2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup explained

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup was the second edition of the African 3x3 basketball event which was held between 9 and 11 November 2018 in Lomé, Togo. This event was staged in the covered outdoor venue of the Stade Omnisport Eyadema de Lomé.^[1] All African National Federations were invited to register a team for this event. Teams competed in two qualifiers in Benin and Madagascar to qualify for the event.

Qualification

The teams participating in this event were selected by two qualifying tournaments: one in Madagascar, and the other in Benin. Madagascar Qualifier took place on July 28-29 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and Benin Qualifier took place in Cotonou, Benin on August 16-17. Four men's teams and three women's teams qualified in the Madagascar Qualifier and seven men's teams and eight women's team qualified through Benin Qualifier.^{[2] [3]}

Participating teams

Men's

Pool A (1) (10) (12)

Pool B (2) (9) (13)

Pool C (3) (6) (15)

Pool D (4) (5) (17)

Women's

Pool A (1) (9) (11)

Pool B (2) (8) (12)

Pool C (4) (7) (13)

Pool D (5) (6) (14)

Men's tournament

Pool stage

Pool D

Knockout stage

All times are local.

Final standings

width=30	Pos !	width=180	Team !	width=30	!	width=30	!	width=30	!	width=30
1		5	5	0	74
2		5	3	2	50
3		5	4	1	90
4		5	2	3	71
5		3	2	1	37
6		3	1	2	43
7		3	1	2	41
8		3	1	2	41
9		2	1	1	20
10		2	0	2	29
11		2	0	2	27
12		2	0	2	19

Women's tournament

Pool stage

Pool D

Knockout stage

All times are local.

Final standings

width=30	Pos !	width=180	Team !	width=30	!	width=30	!	width=30	!	width=30
1		5	4	1	84
2		5	4	1	81
3		5	4	1	72
4		5	3	2	91
5		3	2	1	58
6		3	1	2	42
7		3	1	2	31
8		3	1	2	29
9		2	0	2	38
10		2	0	2	21
11		2	0	2	20
12		2	0	2	19

Shoot-Out Contest

Format

One player from each men's and women's team participated. In the qualifiers, players throw ten shots from the top of the arc. Two male and two female players who score the most points are qualified for the final. In the final, each player try 18 shots from four locations: five from the top of the arc, ten from the left and right wings, and three from the 3x3 logo. Shots from the 3x3 logo is given two points while the others are worth one.

Results

N'Faly Kanoute of Mali won gold and Sara Ageno of Uganda won silver.^[4]

width=30	Pos !	width=240	Team !	width=30	Qualifier score !	width=30	Final score
1	N’Faly Kanoute	6	7
2	Sarah Ageno	6	3
3	Rana Abdelzaher	5	?

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venue Guide . FIBA . 12 December 2021.
2. Web site: Madagascar Qualifier . FIBA . 13 December 2021.
3. Web site: Benin Qualifier . FIBA . 13 December 2021.
4. News: Kanoute wins FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2018 Shoot-Out Contest . 14 December 2021 . FIBA . 11 November 2018.