| Continent: | Africa U-18 |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Size: | 270px |
| City: | Pretoria |
| Dates: | 3−14 September |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions: | MLI |
| Second: | CMR |
| Third: | SEN |
| Website: | www.fiba.basketball |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2026 |
The 2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket was an international under-18 basketball competition that was held in Pretoria, South Africa from 3 to 14 September 2024.[1] [2] [3]
The tournament, which was also the 21st edition of the biennial competition, qualified the top two teams to represent FIBA Africa in the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland. This was the second time South Africa has hosted the tournament; the previous one was in 2006.
Mali won this event for the third time.
| Means of qualification[4] | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||
| 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship Top Four | 4–14 December 2022 | 3 | |||
| 2024 Zone I U18 Qualifiers | 11–14 July 2024 | 1 | |||
| 2024 Zone II U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||
| 2024 Zone III U18 Qualifiers | 31 July–4 August 2024 | 1 | |||
| 2024 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||
| 2024 Zone V U18 Qualifiers | 9–14 June 2024 | 1 | |||
| 2024 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers | 28–29 June 2024 | 1 | |||
| 2024 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Wildcards | 9 August 2024 | N/A | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | ||||
Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
The draw of the group phase took place on 25 August 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda.[5]
In this round, the teams were drawn into three groups of four. The top two teams from each group and the best two third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
All times are local (South African Standard Time – UTC+2).
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| Qualified for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |