TUNIS (FIBA AfroBasket 2017) –Â Tunisia claimed their second FIBA AfroBasket title after beating Nigeria 77-65 in Saturday’s Final in Tunis, Tunisia.
Zied Chennoufi led the way with team-high 19 points in the winning cause.
Meanwhile, Ike Diogu sparked Senegal with game-high 20 points but his effort was not good enough to avoid defeat.
Earlier in the day, Senegal claimed the last spot on the podium, after seeing off Morocco, 73-62, in the 3rd-Place Game.
Diogu was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, headlining the All-Star Five Awards offered by Tissot, where he was joined by Ikenna Iroegbu(Nigeria); Mohamed Hadidane (Tunisia),Mourad El Mabrouk (Tunisia) and Gorgui Dieng(Senegal).
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FIBA (fiba.basketball) –Â the world governing body for basketball –Â is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
