Despite a 15-point haul from Sheriff Abdalla, the Egyptians could not carry on their fine form which seen them come into the final on the back of three successive wins over Cape Verde, defending champions Tunisia and Senegal to get to their first continental decider since 1994.

They had not looked like getting anywhere near the latter stages of the knockout rounds after going down to defeat in the opening three pool games, whereas Angola came into the final unbeaten in the entire tournament.

The opening exchanges saw both sides trade scores, before early in the second quarter, with the game tied at 17-17, three consecutive baskets from Joaquim Gomes gave the Angolans a lead that they would not relinquish.

Gomes, Felisardo Ambrosio and Eduardo Mingas were impressive throughout for the Angolans, who never looked in any real danger, picking off a tired looking Egyptian side with a constant stream of scores to eventually run out 57-40 winners and claim their 11th African title, and banishing the memories of their 2011 loss to Tunisia in Antananarivo.

With 21 points, Angola's Carlos Morais was the star of the show in the final against Egypt