2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
International basketball competition
The 2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Pretoria , South Africa from 3 to 14 September 2024.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The tournament, which was also the 21st edition of the biennial competition, qualified the top two teams to represent FIBA Africa in the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland . This was the second time South Africa has hosted the tournament; the previous one was in 2006 .
Mali won this event for the third time.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Host nation (1)
Zone I
Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V
Zone VI
Zone VII
Group phase
The draw of the group phase took place on 25 August 2024 in Kigali , Rwanda.[ 5]
In this round, the teams were drawn into three groups of four. The top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2 ).
Group A
Source:
FIBA Africa Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Mali 64 –50Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 9–7, 19–11, 17–18, 19–14
Cameroon 58–62
Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 20–14, 13–12, 14–20
Group B
Source:
FIBA Africa Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Angola 89 –73Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–18, 22–6, 29–30
Egypt 70 –57Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–15, 15–16, 18–9
Uganda 50–73
Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 15–18, 13–14, 11–26
Nigeria 70 –65Angola
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 12–6, 15–25, 23–16
Uganda 61–72
Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 15–21 , 11–19 , 15–17 , 20 –15
Egypt 54–57
Angola
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–15, 9–13, 15–15
Group C
Source:
FIBA Africa Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
University of PretoriaAttendance: 100Referees: David Joao DOMINGOS MANUEL (ANG), Mohamed ELMENSHAWY (EGY), Emmanuel O.Paterne KPAWOGBO (BEN)
University of PretoriaAttendance: 100
University of PretoriaAttendance: 50
Zambia 69–86
Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 27–18, 13–29, 14–16
Ranking of third-placed teams
Source: FIBA Africa
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
11th place game
Zambia 61 –54Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–19, 10–12, 16–7
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
9th place game
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
Egypt 61–68
Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–13, 15–15, 18–21
Mali 81 –70Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–15, 14–15, 27–17
Rwanda 56–68
Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–16, 11–17, 24–19
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
Nigeria 63–82
Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–30, 22–15, 9–12
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
7th place game
Rwanda 61–78
Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–17, 14–19, 20–22
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
5th place game
Angola 69–72
Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 24–32, 18–6, 13–7
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
Semifinals
Mali 68 –60Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–28, 24–7, 13–9
3rd place game
Final
Cameroon 51–60
Mali
Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 11–17, 15–15, 15–18
Final standings
References
