2022 FIBA U18 African Championship explained

Continent:	Africa U-18
Year:	2022
Size:	270px
City:	Antananarivo
Dates:	4−14 August
Teams:	9
Confederations:	1
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
Champions:	EGY
Title Number:	6
Second:	MAD
Third:	MLI
Mvp:	Mathias M'Madi
Ppg P:	M'Madi (20.8)
Ppg T:	(73.8)
Rpg P:	M. Faye (13.7)
Rpg T:	(54.7)
Apg P:	M'Madi (5.0)
Apg T:	(16.6)
Website:	www.fiba.basketball
Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2024

The 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 4 to 14.^{[1] [2]}

The tournament, which was also the 20th edition of the biennial competition, qualified the top two teams to represent FIBA Africa in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Hungary. This is the second time Madagascar has hosted the tournament since 2014.^[1]

Qualification

Means of Qualification	Dates	Venue	Berths	Qualifiers
Host Nation	N/A	N/A	1
2020 FIBA U18 African Championship	3–9 December 2020^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]		4
2022 Zone I U18 Qualifiers	N/A^[7]	N/A	1
2022 Zone II U18 Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2022 Zone III U18 Qualifiers	N/A^[8]	N/A	1
2022 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2022 Zone V U18 Qualifiers	13–19 June 2022^[9] ^[10]		1
2022 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers	December 2021^[11]		1
2022 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wildcard Entry	N/A^[12] ^[13]	N/A	1
Total			10

Qualified teams

Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).

• Host Nation (1)
  • (NR)
• Zone I
  • (46)
• Zone II
  • (42)
  • (15)
  • (18)
• Zone III
  • (NR)
• Zone V
  • (51)
  • (25)
• Zone VI
  • (47)

Preliminary round

The draw took place and the final rosters were confirmed on 3 August 2022, a day before the start of the tournament.

Tanzania was supposed to be part of Group A, however they were replaced by Nigeria. Unfortunately, Nigeria also backed out, leaving Group A with only 4 teams.^[13]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place classification

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Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup

Rank	width=150px	Team	Record
		6–1
		4–2
		5–2
4		3–4
5		5–1
6		3–4
7		2–4
8		0–6
9		0–4

Awards

All-Tournament Team

• C Malick Diallo
  • F Fahmi Fahmi F Belal Elshakery
• G Mathias M'Madi (MVP)
• G Ibrahima Diallo

Notes and References

1. Web site: One month to the FIBA U18 African Championship 2022. 5 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 9 July 2022.
2. Web site: 2022 U18 African Championship – Team Profile: Madagascar. 13 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 16 July 2022.
3. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Mali. 21 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 23 July 2022.
4. Web site: 2022 U18 African Championship - Team Profile: Senegal. 11 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 16 July 2022.
5. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Egypt. 12 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 16 July 2022.
6. Web site: FIBA U18 African Championship - Team Profile: Guinea. 18 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 20 July 2022.
7. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Algeria. 19 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 20 July 2022.
8. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Benin. FIBA Africa. 20 July 2022. 23 July 2022.
9. Web site: Unbeaten Rwanda qualify for the 2022 FIBA U18 Africa Championship. FIBA Africa. 20 June 2022. 9 July 2022.
10. Web site: FIBA U18 African Championship - Team profile: Rwanda. 14 July 2022. FIBA Africa. 16 July 2022.
11. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Angola. FIBA Africa. 22 July 2022. 23 July 2022.
12. Web site: U18 African Championship 2022 - Team Profile: Tanzania. FIBA Africa. 21 July 2022. 23 July 2022.
13. Web site: Final rosters confirmed ahead of 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship. 4 August 2022. FIBA Africa. 4 August 2022.
14. Web site: MVP Mathias M’Madi headlines 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship All-Star Team. 14 August 2022. FIBA Africa. 29 August 2022.