2018 FIBA U18 African Championship explained

Continent:Africa U-18
Year:2018
Size:270px
City:Bamako
Dates:24 August – 2 September
Teams:11
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:MLI
Title Number:1
Website:www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2020

The 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 19th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from 24 August to 2 September 2018 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship earned the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.

Hosts selection

On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Bamako, Mali as the host city for the tournament.[1]

Qualification

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 1Unknown[2] Unknown1+1
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 210−12 July 2018 Conakry1+1+1
[3]
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 3Unknown[4] UnknownNANA
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 4Unknown[5] Unknown1
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 517–22 June 2018 Dar es Salaam1+1
[6]
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 6Unknown[7] Unknown1
2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 7Unknown[8] Unknown1
Total 10

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"Qualified for the quarter-finals
width=150pxTeam !width=20pxW !width=20pxL !width=40pxPF !width=40pxPA !width=40pxDiff !width=30px
5 0 563 256 +307 10
4 1 424 324 +100 9
3 2 364 369 -5 8
2 3 281 419 −138 7
1 4 293 381 −88 6
0 5 291 467 −176 5

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Group B

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"Qualified for the quarter-finals
width=150pxTeam !width=20pxW !width=20pxL !width=40pxPF !width=40pxPA !width=40pxDiff !width=30px
4 0 327 234 +93 8
3 1 315 274 +41 7
2 2 292 300 -8 6
1 3 248 294 -46 5
0 4 241 321 −80 4
0 0 0 0 0 0

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Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Championship bracket
5th–8th place bracket
9th–11th place bracket

Quarterfinals

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9th−11th place classification

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9th place match

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5th–8th place classification

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Semifinals

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7th place match

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5th place match

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Bronze medal match

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Final

Final standings

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"Qualified for the 2019 Under-19 Basketball World Cup
Rankwidth=150pxTeamRecord
8–0
6–1
6–2
44–3
55–3
63–4
72–5
82–6
92–5
101–5
110–5

Awards

[9]

All-Tournament Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bamako and Maputo confirmed as host cities for 2018 Africa U18 Championships. 23 March 2018. FIBA Africa. 24 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Zone I Preliminaries. 15 July 2018. FIBA Africa.
  3. Web site: Senegal through to FIBA U18 African Championship 2018. 13 July 2018. FIBA Africa. 15 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Zone III Preliminaries. 15 July 2018. FIBA Africa.
  5. Web site: Zone IV Preliminaries. 15 July 2018. FIBA Africa.
  6. Web site: Rwanda secure FIBA Africa U18 Championship slot. 21 June 2018. FIBA Africa. 15 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Zone VI Preliminaries. 15 July 2018. FIBA Africa.
  8. Web site: Zone VII Preliminaries. 15 July 2018. FIBA Africa.
  9. Web site: Hugely talented quintet highlights FIBA U18 African Championship All-Star team . FIBA . 2 September 2018.