2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship

The 2018 FIBA Under-18 African Championship was the 21st edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from August 24 to September 2 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship will earn the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.

2018 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
21st FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Mali
DatesAugust 24–September 2
Teams10 
(from 53 federations)
Venues1 
(in 1 host city)
Champions Mali
(1st title)
Official website
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Hosts Selection

On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Bamako, Mali as the host city for the tournament.[1]

Qualification

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 1 Unknown[2] Unknown 1+1  Tunisia
 Algeria
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 2 10−12 July 2018[notes 1] Conakry 1+1+1  Mali
 Senegal[4]
 Guinea
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 3 Unknown[5] Unknown NA NA
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 4 Unknown[6] Unknown 1  DR Congo
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 5 17–22 June 2018[notes 2] Dar es Salaam 1+1  Egypt
 Rwanda[8]
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 6 Unknown[9] Unknown 1  Angola
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 7 Unknown[10] Unknown 1  Madagascar
Total10

Qualified teams

as of 19 August 2018:

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Qualified for the quarter-finals
TeamWLPFPADiffPts.
 Mali 50563256+30710
 Egypt 41424324+1009
 DR Congo 32364369-58
 Libya 23281419−1387
 Uganda 14293381−886
 Guinea 05291467−1765
24 August 2018
15:45
DR Congo  8351  Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 21-12, 18-6, 22-20, 22-13
Pts: Kasereka 23
Rebs: Tshunza 9
Asts: Zola 2
Pts: Baale 16
Rebs: Dauna 6
Asts: Baale 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
24 August 2018
19:00
Mali  14149  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 42-10, 28-20, 34-13
Pts: Diabate 27
Rebs: Drame 16
Asts: Kanouté 8
Pts: Mara 18
Rebs: Ba 14
Asts: Ba 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
24 August 2018
21:15
 Libya 38115 Egypt 
Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 9-21, 10-44, 9-33
Pts: Alharari 10
Rebs: Masoud 5
Asts: AlFaqiyah 1
Pts: Hussein 27
Rebs: Elmadawy 8
Asts: Elmadawy 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

25 August 2018
12:15
 Guinea 61111 Egypt 
Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 5-28, 15-24, 24-33
Pts: Mara 18
Rebs: Bangoura 8
Asts: Cissoko 2
Pts: Zakr 26
Rebs: Hussein 8
Asts: Morsy 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
25 August 2018
14:30
 DR Congo 7369 Libya 
Scoring by quarter: 21-8, 15-22, 17-23, 20-16
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
25 August 2018
19:00
 Uganda 55112 Mali 
Scoring by quarter: 15-29, 14-26, 11-30, 15-27
Pts: Kimambo 23
Rebs: Wallujo 11
Asts: Baale 4
Pts: Ballo 17
Rebs: Ballo 13
Asts: Kanouté 7
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

26 August 2018
10:00
 Guinea 7485 DR Congo 
Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 21-11, 18-30, 17-26
Pts: Mara 23
Rebs: Bah 16
Asts: Bah 7
Pts: Kasereka 29
Rebs: Ngalamulume 13
Asts: Kasereka 8
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
26 August 2018
12:15
Uganda  5760  Libya
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 12-17, 17-16, 12-14
Pts: Baale 19
Rebs: Wallujo 9
Asts: Kimambo 3
Pts: Zeew 24
Rebs: Rizq 7
Asts: Alfaqiyah 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
26 August 2018
19:15
Mali  9347  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 18-14, 29-12, 23-7, 23-14
Pts: Diabate 17
Rebs: Coulibaly 12
Asts: Kanouté 5
Pts: Hassan 8
Rebs: Elkholefy 7
Asts: Elmadawy 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

28 August 2018
10:00
Uganda  6443  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 17-13, 15-13, 18-3
Pts: Kasobya 16
Rebs: Matsiko 13
Asts: Baale 6
Pts: Bah 13
Rebs: Bah 24
Asts: Camara 1
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
28 August 2018
16:45
Egypt  6866  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 12-10, 13-17, 19-17, 24-22
Pts: Hassan 19
Rebs: Elmadawy 14
Asts: Elmadawy 10
Pts: Kasereka 24
Rebs: Ngalamulume 14
Asts: Kasereka 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
28 August 2018
19:00
 Mali 11048  Libya
Pts: Drame 17
Rebs: Keita 9
Asts: Kanouté 8
Pts: Zeew 13
Rebs: Rizq 8
Asts: AlFaqiyah 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

29 August 2018
10:00
 Egypt 8366  Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 21–16, 16–18, 26–21
Pts: Hassan 24
Rebs: Elmadawy 9
Asts: Elmadawy 4
Pts: Baale 26
Rebs: Kimambo 8
Asts: Kasobya 2
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
29 August 2018
12:15
 Libya 6664  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 19–17, 17–16, 15–15
Pts: Zeew 27
Rebs: Zeew 9
Asts: Alshoushan 3
Pts: Kourouma 15
Rebs: A.F.Camara 14
Asts: A.M.Camara 5
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
29 August 2018
19:00
 DR Congo 57107  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 19–30, 13–27, 17–28
Pts: Kasereka 21
Rebs: Ngalamulume 9
Asts: Boteya 3
Pts: Kanouté 18
Rebs: Drame 9
Asts: Kanouté 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Group B

Qualified for the quarter-finals
TeamWLPFPADiffPts.
 Senegal 40327234+938
 Angola 31315274+417
 Rwanda 22292300-86
 Tunisia 13248294-465
 Algeria 04241321−804
 Ivory Coast 000000
24 August 2018
11:00
Algeria  6381  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 21-9, 7-27, 17-24, 18-21
Pts: Mellak 12
Rebs: Mellak 12
Asts: Bouzidi 4
Pts: Nkundwa 31
Rebs: Nkundwa 14
Asts: Irumwa 5
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

25 August 2018
13:00
Tunisia  5862  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 8-9, 18-16, 13-12, 19-25
Pts: Toumi 15
Rebs: Mahemly 5
Asts: Guizani 3
Pts: Umuhoza 19
Rebs: Ngoga 7
Asts: Nkundwa 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
25 August 2018
20:00
Angola  7677  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 25-14, 15-24, 12-19
Pts: Konde 18
Rebs: Dinis 7
Asts: Miguel 3
Pts: Faye 18
Rebs: Sylla 13
Asts: Diop 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

26 August 2018
20:00
Senegal  7050  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 21-11, 14-13, 12-14, 23-12
Pts: Faye 14
Rebs: Faye 20
Asts: Boissy 4
Pts: Benzidoum 11
Rebs: Bouzidi 7
Asts: Bouzidi 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
26 August 2018
13:00
Rwanda  7980  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 18-25, 18-14, 30-27
Pts: Ngoga 18
Rebs: Kazeneza 14
Asts: Umuhoza 4
Pts: Miguel 13
Rebs: Kibinga 13
Asts: Miguel 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

27 August 2018
16:45
Angola  7368  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 12-19, 18-17, 19-13
Pts: Konde 23
Rebs: Alexandre 12
Asts: Konde 6
Pts: Mahemly 16
Rebs: Mili 8
Asts: Yahyaoui 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

28 August 2018
12:15
Angola  8650  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 32-20, 15–5, 19–12, 20–13
Pts: Gomes 19
Rebs: Sebastiao 9
Asts: Biongo 2
Pts: Yazizain 15
Rebs: Yazizain 8
Asts: Mouffok 2
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
28 August 2018
14:30
Senegal  8138  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-4, 28-9, 18-9
Pts: Faye 28
Rebs: Faye 17
Asts: Boissy 8
Pts: Toumi 9
Rebs: Zaghouani 8
Asts: Mahemley 2
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

29 August 2018
14:30
Algeria  7884 (OT)  Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 10-15, 19–22, 23–21, Overtime: 6–12
Pts: Rahal 21
Rebs: Yazizain 12
Asts: Bouzidi 7
Pts: Mahemly, Toumi 18
Rebs: Yahyaoui 12
Asts: Ben Taher 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
29 August 2018
16:45
Rwanda  7099  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 18-26, 22–23, 21–23
Pts: Ngoga 15
Rebs: Ngoga 10
Asts: Irumva, Kazeneza 4
Pts: Faye 26
Rebs: Faye 17
Asts: Boissy, Sylla 5
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 12:15
 
 
 Libya 52
 
Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 16:45
 
 Senegal 87
 
 Senegal 91
 
Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 14:30
 
 Egypt 82
 
 DR Congo 44
 
Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 19:00
 
 Angola 62
 
 Mali 78
 
Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 16:45
 
 Senegal 76
 
 Rwanda 66
 
Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 19:00
 
 Egypt 89
 
 Mali 84
 
Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 19:00
 
 Angola 59 Third place
 
 Tunisia 54
 
Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 16:45
 
 Mali 105
 
 Angola 78
 
 
 Egypt 89
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 12:15
 
 
 Libya 68
 
Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 14:30
 
 Rwanda 92
 
 DR Congo 79
 
Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 14:30
 
 Rwanda 69
 
 Tunisia 57
 
 
 DR Congo 69
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 12:15
 
 
 Tunisia 85
 
 
 Libya 74


9-11th bracket
 
9th–11th placeNinth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 10:00
 
 
 Uganda60
 
Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00
 
 Guinea65
 
 Guinea77
 
 
 Algeria70
 

Quarter finals

31 August 2018
12:15
Libya  5287  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 16-19, 10-17, 15–29
Pts: Zeew 25
Rebs: Alharari 5
Asts: Albaraesi, Zeew 2
Pts: Faye 25
Rebs: Faye 16
Asts: Faye 5
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
31 August 2018
14:30
DR Congo  4462  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 19–11, 7–19, 6–17
Pts: Kasereka 17
Rebs: Ngalamulume 12
Asts: Kasereka 6
Pts: Konde, Miguel 16
Rebs: Alexandre 12
Asts: Sebastiao 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
31 August 2018
16:45
Rwanda  6689  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–22, 17–26, 18–22
Pts: Kazeneza 25
Rebs: Kazeneza 15
Asts: Umuhoza 2
Pts: Ibrahim 23
Rebs: Ibrahim 10
Asts: Abdelmaged, Hassan 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
31 August 2018
19:00
Tunisia  54105  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 12-29, 17-29, 14-26
Pts: Yahyaoui 16
Rebs: Mili 9
Asts: Mili 4
Pts: Coulibaly 22
Rebs: Coulibaly 12
Asts: Fofana 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

9−11th place classification

31 August 2018
10:00
Guinea  7770  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 19-10, 19–15, 29–28
Pts: Camara 31
Rebs: Bah 11
Asts: Mara 4
Pts: Mouffok 20
Rebs: Bouteldja, Chenieff 9
Asts: Bouteldja 5
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

9th place match

1 September 2018
10:00
Uganda  6065  Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 22-12, 14–11, 10-21
Pts: Baale 13
Rebs: Walujjo 8
Asts: Baale 5
Pts: Camara 31
Rebs: Bah 15
Asts: Three players 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

5–8th place classification

1 September 2018
12:15
Libya  6892  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 25-19, 19–30, 13-21
Pts: Zeew 31
Rebs: Zeew 12
Asts: Alharari 3
Pts: Nkundwa 19
Rebs: Kazeneza 15
Asts: Kazeneza 4
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
1 September 2018
14:30
Tunisia  5769  DR Congo
Scoring by quarter: 11-20, 13–22, 20-13, 13-14
Pts: Ammari 19
Rebs: Mili 8
Asts: Guizani 3
Pts: Kasereka 27
Rebs: Keliki 12
Asts: Elande 8
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Semifinals

1 September 2018
16:45
Senegal  9182 (OT)  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 18-18, 18-22, 14-13, Overtime: 19–10
Pts: Faye 24
Rebs: Faye 19
Asts: Boissy 8
Pts: Hassan 22
Rebs: Ibrahim 10
Asts: Ibrahim 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
1 September 2018
19:00
Mali  8459  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 21-13, 26-17, 14-11
Pts: Kanouté 21
Rebs: Coulibaly 24
Asts: Coulibaly, Diakite 4
Pts: Gomes, Miguel 11
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: three players 2
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

7th place match

2 September 2018
12:15
Tunisia  8574  Libya
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 19-18, 25-9, 12–26
Pts: Ammari 24
Rebs: Ammari 10
Asts: three players 3
Pts: Zeew 28
Rebs: Zeew 11
Asts: Omar 3
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

5th place match

2 September 2018
14:30
DR Congo  7969  Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 9-16, 22-17, 31–17, 17–19
Pts: Kasereka, Ngalamulume 26
Rebs: Ngalamulume 13
Asts: Ngalamulume 7
Pts: Ngoga 14
Rebs: Kazeneza 10
Asts: Turatsinze 6
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Bronze medal match

2 September 2018
16:45
Angola  7889  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 25-24, 9-21, 27-25
Pts: Miguel 24
Rebs: Miguel 9
Asts: Miguel 4
Pts: Hassan 24
Rebs: Ibrahim 15
Asts: Abdelmaged 7
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Final

2 September 2018
19:00
Mali  7876  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 23-11, 10–21, 25–21
Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

Final standings

Qualified for the 2019 Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rank Team Record
 Mali8–0
 Senegal6–1
 Egypt6–2
4  Angola4–3
5  DR Congo5–3
6  Rwanda3–4
7  Tunisia2–5
8  Libya2–6
9  Guinea2–5
10  Uganda1–5
11  Algeria0–5

Awards

[11]

2018 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Winner


Mali
First title

Most Valuable Player
Siriman Kanouté

All-Tournament Team

  • PG Selton Ricardo Fernandes Miguel
  • SG Siriman Kanouté (MVP)
  • SF Biram Faye
  • PF Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
  • SF Youssef Ossama Elmadawy


Notes

  1. Four countries initially participated: hosts Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cape Verde and the eventual zone winner Senegal. The tournament was played in round-robin format. Mali qualified as the tournament hosts.[3]
  2. Four countries participated: hosts Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and the eventual zone winner Rwanda. The tournament was played in round-robin format.[7]

References

  1. "Bamako and Maputo confirmed as host cities for 2018 Africa U18 Championships". FIBA Africa. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "Zone I Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Zone II Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. "Senegal through to FIBA U18 African Championship 2018". FIBA Africa. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. "Zone III Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "Zone IV Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. "Zone V Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. "Rwanda secure FIBA Africa U18 Championship slot". FIBA Africa. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "Zone VI Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "Zone VII Preliminaries". FIBA Africa. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. "Hugely talented quintet highlights FIBA U18 African Championship All-Star team". FIBA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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