The 25th African Basketball Championship - held at Tripoli and Benghazi , Libya basketball courts, from 6 to 15 August 2009 . In the final stage, 16 national teams participated, divided into 4 groups. Teams that finished in 4 places in the playoff round played out 13-16 places. 3 strongest teams from each group formed 2 groups in the qualifying round. The teams that took the 5th and 6th places played 9-12 places in the play-off round. Teams who took 1-4 places in the playoff round played 1-8 places.
3 strongest championship teams got to the 2010 World Basketball Championship in Turkey .
Tournament
Group A
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 287 | 214 | +73 |
 Ivory Coast | five | 2 | one | 66 | 251 | 214 | +37 |
 Libya | four | one | 2 | 33 | 233 | 242 | −9 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 279 | −101 |
5th of August
Nigeria - Cote D' ivoire 93:84
Libya - South Africa 88:72
August 6
South Africa - Nigeria 49:97
Ivory Coast - Libya 73:64
August 7
Cote D'Ivoire - South Africa 94:57
Libya - Nigeria 81:97
Group B
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 6 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 251 | 193 | +58 |
| Mali | five | 2 | one | 66 | 208 | 180 | +28 |
| Egypt | four | one | 2 | 33 | 188 | 208 | −20 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 232 | −66 |
5th of August
Mozambique - Egypt 62:72
Angola - Mali 79:74
August 6
Mali - Mozambique 67:54
Egypt - Angola 69:79
August 7
Egypt - Mali 47:67
Angola - Mozambique 93:50
Group C
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 100 | 244 | 202 | +42 |
| Cameroon | five | 2 | one | 66 | 214 | 192 | +22 |
| CAR | four | one | 2 | 33 | 251 | 222 | +29 |
| Republic of the Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 185 | 278 | −93 |
5th of August
Senegal - Republic of the Congo 95:68
Cameroon - CAR 79:69
August 6
Central African Republic - Senegal 69:82
Republic of the Congo - Cameroon 56:70
August 7
Republic of the Congo - CAR 61: 113
Cameroon - Senegal 65:67
Group D
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | five | 2 | one | 66 | 224 | 207 | +17 |
| Morocco | five | 2 | one | 66 | 250 | 265 | −15 |
| Rwanda | four | one | 2 | 33 | 218 | 226 | −8 |
| Cape Verde | four | one | 2 | 33 | 221 | 215 | +6 |
5th of August
Cape Verde - Tunisia 71:52
Morocco - Rwanda 85:84
August 6
Rwanda - Cape Verde 77:67
Tunisia - Morocco 98:79
August 7
Cape Verde - Morocco 83:86
Rwanda - Tunisia 57:74
Qualification Round
Group E
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 12 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 523 | 397 | +126 |
| Nigeria | eleven | five | one | 83 | 533 | 454 | +79 |
| Mali | ten | four | 2 | 66 | 444 | 385 | +59 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 450 | 437 | +13 |
| Libya | eight | 2 | four | 33 | 439 | 501 | -62 |
| Egypt | 7 | one | five | 17 | 402 | 450 | -48 |
August 9
Mali - Ivory Coast 71:58
Angola - Libya 91:58
Egypt - Nigeria 77:87
August 10
Ivory Coast - Angola 61:88
Libya - Egypt 75:73
Nigeria - Mali 74:70
11th August
Egypt - Ivory Coast 64:80
Mali - Libya 95:73
Angola - Nigeria 93:85
Group F
| Team | ABOUT | AT | P | P% | Zm | PM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | ten | four | 2 | 66 | 449 | 414 | +35 |
| Tunisia | ten | four | 2 | 66 | 433 | 421 | +12 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 429 | 396 | +33 |
| CAR | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 492 | 435 | +57 |
| Morocco | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 452 | 499 | -47 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 436 | 439 | -3 |
August 9
Morocco - Cameroon 54:80
Rwanda - Senegal 72:59
Tunisia - CAR 76:75
August 10
CAR - Rwanda 85:64
Senegal - Morocco 73:75
Cameroon - Tunisia 66:68
11th August
Morocco - CAR 73:81
Rwanda - Cameroon 82:69
Tunisia - Senegal 65:73
Play Off
1-4 places
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| August 13 | ||||||||||
| Angola | 84 | |||||||||
| August 14 | ||||||||||
| CAR | 63 | |||||||||
| Angola | 79 | |||||||||
| August 13 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 69 | |||||||||
| Mali | 73 | |||||||||
| August 15 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 74 | |||||||||
| Angola | 82 | |||||||||
| August 13 | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 72 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 80 | |||||||||
| August 14 | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 84 | |||||||||
| Cameroon | 61 | Match for 3rd place | ||||||||
| August 13 | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 68 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 84 | Tunisia | 83 | |||||||
| Senegal | 78 | Cameroon | 68 | |||||||
| August 15 | ||||||||||
5-8 places
| Semifinals | Match for 5th place | ||||||
| August 14 | |||||||
| CAR | 80 | ||||||
| Mali | 74 | ||||||
| August 15 | |||||||
| CAR | 71 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 80 | ||||||
| Match for 7th place | |||||||
| August 14 | August 15 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 76 | Mali | 63 | ||||
| Senegal | 58 | Senegal | 74 | ||||
for 9-12 places
| Semifinals | Match for 9th place | ||||||
| August 13 | |||||||
| Egypt | 88 | ||||||
| Morocco | 62 | ||||||
| August 14 | |||||||
| Egypt | 75 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 78 | ||||||
| Match for 11th place | |||||||
| August 13 | August 14 | ||||||
| Libya | 77 | Morocco | 76 | ||||
| Rwanda | 80 | Libya | 80 | ||||
13-16 places
| Semifinals | Match for 13th place | ||||||
| August 9 | |||||||
| South Africa | 67 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 69 | ||||||
| August 10 | |||||||
| Mozambique | 61 | ||||||
| Cape Verde | 94 | ||||||
| Match for the 15th place | |||||||
| August 9 | August 10 | ||||||
| Republic of the Congo | 63 | South Africa | 81 | ||||
| Cape Verde | 100 | Republic of the Congo | 65 | ||||
Final position
| 1. Angola |
| 2. Ivory Coast |
| 3. Tunisia |
| 4. Cameroon |
| 5. Nigeria |
| 6. CAR |
| 7. Senegal |
| 8. Mali |
| 9. Rwanda |
| 10. Egypt |
| 11. Libya |
| 12. Morocco |
| 13. Cape Verde |
| 14. Mozambique |
| 15. South Africa |
| 16. Republic of the Congo |
- The championship winners got directly to the 2010 World Basketball Championship in Turkey .