A dominating display in the gold-medal game versus Mali adds yet another AfroBasket championship for Angola
By Eurohoops Team/ [email protected]
Angola crushed Mali, 70-43, to win the AfroBasket 2025 in front of home fans at Kilamba Arena on Sunday.
The team guided by Spanish Josep Claros led from start to finish in the gold-medal game to wrap up the tournament as the only undefeated team across six games.
Leading his country to the first AfroBasket title from 2013 and 12th overall, 27-year-old point guard Childe Dundao was named Most Valuable Player. He averaged 15.7 points, 5.8 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.8 steals per contest, including 16 points, five assists, four rebounds, and three steals in the Final.
The shortest player of the tournament, standing at 1.67 meters, also entered the All-Star Team alongside Angola teammate and Real Madrid player at the club level, Bruno Fernando. Mali standouts Mahamane Coulibaly and Aliou Diarra and Senegal’s Brancou Badio also joined the All-Tournament Team.
Angola overpowered Libya, Guinea, and South Sudan in Group C of the preliminary round before taking down Cape Verde and Cameroon in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively.
Back on the podium following a bronze medal in 1972, Mali ranked second for the first time in their history.
Earlier on Sunday, Senegal defeated Cameroon, 98-72, to finish third for the third straight edition of AfroBasket.
Final standings
1. Angola
2. Mali
3. Senegal
4. Cameroon
5. Nigeria
6. Egypt
7. Cote d’Ivoire
8. Cape Verde
9. Guinea
10. South Sudan
11. Congo DR
12. Tunisia
13. Rwanda
14. Madagascar
15. Uganda
16. Libya
Photo Credit: FIBA
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