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{{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       = [[AfroCan 2019|2019]]
| teams           = 12
| country         = [[FIBA Africa]] member nations
| continent       = [[FIBA Africa]] ([[Africa]])
| champion        = {{bk|MAR}} (1st title)
| most_champs     = {{bk|COD}}<br>{{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 [[sport governing body|international governing body]], and the [[FIBA Africa|FIBA African zone]] thereof. Unlike the [[AfroBasket]], AfroCan is only opened to all players who play for basketball clubs based in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/overview|title=Overview|access-date=14 July 2019|publisher=[[FIBA]]}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
The first ever AfroCan was held in [[AfroCan 2019|2019]] in Mali, with [[DR Congo men's national basketball team|DR Congo]] winning the inaugural title after beating [[Kenya men's national basketball team|Kenya]] in the final.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
The second AfroCan was held in [[2023 FIBA AfroCan|2023]] in Angola, with [[Morocco men's national basketball team|Morocco]] winning their first title after beating [[Ivory Coast men's national basketball team|Ivory Coast]] in the final.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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 <br> ''[[AfroCan 2019|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|Mali}}<br>[[Bamako]]
|'''{{bk-big|Congo DR}}'''
|'''81–62'''
|{{bk-big|Kenya}}
|{{bk-big|ANG}}
|'''88–71'''
|{{bk-big|MAR}}
|-
|2023 <br> ''[[2023 FIBA AfroCan|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|ANG}}<br>[[Luanda]]
|'''{{bk-big|MAR}}'''
|'''78–76'''
|{{bk-big|CIV}}
|{{bk-big|RWA}}
|'''82–73'''
|{{bk-big|Congo DR}}
|-
|2027 <br> ''[[2027 FIBA AfroCan|Details]]''
|TBD
|
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|
|
|
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|}
==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}}<br />[[AfroCan 2019|2019]] !! {{flagicon|Angola}}<br />[[2023 FIBA AfroCan|2023]] !! TBD<br />[[2027 FIBA AfroCan|2027]]
!Total
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Algeria}}|| 8th || || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Angola}}|| {{Afr3}} || 7th || ||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Cameroon}}|| || 11th || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Chad}}|| 6th || || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Congo DR}}|| {{Afr1}} || 4th || Q ||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Ivory Coast}}|| 10th || {{Afr2}} || Q ||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Egypt}}|| 9th || || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Gabon}}|| || 9th || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Guinea}}|| 12th || || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Kenya}}|| {{Afr2}} || 6th || ||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Mali}}|| 5th || 12th || ||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Morocco}}|| 4th || {{Afr1}} || Q ||'''3'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Mozambique}}|| || 10th || ||'''1'''
|- bgcolor=#FFFFFF
|align=left|{{bk|Nigeria}}|| 11th || 8th || ||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Rwanda}}|| || {{Afr3}} || Q ||'''2'''
|- bgcolor=#D0E6FF
|align=left|{{bk|Tunisia}}|| 7th || 5th || ||'''2'''
|-
! No. of Teams !! [[AfroCan 2019|12]] || [[2023 FIBA AfroCan|12]] !! [[2025 FIBA AfroCan|12]] !!
|}
==Most Valuable Player==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Player
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| align=center | [[AfroCan 2019|2019]]
|{{Flagicon|DRC}} [[Maxi Munanga Shamba]]
| align=center | <ref>{{cite news |title=Munanga Shamba named MVP after guiding DR Congo to FIBA AfroCan crown |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2019/news/munanga-shamba-named-mvp-after-guiding-dr-congo-to-fiba-afrocan-crown |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align=center| [[2023 FIBA AfroCan|2023]]
| [[File:Flag_of_Morocco.svg|link=Morocco|alt=Morocco|class=mw-file-element|23x23px]] [[Kevin Franceschi]]
| align=center |<ref>{{Cite web |title=MVP Franceschi headlines the 2023 FIBA AfroCan All-Tournament Team |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrocan/2023/news/mvp-franceschi-highlights-2023-fiba-afrocan-all-tournament-team |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}</ref>
|}
==See also==
*[[AfroBasket]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.fiba.basketball/africa FIBA Africa website]
{{FIBA AfroCan}}
{{African Basketball Competitions}}
[[Category:AfroCan| ]]
[[Category:Basketball competitions in Africa between national teams]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2019]]