2023 FIBA U16 African Championship

The 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship was an international basketball competition held in Monastir and Jemmal, Tunisia from 13 to 23 July 2023.[1][2] It served as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey.

2023 FIBA U16 AfroBasket
8th FIBA Under-16 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
CityMonastir, Jemmal
Dates13–23 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Mali
Tournament statistics
MVPGuinea Nour Gassim Toure
Top scorerUganda Rugette 26.6
Top reboundsGuinea Diane 17.3
Top assistsGuinea Toure 8.1
PPG (Team) Guinea (88.7)
RPG (Team) Guinea (65.9)
APG (Team) Egypt (26.6)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball/history
2021
2025

Venues

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Monastir Jemmal
Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall
(Capacity: 5000)
Salle des Sports Jammel
(Capacity: 2000)

Participating teams

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Group phase

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All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Mali 4 4 0 292 206 +86 8 Quarterfinals
2   Angola 4 3 1 229 229 0 7
3   Rwanda 4 2 2 283 264 +19 6
4   Ivory Coast 4 1 3 266 292 −26 5
5   Tunisia (H) 4 0 4 214 293 −79 4 9th place match
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
13 July 2023
13:00
Mali   72–49   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 25-13, 18–11, 9-16, 20-9
13 July 2023
18:30
Tunisia   59–78   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 10-21, 9–19, 23-16, 17-22

14 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda   72–76   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 19-20, 16-20, 25-19
14 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast   58–78   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13-20, 17-25, 20-18, 8-15

15 July 2023
15:30
Angola   43–67   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 10-15, 5-21, 17-9
15 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast   90–68   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 19-25, 24-12, 24-15, 23-16

16 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda   74–69   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 14-15, 21-8, 24-31
16 July 2023
18:00
Tunisia   45–48   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 10-14, 12-4, 17-12, 6-18

17 July 2023
13:00
Angola   60–59   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 18-9, 15-17, 19-18, 8-15
17 July 2023
18:00
Mali   77–42   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 25-16, 22-8, 17-9, 13-9

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Guinea 4 4 0 360 256 +104 8 Quarterfinals
2   Egypt 4 3 1 377 280 +97 7
3   Chad 4 1 3 311 325 −14 5
4   Morocco 4 1 3 311 366 −55 5
5   Uganda 4 1 3 255 387 −132 5 9th place match
Source: FIBA
13 July 2023
15:30
Egypt   100–79   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 26-24, 28–11, 23-15, 23-29

14 July 2023
10:30
Morocco   62–95   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 13-21, 22-27, 13-26

15 July 2023
10:30
Chad   91–70   Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 26-26, 22-13, 16-19, 27-12
15 July 2023
13:00
Egypt   78–83   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 22-17, 16-23, 20-22, 20-21

16 July 2023
10:30
Uganda   48–116   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11-28, 15-25, 12-30, 10-33
16 July 2023
15:30
Morocco   90–86   Chad
Scoring by quarter: 23-23, 18-18, 24-26, 25-19

17 July 2023
10:30
Guinea   82–64   Chad
Scoring by quarter: 27-15, 21-22, 12-21, 22-6
17 July 2023
15:30
Uganda   85–80   Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 21-14, 20-28, 24-17

18 July 2023
13:00
Chad   70–83   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 9-16, 18-25, 27-27
18 July 2023
15:30
Guinea   100–52   Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 25-10, 19-7, 28-19, 28-16

Knockout phase

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Main bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
19 July
 
 
  Morocco74
 
22 July
 
  Mali76
 
  Mali58
 
20 July
 
  Egypt66
 
  Rwanda78
 
23 July
 
  Egypt94
 
  Egypt76
 
19 July
 
  Guinea84
 
  Ivory Coast43
 
22 July
 
  Guinea106
 
  Guinea71
 
20 July
 
  Angola61 3rd place match
 
  Chad74
 
23 July
 
  Angola86
 
  Mali63
 
 
  Angola56
 
5th place bracket
 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
21 July
 
 
  Morocco76
 
23 July
 
  Rwanda77
 
  Rwanda74
 
21 July
 
  Ivory Coast62
 
  Ivory Coast85
 
 
  Chad71
 
7th place match
 
 
23 July
 
 
  Morocco74
 
 
  Chad75

Quarterfinals

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19 July 2023
15:30
Morocco   74–76   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 21-19, 19-18, 17-27, 17-12
19 July 2023
18:00
Ivory Coast   43–106   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 15-28, 16-31, 5-25, 7-22
20 July 2023
15:30
Chad   74–86   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 21-19, 19-27, 19-19
20 July 2023
18:00
Rwanda   78–94   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 12-27, 24-21, 20-26

9th place match

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20 July 2023
13:00
Tunisia   68–65   Uganda
Scoring by quarter: 19-12, 14-20, 16-20, 19-13

5th–8th place semifinals

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21 July 2023
13:00
Ivory Coast   85–71   Chad
Scoring by quarter: 16-17, 9-18, 30-18, 30-18
21 July 2023
15:30
Morocco   76–77   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 24-18, 9-15, 20-19, 23-25

Semifinals

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22 July 2023
10:30
Guinea   71–61   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 15-18, 23-20, 18-16, 15-7
22 July 2023
13:00
Mali   58–66   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 11-17, 14-12, 18-19, 15-18

7th place match

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23 July 2023
10:30
Morocco   74–75   Chad
Scoring by quarter: 12-21, 14-18, 20-19, 28-17

5th place match

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23 July 2023
13:00
Rwanda   74–62   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 25-14, 14-18, 31-12

3rd place match

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23 July 2023
15:30
Mali   63–56   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 14-10, 21-11, 19-20, 9-15

Final

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23 July 2023
18:00
Egypt   76–84   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 28-23, 17-10, 11-30

Awards

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 2023 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship winners 
 
Guinea
First title
Most Valuable Players
  Nour Gassim Toure

Final standings

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Rank Team Record Points
For Against Diff.
    Guinea 7-0 621 436 +40
    Egypt 5-2 613 500 +44
    Mali 6-1 489 402 -48
4   Angola 4-3 432 437 -52
5   Rwanda 4-3 512 496 -55
6   Ivory Coast 2-5 456 543 -58
7   Chad 2-5 531 570 -62
8   Morocco 1-6 535 593 -68
9   Tunisia 1-4 282 358 -76
10   Uganda 1-4 268 355 -87
Qualified for the 2024 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup

References

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  1. ^ FIBA U16 African Championship archive website
  2. ^ "Final rosters confirmed for the 2023 FIBA U16 African Championship in Monastir". FIBA. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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