2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
| 21st FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Dates | 3−14 September |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mali |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Official website | |
| www.fiba.basketball | |
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.
Qualification
[edit]| Means of qualification[4] | Dates | Venue | Berths | Qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | South Africa
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| 2022 FIBA U18 African Championship Top Four | 4–14 December 2022 |  Antananarivo |
3 |  Egypt Madagascar Mali Angola
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| 2024 Zone I U18 Qualifiers | 11–14 July 2024 |  Tunis |
1 |  Morocco
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| 2024 Zone II U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | Senegal
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| 2024 Zone III U18 Qualifiers | 31 July–4 August 2024 |  Abidjan |
1 |  Nigeria
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| 2024 Zone IV U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | 1 | Cameroon
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| 2024 Zone V U18 Qualifiers | 9–14 June 2024 |  Kampala |
1 | Uganda
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| 2024 Zone VI U18 Qualifiers | 28–29 June 2024 |  Lusaka |
1 | Zambia
|
| 2024 Zone VII U18 Qualifiers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wildcards | 9 August 2024 | N/A | 2 | Ivory Coast Rwanda
|
| Total | 12 | |||
Qualified teams
[edit]Includes current world ranking prior to the start of the tournament (in parentheses).
- Host nation (1)
South Africa (NR)
- Zone I
Morocco (60)
- Zone II
- Zone III
Ivory Coast (54)
Nigeria (NR)
- Zone IV
Cameroon (NR)
- Zone V
- Zone VI
Zambia (NR)
- Zone VII
Angola (38)
Group phase
[edit]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).
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 199 | 177 | +22 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Senegal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 183 | +8 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 196 | −15 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 209 | −15 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 September 2024
12:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
62–67 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 7–23, 12–14, 21–13 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
4 September 2024
17:30 |
| Mali |
64–50 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–7, 19–11, 17–18, 19–14 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
17:30 |
| Senegal |
69–63 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 20–10, 10–16, 26–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
20:00 |
| Cameroon |
58–62 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 20–14, 13–12, 14–20 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
15:00 |
| Cameroon |
56–72 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 9–14, 12–17, 18–28 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
17:30 |
| Mali |
73–69 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 17–19, 24–16, 15–20 | ||
University of Pretoria
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Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 197 | 164 | +33 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Angola
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 197 | +14 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 234 | −50 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
4 September 2024
15:00 |
| Angola |
89–73 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–18, 22–6, 29–30 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
4 September 2024
20:00 |
| Egypt |
70–57 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 23–15, 15–16, 18–9 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
12:30 |
| Uganda |
50–73 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 15–18, 13–14, 11–26 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
7 September 2024
15:00 |
| Nigeria |
70–65 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 12–6, 15–25, 23–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
12:30 |
| Uganda |
61–72 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 11–19, 15–17, 20–15 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
10 September 2024
20:00 |
| Egypt |
54–57 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–15, 9–13, 15–15 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 223 | 184 | +39 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 201 | 154 | +47 | 5 | |
| 3 | Zambia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 231 | −25 | 4 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa (H)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 217 | −61 | 3 |
Source: FIBA Africa
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
3 September 2024
12:30 |
| South Africa |
64–81 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 17–26, 15–13, 20–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
3 September 2024
17:30 |
| Morocco |
84–67 | Zambia |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 21–17, 13–23, 27–15 | ||
| Pts: Solhi 21 Rebs: El Baze 9 Asts: El Baze 5 |
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University of Pretoria
Attendance: 100 Referees: David Joao DOMINGOS MANUEL (ANG), Mohamed ELMENSHAWY (EGY), Emmanuel O.Paterne KPAWOGBO (BEN) |
6 September 2024
15:00 |
| Zambia |
70–61 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–12, 15–23, 13–13, 19–13 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
6 September 2024
17:30 |
| Rwanda |
56–51 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–13, 24–17, 11–9, 13–12 | ||
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
Pts: Karem 26 Rebs: Solhi 11 Asts: Solhi 5 | |
University of Pretoria
Attendance: 100 |
9 September 2024
15:00 |
| South Africa |
31–66 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 9–15, 6–8, 6–19 | ||
| Pts: - Rebs: - Asts: - |
Pts: Solhi 13 Rebs: El Baze / Bahmad 9 Asts: El Baze 6 | |
University of Pretoria
Attendance: 50 |
9 September 2024
20:00 |
| Zambia |
69–86 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 27–18, 13–29, 14–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
Ranking of third-placed teams
[edit]| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 199 | 196 | +3 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | A | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 196 | −15 | 4 | |
| 3 | C | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 231 | −25 | 4 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
Source: FIBA Africa
9th–12th place playoffs
[edit]| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place game | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Zambia | 47 | |||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| South Africa | 53 | |||||
| South Africa | 55 | |||||
| 11 September | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 84 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 77 | |||||
| Uganda | 66 | |||||
| 11th place game | ||||||
| 12 September | ||||||
| Zambia | 61 | |||||
| Uganda | 54 | |||||
9th–12th place semifinals
[edit]11 September 2024
17:00 |
| Zambia |
47–53 | South Africa |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–6, 16–11, 14–17, 10–19 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
11 September 2024
19:30 |
| Ivory Coast |
77–66 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 7–16, 30–15, 16–16 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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11th place game
[edit]12 September 2024
17:00 |
| Zambia |
61–54 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–19, 10–12, 16–7 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
9th place game
[edit]12 September 2024
19:30 |
| South Africa |
55–84 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 11–21, 19–22, 9–24 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
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Championship playoffs
[edit]| 5th place game | 5th–8th place semifinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 September | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Rwanda | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | A3 | Cameroon | 67 | 13 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 56 | Cameroon | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola | 68 | 12 September | Morocco | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Morocco | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | B2 | Angola | 45 | 14 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| Angola | 69 | Cameroon | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 72 | 12 September | Mali | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Mali | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 September | B3 | Nigeria | 70 | 13 September | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th place game | Nigeria | 63 | Mali | 68 | 3rd place game | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 September | Egypt | 82 | 12 September | Senegal | 60 | 14 September | |||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | 61 | B1 | Egypt | 61 | Morocco | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 78 | A2 | Senegal | 68 | Senegal | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]12 September 2024
12:30 |
| Morocco |
61–45 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 15–11, 12–13, 12–7 | ||
| Pts: Solhi 22 Rebs: Bahmad 11 Asts: karem 5 |
Pts: Neto 12 Rebs: Neto 9 Asts: Neto 4 | |
University of Pretoria
|
12 September 2024
15:00 |
| Rwanda |
53–67 | Cameroon |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 16–22, 17–15, 4–16 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
12 September 2024
17:30 |
| Egypt |
61–68 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 12–13, 15–15, 18–21 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
12 September 2024
20:00 |
| Mali |
81–70 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 21–15, 14–15, 27–17 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
5th–8th place semifinals
[edit]13 September 2024
17:00 |
| Rwanda |
56–68 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–16, 11–17, 24–19 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
13 September 2024
19:30 |
| Nigeria |
63–82 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 16–30, 22–15, 9–12 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
7th place game
[edit]14 September 2024
14:00 |
| Rwanda |
61–78 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 13–17, 14–19, 20–22 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
5th place game
[edit]14 September 2024
16:30 |
| Angola |
69–72 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 24–32, 18–6, 13–7 | ||
Pilditch Indoor, Pretoria
|
Semifinals
[edit]13 September 2024
17:30 |
| Cameroon |
67–47 | Morocco |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 19–10, 16–13, 19–5 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
13 September 2024
20:00 |
| Mali |
68–60 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–28, 24–7, 13–9 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
3rd place game
[edit]14 September 2024
14:30 |
| Morocco |
71–72 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 14–17, 16–17, 22–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
|
Final
[edit]14 September 2024
20:30 |
| Cameroon |
51–60 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–10, 11–17, 15–15, 15–18 | ||
University of Pretoria
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Final standings
[edit]| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Mali |
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Cameroon |
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Senegal |
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| 4 | Morocco |
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| 5 | Egypt |
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| 6 | Angola |
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| 7 | Nigeria |
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| 8 | Rwanda |
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| 9 | Ivory Coast |
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| 10 | South Africa |
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| 11 | Zambia |
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| 12 | Uganda |
| Qualified for the 2025 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ "One month to the FIBA U18 African Championship". FIBA Africa. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Tournament official website
- ^ "FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2024 tournaments rescheduled". www.newtimes.co.rw.
- ^ 2024 FIBA U18 AfroBasket qualification results, reports.fiba.basketball
- ^ "Draw complete for the FIBA U18 AfroBasket 2024". FIBA Africa. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
