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2018 FIBA U18 AfroBasket

18th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	24 August – 2 September
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Mali (1st title)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
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The 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 18th 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 24 August to 2 September 2018 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship earned the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.

Hosts selection

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

Qualification

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

Qualified teams

•  Mali − Tournament hosts
•  Angola − Zone VI
•  Egypt − Zone V
•  Tunisia − Zone I
•  Rwanda − Zone V Winner
•  Madagascar − Zone VII
•  Senegal − Zone II Winner
•  Algeria − Zone I
•  DR Congo − Zone IV
•  Guinea − Zone II
•  Uganda
•  Ivory Coast – withdrew

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Team	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts.
Mali	5	0	563	256	+307	10
Egypt	4	1	424	324	+100	9
DR Congo	3	2	364	369	-5	8
Libya	2	3	281	419	−138	7
Uganda	1	4	293	381	−88	6
Guinea	0	5	291	467	−176	5

DR Congo	83–51	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

Mali	141–49	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

Libya	38–115	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

Guinea	61–111	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

DR Congo	73–69	Libya
Scoring by quarter: 21-8, 15-22, 17-23, 20-16

Uganda	55–112	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

Guinea	74–85	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

Uganda	57–60	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

Mali	93–47	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

Uganda	64–43	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

Egypt	68–66	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

Mali	110–48	Libya
Pts: Drame 17 Rebs: Keita 9 Asts: Kanouté 8		Pts: Zeew 13 Rebs: Rizq 8 Asts: AlFaqiyah 4

Egypt	83–66	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

Libya	66–64	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

DR Congo	57–107	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

Group B

Team	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Pts.
Senegal	4	0	327	234	+93	8
Angola	3	1	315	274	+41	7
Rwanda	2	2	292	300	-8	6
Tunisia	1	3	248	294	-46	5
Algeria	0	4	241	321	−80	4
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0

Algeria	63–81	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

Tunisia	58–62	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

Angola	76–77	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

Senegal	70–50	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

Rwanda	79–80	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

Angola	73–68	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

Angola	86–50	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

Senegal	81–38	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

Algeria	78–84 (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

Rwanda	70–99	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

Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	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

5th–8th place bracket

	5th-8th place				Fifth 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

9th–11th place bracket

	9th–11th place				Ninth place
					Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 10:00
					Uganda	60
	Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00
					Guinea	65
	Guinea	77
	Algeria	70

Quarterfinals

Libya	52–87	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

DR Congo	44–62	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

Rwanda	66–89	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

Tunisia	54–105	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

9th−11th place classification

Guinea	77–70	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

9th place match

Uganda	60–65	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

5th–8th place classification

Libya	68–92	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

Tunisia	57–69	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

Semifinals

Senegal	91–82 (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

Mali	84–59	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

7th place match

Tunisia	85–74	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

5th place match

DR Congo	79–69	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

Bronze medal match

Angola	78–89	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

Final

Mali	78–76	Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 23-11, 10–21, 25–21

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Mali	8–0
	Senegal	6–1
	Egypt	6–2
4	Angola	4–3
5	DR Congo	5–3
6	Rwanda	3–4
7	Tunisia	2–5
8	Libya	2–6
9	Guinea	2–5
10	Uganda	1–5
11	Algeria	0–5

Awards

Most Valuable Player
Siriman Kanouté

All-Tournament Team

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.
2. Four countries participated: hosts Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and the eventual zone winner Rwanda. The tournament was played in round-robin format.

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.
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11. "Hugely talented quintet highlights FIBA U18 African Championship All-Star team". FIBA. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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