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]
| 21st FIBA U18 African Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Dates | 3−14 September |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mali |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
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
edit| Means of qualification[4] | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | South Africa
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| 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship Top Four | 4–14 December 2022 |  Antananarivo |
3 |  Egypt Madagascar Mali Angola
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| 2024 Zone I U18 Qualifiers | 11–14 July 2024 |  Tunis |
1 |  Morocco
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| 2024 Zone II U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | Senegal
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| 2024 Zone III U18 Qualifiers | 31 July–4 August 2024 |  Abidjan |
1 |  Nigeria
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| 2024 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | Cameroon
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| 2024 Zone V U18 Qualifiers | 9–14 June 2024 |  Kampala |
1 | Uganda
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| 2024 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers | 28–29 June 2024 |  Lusaka |
1 | Zambia
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| 2024 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wildcards | 9 August 2024 | N/A | 2 | Ivory Coast Rwanda
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| Total | 12 | |||
Qualified teams
editIncludes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
Group phase
editThe 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 177 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 183 | +8 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 196 | −15 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 209 | −15 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 September 2024
12:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
62–67 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 7–23, 12–14, 21–13 | ||
University of Pretoria
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4 September 2024
17:30 |
| Mali |
64–50 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–7, 19–11, 17–18, 19–14 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
17:30 |
| Senegal |
69–63 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 20–10, 10–16, 26–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
20:00 |
| Cameroon |
58–62 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 20–14, 13–12, 14–20 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
15:00 |
| Cameroon |
56–72 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 9–14, 12–17, 18–28 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
17:30 |
| Mali |
73–69 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 17–19, 24–16, 15–20 | ||
University of Pretoria
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 164 | +33 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Angola
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3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 197 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 234 | −50 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 September 2024
15:00 |
| Angola |
89–73 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–18, 22–6, 29–30 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
4 September 2024
20:00 |
| Egypt |
70–57 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–15, 15–16, 18–9 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
12:30 |
| Uganda |
50–73 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 15–18, 13–14, 11–26 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
15:00 |
| Nigeria |
70–65 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 12–6, 15–25, 23–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
12:30 |
| Uganda |
61–72 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 11–19, 15–17, 20–15 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
20:00 |
| Egypt |
54–57 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–15, 9–13, 15–15 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 184 | +39 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Morocco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 154 | +47 | 5 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 231 | −25 | 4 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa (H)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 217 | −61 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
3 September 2024
12:30 |
| South Africa |
64–81 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 17–26, 15–13, 20–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
3 September 2024
17:30 |
| Morocco |
84–67 | Zambia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 21–17, 13–23, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Solhi 21 Rebs: El Baze 9 Asts: El Baze 5 |
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University of Pretoria
Attendance: 100 Referees: David Joao DOMINGOS MANUEL (ANG), Mohamed ELMENSHAWY (EGY), Emmanuel O.Paterne KPAWOGBO (BEN) |
6 September 2024
15:00 |
| Zambia |
70–61 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 15–23, 13–13, 19–13 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
6 September 2024
17:30 |
| Rwanda |
56–51 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 24–17, 11–9, 13–12 | ||
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
Pts: Karem 26 Rebs: Solhi 11 Asts: Solhi 5 | |
University of Pretoria
Attendance: 100 |
9 September 2024
15:00 |
| South Africa |
31–66 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 9–15, 6–8, 6–19 | ||
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
Pts: Solhi 13 Rebs: El Baze / Bahmad 9 Asts: El Baze 6 | |
University of Pretoria
Attendance: 50 |
9 September 2024
20:00 |
| Zambia |
69–86 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 27–18, 13–29, 14–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
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Ranking of third-placed teams
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | A | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 196 | −15 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 231 | −25 | 4 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
9th–12th place playoffs
edit| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place game | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Zambia | 47 | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| South Africa | 53 | |||||
| South Africa | 55 | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 84 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 77 | |||||
| Uganda | 66 | |||||
| 11th place game | ||||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Zambia | 61 | |||||
| Uganda | 54 | |||||
9th–12th place semifinals
edit11 September 2024
17:00 |
| Zambia |
47–53 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–6, 16–11, 14–17, 10–19 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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11 September 2024
19:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
77–66 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 7–16, 30–15, 16–16 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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11th place game
edit12 September 2024
17:00 |
| Zambia |
61–54 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–19, 10–12, 16–7 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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9th place game
edit12 September 2024
19:30 |
| South Africa |
55–84 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 11–21, 19–22, 9–24 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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Championship playoffs
edit| 5th place game | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 September | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Rwanda | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | A3 | Cameroon | 67 | 13 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 56 | Cameroon | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola | 68 | 12 September | Morocco | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Morocco | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | B2 | Angola | 45 | 14 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| Angola | 69 | Cameroon | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 72 | 12 September | Mali | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Mali | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | B3 | Nigeria | 70 | 13 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place game | Nigeria | 63 | Mali | 68 | 3rd place game | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | Egypt | 82 | 12 September | Senegal | 60 | 14 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 61 | B1 | Egypt | 61 | Morocco | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 78 | A2 | Senegal | 68 | Senegal | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit12 September 2024
12:30 |
| Morocco |
61–45 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–11, 12–13, 12–7 | ||
| Pts: Solhi 22 Rebs: Bahmad 11 Asts: karem 5 |
Pts: Neto 12 Rebs: Neto 9 Asts: Neto 4 | |
University of Pretoria
|
12 September 2024
15:00 |
| Rwanda |
53–67 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–22, 17–15, 4–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
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12 September 2024
17:30 |
| Egypt |
61–68 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–13, 15–15, 18–21 | ||
University of Pretoria
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12 September 2024
20:00 |
| Mali |
81–70 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–15, 14–15, 27–17 | ||
University of Pretoria
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5th–8th place semifinals
edit13 September 2024
17:00 |
| Rwanda |
56–68 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–16, 11–17, 24–19 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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13 September 2024
19:30 |
| Nigeria |
63–82 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–30, 22–15, 9–12 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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7th place game
edit14 September 2024
14:00 |
| Rwanda |
61–78 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–17, 14–19, 20–22 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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5th place game
edit14 September 2024
16:30 |
| Angola |
69–72 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 24–32, 18–6, 13–7 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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Semifinals
edit13 September 2024
17:30 |
| Cameroon |
67–47 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 19–10, 16–13, 19–5 | ||
University of Pretoria
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13 September 2024
20:00 |
| Mali |
68–60 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–28, 24–7, 13–9 | ||
University of Pretoria
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3rd place game
edit14 September 2024
14:30 |
| Morocco |
71–72 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 14–17, 16–17, 22–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
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Final
editFinal standings
edit| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Mali |
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Cameroon |
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Senegal |
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| 4 | Morocco |
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| 5 | Egypt |
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| 6 | Angola |
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| 7 | Nigeria |
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| 8 | Rwanda |
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| 9 | Ivory Coast |
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| 10 | South Africa |
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| 11 | Zambia |
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| 12 | Uganda |
| Qualified for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
References
edit- ^ "One month to the FIBA U18 African Championship". FIBA Africa. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Tournament official website
- ^ "FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2024 tournaments rescheduled". www.newtimes.co.rw.
- ^ 2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket qualification results, reports.fiba.basketball
- ^ "Draw complete for the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2024". FIBA Africa. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.