2020 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship explained

Gender:women
Continent:Africa U-18
Year:2020
Subtitle:15th FIBA Africa Under-18 Women's Championship
Size:270px
Dates:3−9 December
Teams:3
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:EGY
Title Number:2
Mvp: Yara Hussein
Ppg P: Sissoko 18.2
Ppg T: 66.0
Rpg P: Kouyate 17.6
Rpg T: 59.0
Apg P: Thiaw 5.5
Apg T: 18.2
Website:www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2022

The 2020 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship was the 15th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from 3 to 9 December 2020 in Cairo.

won the tournament for their second continental title, their first since 2010, by defeating the defending champions in the Finals, 68–63.[1] Both finalists qualified for the 2021 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup that were held in Debrecen, Hungary. Yara Hussein, team captain of the host team, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[2]

Venue

All matches were played in the Hall 3 of the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.

Cairo
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
Hall 3
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Group phase

In the group phase, the teams played a double round-robin tournament. The top two teams advanced to the Final.

Final standings

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Rank width=170Team !Record
2-3
4-1
1-3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt crowned FIBA U18 Women's African Championship 2020 champions. 9 December 2020. FIBA Africa. 13 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Hussein named MVP at FIBA U18 Women's African Championship 2020. 9 December 2020. FIBA Africa. 6 February 2022.