EuroBasket 1949 Final: Egypt takes advantage of the strangeness of being local in a European

In 1949, the EuroBasket was held in Egypt, and the locals took advantage of the occasion to hold a perfect competition and win Gold. It was the first and only time that an African team had won a European Championship In a EuroBasket without the Soviet Union, without Yugoslavia, … it was a competition that allowed other teams to opt for medals. In the end Egypt finished unbeaten (6-0) and the Gold went to them, France (5-1) silver, and Greece (4-2) bronze. There was no final in the form of a group, but Gold was decided when Egypt and France met, with the former winning (57-36) in a match that never had much excitement.

Egypt 57 *Saleh - 16p *Hafez Ismail - 13p *Catafogo - 12p *Montasser - 10p *Tadros - 4p El-Kheir - 2p El-Dine - 0p Saki - 0p Abouaouf - 0p Abas - 0p El-Rashidi - 0p Youssef - 0p Soliman - 0p Batanouni - 0p

France 36 *Buffiere - 9p *Perniceni - 6p *Swidzinski - 4p *Salignon - 4p *Devoti - 4p Guillou - 4p Desaymonnet - 2p Chocat - 2p Dessemme - 1p Busnel - 0p Vacheresse - 0p Favory - 0p