2021 FIBA U16 African Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2021 FIBA U16 Women's African Championship.

The 2021 FIBA U16 African Championship was an international basketball competition held in Cairo, Egypt from 6–15 August 2021. It served as a qualifier for the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in La Nucia and Alicante in Spain.

2021 FIBA U16 AfroBasket

7th FIBA Under-16 African Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	August 6–15
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (5th title)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball

Venue

Cairo	Cairo
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Halls 3 and 4 (Capacity: each 720)
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Participating teams

• Egypt
• Algeria
• Chad
• Ivory Coast
• Gabon
• Mali
• Uganda

Group phase

All times are local Egypt Standard Time (UTC-1:00).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	6	6	0	565	307	+258	12	Advance to Semifinals
2	Egypt (H)	6	5	1	552	320	+232	11
3	Algeria	6	4	2	329	285	+44	10
4	Chad	6	3	3	360	369	−9	9
5	Ivory Coast	6	2	4	347	391	−44	8
6	Uganda	6	1	5	288	520	−232	7
7	Gabon	6	0	6	354	603	−249	6

Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts

6 August 17:00

Box Score

Algeria	82–63	Gabon
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 30–26, 14-14', 23-8
Pts: Khodja 28 Rebs: Karabi 18 Asts: Khodja 9		Pts: Makambo Elysé 28 Rebs: Makambo Elysé 13 Asts: Simba Aworet 3

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), HOUNGBEDJI, Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA)

6 August 20:00

Box Score

Egypt	89–53	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 20–15, 27-9, 24-9
Pts: Elhalawany 15 Rebs: Hussein 12 Asts: Elghayesh, Eldiasty 4		Pts: Diomande 21 Rebs: Haoule 11 Asts: Laubouet 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Adlen Larouci (ALG), Cynnho Essono Ollomo (GAB)

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7 August 14:00

Box Score

Mali	137–47	Gabon
Scoring by quarter: 32-10, 42–15, 26-13, 37-9
Pts: M. Diallo 28 Rebs: Coulibaly 15 Asts: Doumbia 9		Pts: Simba Aworet 12 Rebs: Makambo Elysé 8 Asts: Makambo Elysé, Simba Aworet 2

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Adlen Larouci (ALG), Brian Ssebalamu (UGA)

7 August 17:00

Box Score

Egypt	130–30	Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 37-0, 25–4, 30-13, 38-13
Pts: Eldiasty 22 Rebs: Abouelela 12 Asts: Elghayesh 13		Pts: Mayengo 17 Rebs: Omara 8 Asts: Galiwango 3

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Harouna Maiga (BFA), Cynnho Essono Ollomo (GAB)

7 August

Ivory Coast

0–20

Algeria

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4

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8 August 14:00

Box Score

Uganda	25–103	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 10-24, 2-40, 10-18, 3-21
Pts: Omara 9 Rebs: Omara 9 Asts: Mayengo 2		Pts: M. Diallo 32 Rebs: Keita 23 Asts: Doumbia 7

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Adlen Larouci (ALG), Mahmoud Gamal Hussein (EGY), Cynnho Essono Ollomo (GAB)

8 August 16:30

Box Score

Chad	59–46	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 8-10, 23-7, 17-21
Pts: Abdel-Kerim 17 Rebs: Koslengar 20 Asts: Koulambaye 7		Pts: Haoule 18 Rebs: Haoule 12 Asts: Bationo 3

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Hisham Ashraf Hegazy (EGY), Abdou Aliou (MLI)

8 August 20:00

Box Score

Algeria	53–72	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 7-18, 16-24, 14-19, 16-11
Pts: Khodja 14 Rebs: Karabi 7 Asts: Khodja 7		Pts: Elhalawany 14 Rebs: Abouelela 7 Asts: Eldiasty, Elgizawy, Elghayesh, Elhalawany 4

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Harouna Maiga (BFA)

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9 August 14:00

Box Score

Gabon	56–70	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 4-24, 20-17, 19-12
Pts: Makambo Elysé 14 Rebs: Mitoghe 7 Asts: Mitoghe 5		Pts: Tahir 21 Rebs: Tahir 32 Asts: Koulambaye 7

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Harouna Maiga (BFA), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Gnoambilé Guillaume Mockey (CIV)

9 August 16:30

Box Score

Uganda	30–69	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 3-13, 12-11, 10-21, 5-24
Pts: Omara 11 Rebs: Galiwango 11 Asts: Galiwango 2		Pts: Bouzidi 19 Rebs: Abdelouahad 11 Asts: Khodja 10

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 Referees: Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Mahmoud Gamal Hussein (EGY), Christelle Madjio Libawo (CMR)

9 August 20:00

Box Score

Mali	93–59	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 26-15, 28-15, 18-11, 21-18
Pts: Doumbia 22 Rebs: M. Diallo 19 Asts: M. Diallo 7		Pts: Diomande 29 Rebs: Diomande 13 Asts: Laubouet, Bamba-Muluaza 4

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

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10 August 14:00

Box Score

Gabon	67–81	Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 12-23, 18-16, 21-11, 16-31
Pts: Mihindou Mouiri 15 Rebs: Pyssame Pyssame 8 Asts: Makambo Elysé 6		Pts: Galiwango 30 Rebs: Muwonge 15 Asts: Omara 3

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Nadjet Zenagui (ALG), Abdou Aliou (MLI), Mahmoud Gamal Hussein (EGY)

10 August 17:00

Box Score

Mali	71–53	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 25-9, 16-9, 19-16, 11-19
Pts: Doumbia 17 Rebs: M. Diallo 8 Asts: T. Diallo, Doumbia, M. Diallo 3		Pts: Khodja, Karabi 10 Rebs: Abdelouahad 8 Asts: Khodja 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Harouna Maiga (BFA), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Gnoambilé Guillaume Mockey (CIV)

10 August 20:00

Box Score

Egypt	76–49	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 15-6, 20-15, 25-15
Pts: Hussein 15 Rebs: Hendawy 12 Asts: Elgizawy 4		Pts: Abdel-Kerim 21 Rebs: Tahir 20 Asts: Manouna 4

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Dorothy Judy Okatch (BWA), Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

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11 August 14:00

Box Score

Ivory Coast	110–57	Gabon
Scoring by quarter: 23-20, 23-15, 31-8, 33-14
Pts: Diomande 34 Rebs: Diomande 23 Asts: Bamba-Muluaza 9		Pts: Simba Aworet 18 Rebs: Makambo Elysé 11 Asts: Makambo Elysé 4

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Mahmoud Gamal Hussein (EGY), Hisham Ashraf Hegazy (EGY)

11 August 16:30

Box Score

Chad	72–49	Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 21-10, 18-10, 13-16, 20-13
Pts: Tahir 20 Rebs: Tahir 26 Asts: Djouamat Sabaldi, Dignan Elvis 4		Pts: Galiwango 14 Rebs: Muwonge 8 Asts: Galiwango 5

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 Referees: Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Abdou Aliou (MLI), Cynnho Essono Ollomo (GAB)

11 August 20:00

Box Score

Egypt	62–71	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 16-21, 4-15, 18-18, 24-17
Pts: Elhalawany 21 Rebs: Hendawy 9 Asts: Elgizawy 7		Pts: M. Diallo 18 Rebs: Coulibaly 13 Asts: M. Diallo, Keita, T. Diallo 3

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Adlen Larouci (ALG)

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12 August 14:00

Box Score

Algeria	52–49	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 14-9, 9-9, 10-13, 19-18
Pts: Khodja 14 Rebs: Abdelouahad 8 Asts: Khodja 6		Pts: Abdel-Kerim 17 Rebs: Tahir 22 Asts: Dignan Elvis 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Mahmoud Gamal Hussein (EGY), Gnoambilé Guillaume Mockey (CIV)

12 August 16:30

Box Score

Uganda	73–79	Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 24-17, 11-19, 22-26
Pts: Mayengo 25 Rebs: Muwonge 17 Asts: Kisakye, Galiwango 6		Pts: Bationo 20 Rebs: Haoule 19 Asts: Laubouet 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 Referees: Adlen Larouci (ALG), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Cynnho Essono Ollomo (GAB)

12 August 20:00

Box Score

Gabon	64–123	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11-39, 16-32, 13-22, 24-30
Pts: Makambo Elysé 28 Rebs: Makambo Elysé 9 Asts: Sophonie Mouele 3		Pts: Abouelela, Amer 17 Rebs: Hussein 14 Asts: Elselmy, Eldiasty 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Abdou Aliou (MLI), Nadjet Zenagui (ALG), Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN)

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13 August 14:00

Box Score

Chad	61–90	Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12-23, 20-10, 13-26, 16-31
Pts: Abdel-Kerim 24 Rebs: Tahir 9 Asts: Abdel-Kerim 4		Pts: Doumbia 22 Rebs: M. Diallo 12 Asts: Doumbia 10

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Harouna Maiga (BFA), Brian Ssebalamu (UGA)

Knockout phase

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Mali	70
	4	Chad	40
						Mali		62
						Egypt		63
	3	Algeria	52
	2	Egypt	70			Third-place
						Chad		50
						Algeria		65

Semifinals

14 August 14:00

Box Score

Mali	70–40	Chad
Scoring by quarter: 19-5, 22-4, 14-17, 15-14
Pts: Coulibaly 12 Rebs: Coulibaly 10 Asts: Abdel-Kerim 6		Pts: Abdel-Kerim 17 Rebs: Koslengar 11 Asts: Doumbia 4

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4 Referees: Didier Gaga (RWA), Adlen Larouci (ALG), Gnoambilé Guillaume Mockey (CIV)

14 August 20:00

Box Score

Egypt	70–52	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 21-11, 12-17, 21-10
Pts: Elgizawy 11 Rebs: Hendawy 9 Asts: Elgizawy, Elhalawany 5		Pts: Khodja 18 Rebs: Beldjillali 7 Asts: Khodja 6

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3 Referees: Silver Jacques Houngbedji (BEN), Erick Omondi Otieno (KEN), Harouna Maiga (BFA)

Third-place match

15 August 14:00

Box Score

Chad	50–65	Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 8-23, 11-13, 21-12, 10-17
Pts: Andigue 25 Rebs: Lawa Abbas 12 Asts: Dignan Elvis 4		Pts: Khodja 19 Rebs: Abdelouahad 11 Asts: Khodja, Bouzidi 5

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 4

Final

15 August 20:00

Box Score

Mali	62–63	Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 12-11, 21-19, 12-18, 17-15
Pts: M. Diallo 17 Rebs: M. Diallo 19 Asts: M. Diall 5		Pts: Amer, Hendawy 15 Rebs: Elmaraghy 7 Asts: Elgizawy 5

Cairo Stadium Indoor Hall 3

Final standings

Qualified to the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.

Rank	Team	Record	Points
			For	Against	Diff.
	Egypt	7–1	685	434	+251
	Mali	7–1	697	410	+287
	Algeria	5–3	426	405	+21
4	Chad	3–5	450	504	-54
5	Ivory Coast	2–4	347	391	-44
6	Uganda	1–5	288	520	-232
7	Gabon	0–6	354	603	-249

External links

• Official website