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The Cote d'Ivoire national basketball team are the men's basketball side that represent Cote d'Iovire in international competition. The team competes regularly in the African Championship.
Cote d'Ivoire reached the championship of the African Championship for the first time in 1978, but they were defeated by Senegal in the final. They reached the championship again in the following tournament, in 1980, but again had to settle for silver as Senegal took the gold. Another run the following year, in 1981, saw Cote d'Ivoire finally break through and win their first championship as they defeated Egypt for the championship. Four years later Cote d'Ivoire won their second championship as they hosted the tournament in 1985 and beat Angola to win the championship. Cote d'Ivoire has not finished in the top 3 since their victory in 1985.
[edit] African Championship record
- Egypt 1962 :
- Morocco 1964 :
- Tunisia 1965 :
- Morocco 1968 : 6th
- Egypt 1970 :
- Senegal 1972 : 10th
- Central African Rep. 1974 :
- Egypt 1975 :
- Senegal 1978 : 2nd
- Morocco 1980 : 2nd
- Somalia 1981 : Champion
- Egypt 1983 : 4th
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- Côte d'Ivoire 1985 : Champion
- Tunisia 1987 : 7th
- Angola 1989 : 5th
- Egypt 1992 : 11th
- Kenya 1993 : 6th
- Algeria 1995 : 7th
- Senegal 1997 : 8th
- Angola 1999 : 8th
- Morocco 2001 : 8th
- Egypt 2003 : 11th
- Algeria 2005 : 10th
- Angola 2007 : 8th
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Cote d'Ivoire
