# FIBA Africa Championship 1985

The FIBA Africa Championship 1985 was hosted by Ivory Coast from December 20 to December 28, 1985. The games were played in Abidjan. Ivory Coast won the tournament, its second African Championship, by beating Angola in the final. Both teams qualified for the 1986 FIBA World Championship as a result of their showing in this tournament.

## Competing nations

The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B |
| Angola  Central African Republic  Congo  Ivory Coast  Kenya  Tunisia | Egypt  Guinea  Mauritania  Mozambique  Nigeria  Senegal |

## Preliminary rounds
### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Angola | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 420 | 359 | +61 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 437 | 338 | +99 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 427 | 370 | +57 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 333 | 393 | -60 |
| Congo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 379 | 396 | -17 |
| Kenya | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 330 | 470 | -140 |
Day 1
| Ivory Coast | 74–54 | Tunisia |
| Congo | 118–61 | Kenya |
| Angola | 102–84 | Central African Republic |
Day 2
| Kenya | 67–75 | Central African Republic |
| Congo | 71–73 | Tunisia |
| Ivory Coast | 92–77 | Angola |
Day 3
| Kenya | 79–96 | Tunisia |
| Angola | 90–77 | Congo |
| Central African Republic | 92–76 | Ivory Coast |
Day 4
| Central African Republic | 83–57 | Congo |
| Kenya | 59–106 | Ivory Coast |
| Angola | 76–42 | Tunisia |
Day 5
| Angola | 75–64 | Kenya |
| Central African Republic | 93–68 | Tunisia |
| Ivory Coast | 89–56 | Congo |

### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
| Senegal | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 428 | 327 | +101 |
| Egypt | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 467 | 328 | +139 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 406 | -60 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 432 | -29 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 371 | 378 | -7 |
| Guinea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 329 | 473 | -144 |
Day 1
| Senegal | 75–74 | Egypt |
| Nigeria | 87–68 | Guinea |
| Mauritania | 67–66 | Mozambique |
Day 2
| Mauritania | 85–84 | Nigeria |
| Senegal | 102–60 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 81–73 | Mozambique |
Day 3
| Mozambique | 109–70 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 104–68 | Mauritania |
| Senegal | 97–93 | Nigeria |
Day 4
| Egypt | 103–61 | Guinea |
| Senegal | 82–54 | Mauritania |
| Nigeria | 88–77 | Mozambique |
Day 5
| Mauritania | 72–70 | Guinea |
| Egypt | 105–51 | Nigeria |
| Senegal | 72–46 | Mozambique |

## Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| December 27, 1985 | December 27, 1985 |
| Angola | 83 |
| Angola | 83 | December 28, 1985 | December 28, 1985 |
| Egypt | 69 | December 28, 1985 | December 28, 1985 |
| Egypt | 69 | Angola | 73 |
| December 27, 1985 | December 27, 1985 | | Angola | 73 |
| December 27, 1985 | December 27, 1985 | Ivory Coast | 84 |
| Ivory Coast | 92 | Ivory Coast | 84 |
| Senegal | 79 | | |
| Senegal | 79 | Third place | Third place |
| | | December 28, 1985 | December 28, 1985 |
| | | Egypt | 74 |
| | | Senegal | 73 |

## Classification Stage

| Central African Republic | 104–64 | Mauritania |
| Tunisia | 69–74 | Nigeria |
| Congo | 69–75 | Mozambique |
| Kenya | 68–80 | Guinea |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 6-1 |
| 2 | Angola | 5-2 |
| 3 | Egypt | 5-2 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5-2 |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 5-1 |
| 6 | Mauritania | 3-3 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 3-3 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 2-4 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 2-4 |
| 10 | Congo | 1-5 |
| 11 | Guinea | 1-5 |
| 12 | Kenya | 0-6 |