| align=left|{{bk|Tunisia}} | 7th | 5th | TBD | 2 |
Most Valuable Player
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Player ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| align=center | 2019
|{{Flagicon|DRC}} Maxi Munanga Shamba |
| align=center| 2023 |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fiba.basketball/africa FIBA Africa website]
{{FIBA AfroCan}}
{{African Basketball Competitions}}
Category:Basketball competitions in Africa between national teams