SHEFFIELD (Julio Chitundas's African Message) - Following the conclusion of window five of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers earlier this month, a number of facts and figures didn't go unnoticed. 

From top individual performances, huge teams efforts to rowdy home fans, the latest action to road to the China 2019 showpiece for African countries offered a bit of everything. 

And here are the most relevant facts and figures from window five.

ANGOLA

- Former African champions Angola became the third African country to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China. They joined Nigeria and Tunisia.

- The Angolans were the only team in Africa to have won all their three games in the World Cup Qualifiers in the November and December window.

- The eleven-time African champions extended their home winning streak to 29-0 dating back to the 1989 FIBA AfroBasket.

- Angola scored 32.7 points per game in the paint in the World Cup Qualifiers in the November and December window, the most among all African teams in that span.

- Angola’s Carlos Morais has scored in double-digits in three consecutive matches for the first time in the World Cup Qualifiers: The 33-year-old guard scored an average of 17.7 points per game in the November and December Qualifying window.

TUNISIA

- For the first time since the appointment of head coach Mario Palma in September 2016, Tunisia saw their FIBA Africa unbeaten run come to a close. Following Tunisia's 1-2 record in window five, their mark dropped to 17-2 under Palma dating back to the 2017 FIBA AfroBasket Qualifiers. 

- Former Nigeria head coach Will Voigt, now in charge of Angola won his first game against Tunisia after three attempts. Voigt's Nigeria fell to 2015 FIBA AfroBasket hosts Tunisia in the Group Phase, although Nigerians eventually won their African title.

CAMEROON

- Thanks to a 2-1 mark in the last window of Africa's World Cup Qualifiers, Cameroon put themselves in a strong position of the grabbing the best third-placed team spot for African for the China 2019 showpiece. 

- Cameroon were the only African team grabbing 40+ rebounds in every game they have played in the World Cup Qualifiers in the November and December window.

- Cameroon’s Arnaud Adala Moto was the only player in Africa combining for 10+ points and 7+rebounds in his three games in the World Cup Qualifiers in the November and December window.

- Cameroon guard Jeremy N’Zeulie scored 30 points against Egypt, the most for an African player in a game this window. He was also the best scorer for this window in Africa (49 points).

EGYPT

- Despite finishing their Group E campaign with 19 points - the same as Cameroon - Egypt finished in fourth-place and therefore were eliminated from the race for Africa's best third-placed team, which will complete the continent's five-team lineup for the China 2019 showpiece.

- Egypt bench players scored an average of 30.7 points per game in the World Cup Qualifiers in the November and December window, the most among all African teams in that span.

- Egypt scored an average of 10.7 shots from behind the arc per game in this window of the World Cup Qualifiers, the most among all African teams in that span.

- Egypt’s Ibrahim El-Gammal made 13 assists in this window, more than any other player in Africa.

CHAD

- Chad scored less than 50 points in four different games in the World Cup Qualifiers, the most among all teams in Africa.

- Only two players have grabbed more rebounds in a game in Africa in these qualifiers than Chad’s Placide Nakidjim (16) against Egypt. The 6ft9in (2.06m) grabbed a tally of 33 rebounds in his three games, at least 10 more than any other player in this window in Africa.

- The last two of five spots for African countries for next year's FIBA Basketball World Cup will be determined in February 2019. Plenty of reasons to stay tuned on the FIBA African Qualifiers website.

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