International basketball competition
2002 FIBA U18 AfroBasket 11th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship Tournament details Host country Egypt Dates August 2–9, 2002 Teams 9 Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions Nigeria (5th title)← 2000 2006 →
The 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th FIBA Africa U-18 championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball , the world basketball sport governing body. The tournament was held from August 2 to August 9, 2002 at the Indoor Sport Hall of the Cairo Stadium in Cairo , Egypt , contested by 9 national teams and won by Nigeria .
The tournament qualified the winner and the runner-up for the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship .
Format
The teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
Round robin for the preliminary round; the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.
From there on a knockout system was used until the final.
Squads
Main article: 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship squads
Draw
Preliminary round
Group A
Qualified for the semi-finals
Group B
Qualified for the semi-finals
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
7th place match
5th place match
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Rank
Team
Record
Nigeria
5–0
Angola
3–2
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Awards
2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner
Nigeria Fifth title
References
"Nigeria beats Angola in junior basketball championship" . PANAPRESS.com. 2002-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
"Schedule & results" . FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
"Group standings" . FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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