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International basketball competition
2002 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
11th FIBA Under-18 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
DatesAugust 2–9, 2002
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (5th title)
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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

Group A Group B

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
 Senegal

 Algeria
 Egypt
 Madagascar
 Mali
 South Africa

Preliminary round

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Mali 4 0 0 0 0 8
 Algeria 3 1 0 0 0 7
 Egypt 2 2 0 0 0 6
 South Africa 1 3 0 0 0 5
 Madagascar 0 4 0 0 0 4
Egypt  105–72  Madagascar
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Algeria  vs.  South Africa
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Mali  vs.  Madagascar
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
South Africa  vs.  Egypt
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Mali  vs.  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Madagascar  vs.  South Africa
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

South Africa  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Algeria  vs.  Egypt
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Egypt  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Madagascar  vs.  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Team W L PF PA Diff Pts.
 Nigeria 3 0 241 164 +77 8
 Angola 2 1 208 216 −8 7
 Ivory Coast 1 2 0 0 0 6
 Senegal 0 3 0 0 0 5
August 4, 2002
Senegal  59–87  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Angola  70–53  Ivory Coast
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

August 5, 2002
Ivory Coast  47–70  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Senegal  79–80  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

August 6, 2002
Angola  58–84  Nigeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Ivory Coast  vs.  Senegal
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 Thu 8 Aug 2002
 
   Nigeria 107
 Fri 9 Aug 2002
   Algeria 73
   Nigeria 80
 Thu 8 Aug 2002
   Angola 60
   Angola 92
 
   Mali 79
 3rd place
 
 Fri 9 Aug 2002
 
   Algeria
 
   Mali

7th place match

August 8, 2002
Madagascar  vs.  Senegal
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

5th place match

August 8, 2002
Egypt  vs.  Ivory Coast
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Semifinals

August 8, 2002
Angola  92–79  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo
Nigeria  107–73  Algeria
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Bronze medal game

August 9, 2002
Algeria  vs.  Mali
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Gold medal game

August 9, 2002
Nigeria  80–60  Angola
Indoor Sports Hall, Cairo

Final standings

Qualified for the 2003 FIBA U19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
 Nigeria 5–0
 Angola 3–2
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Awards

 2002 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 

Nigeria
Fifth title
Most Valuable Player

References

  1. "Nigeria beats Angola in junior basketball championship". PANAPRESS.com. 2002-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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