# 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women

The 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 8th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Benin from 8 to 16 September 2006.
Mali defeated Ivory Coast 77-66 in the final to win their third title with both winner and runner-up qualifying for the 2007 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup.

## Participating teams

* Angola
* Benin
* DR Congo
* Ivory Coast
* Mali

## Schedule

* Qualified for the semi-finals
| P | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| 1 | Mali | 4 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 183 | +76 | 8 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 234 | -5 | 6 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 182 | +32 | 6 |
| 4 | Benin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 181 | 237 | -56 | 5 |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | 1 | 3 | 167 | 214 | -47 | 5 |
* 8 September 17:00
* Boxscore
| Benin | 46–58 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-18, 14-21, 10-13, 13-6 |||
| Pts: Adomou 12 Rebs: Inoussa 5 Asts: Ladani 1 | | Pts: F.Toure 18 Rebs: N.Coulibaly 3 Asts: Diakité 3 |
* Cotonou
* 9 September
| Angola | 27–51 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: n/a, n/a |||
| Pts: n/a Rebs: n/a | | Pts: n/a Rebs: n/a |
* Cotonou
* 10 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| Ivory Coast | 58–60 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-5, 13-16, 16-20, 13-19 |||
| Pts: K.Kouyate 24 Rebs: Djedjemel 9 Asts: four players 1 | | Pts: Tshiyoyo 14 Rebs: Mafuta 12 Asts: Mikemo 6 |
* Cotonou
* 18:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 69–37 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-3, 16-11, 19-9, 19-14 |||
| Pts: Keita 14 Rebs: Keita, N.Coulibaly 8 Asts: Bagayoko, F.Toure 2 | | Pts: Felícia 10 Rebs: Madalena 9 Asts: Elsa 1 |
* Cotonou
* 11 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| Ivory Coast | 58–62 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-10, 1-12, 7-18, 29-22 |||
| Pts: K.Kouyate 19 Rebs: K.Kouyate, M.Kouyate 7 Asts: Kassi 2 | | Pts: Bagayoko 23 Rebs: Bagayoko, F.Toure 9 Asts: F.Toure 7 |
* Cotonou
* 18:00
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 87–48 | Benin |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-8, 30-8, 20-13, 18-19 |||
| Pts: Makiese 15 Rebs: Makiese 9 Asts: Mabibi, Mafuta 2 | | Pts: Adomou 11 Rebs: Zossou 7 Asts: Zossou 2 |
* Cotonou
* 12 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 42–70 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-24, 6-17, 16-11, 7-18 |||
| Pts: Mabibi 12 Rebs: Tshiyoyo 9 Asts: Mabibi 2 | | Pts: N.Coulibaly 16 Rebs: N.Coulibaly 27 Asts: N.Coulibaly, F.Toure 2 |
* Cotonou
* 18:00
* Boxscore
| Benin | 54–45 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 18-4, 9-17, 14-10 |||
| Pts: Adomou 17 Rebs: Bouraïma 18 Asts: Klouste 3 | | Pts: Catarina 22 Rebs: Angelina 15 Asts: Fineza 4 |
* Cotonou
* 13 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 58–40 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 14-7, 13-16, 15-3 |||
| Pts: Catarina 27 Rebs: Angelina 17 Asts: Elsa, Fineza 2 | | Pts: Butayi 15 Rebs: Makiese 13 Asts: Mabibi 3 |
* Cotonou
* Boxscore
| Benin | 33–47 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 6-16, 2-8, 10-12, 15-11 |||
| Pts: Babalola 14 Rebs: Babalola 7 Asts: three players 1 | | Pts: K.Kouyate 15 Rebs: A.Kolga, M.Kouyate 9 Asts: Kassi 4 |
* Cotonou

## Knockout stage
### Championship bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 16:00 | Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 16:00 |
| Mali | 80 |
| Mali | 80 | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 18:00 |
| Benin | 47 | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 18:00 |
| Benin | 47 | Mali | 77 |
| Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | | Mali | 77 |
| Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | Fri 15 Sep 2006 – 18:00 | Ivory Coast | 66 |
| DR Congo | 57 | Ivory Coast | 66 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | | |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 16:00 | Sat 16 Sep 2006 – 16:00 |
| | | Benin | 44 |
| | | DR Congo | 85 |

### Semifinals

* 15 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 80–47 | Benin |
| Scoring by quarter: 26-9, 16-7, 23-8, 15-23 |||
| Pts: N.Coulibaly 14 Rebs: N.Coulibaly 11 Asts: Bagayoko, F.Toure 2 | | Pts: Inoussa 15 Rebs: Klouste 6 Asts: four players 1 |
* Cotonou
* 18:00
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 57–69 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-16, 16-15, 14-18, 17-20 |||
| Pts: Mafuta 15 Rebs: Mafuta, Tshiyoyo 8 Asts: Mafuta, Mabibi 2 | | Pts: K.Kouyate 21 Rebs: M.Kouyate 14 Asts: A.Kolga 4 |
* Cotonou

### Bronze medal match

* 16 September 16:00
* Boxscore
| Benin | 44–85 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-24, 13-19, 11-20, 12-22 |||
| Pts: Inoussa 11 Rebs: Sousa 8 Asts: Inoussa, Klouste 3 | | Pts: Makiese 24 Rebs: Makiese 14 Asts: Mabibi 7 |
* Cotonou

### Final

* 16 September 18:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 77–66 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 19-5, 14-17, 27-21, 17-23 |||
| Pts: F.Toure 31 Rebs: N.Coulibaly 17 Asts: Bagayoko 6 | | Pts: K.Kouyate 26 Rebs: K.Kouyate 11 Asts: A.Kolga 4 |
* Cotonou

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2007 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup

## Awards

* 2006 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women winner
* Mali Third title
* Most Valuable Player
* Fanta Toure

### All-Tournament Team

* Fanta Toure
* Catarina Eusébio
* Kani Kouyate
* Diane Mabibi
* Naignouma Coulibaly

## Statistical Leaders
### Individual Tournament Highs

| Rank | Name | G | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Kani Kouyate | 6 | 118 | 19.7 |
| 2 | Catarina Eusébio | 6 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 3 | Fanta Toure | 6 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 4 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 6 | 76 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 73 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Ginette Makiese | 6 | 72 | 12 |
| 7 | Mireille Tshiyoyo | 6 | 64 | 10.7 |
| 8 | Naignouma Coulibaly | 6 | 56 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Sandrine Adomou | 6 | 54 | 9 |
| 10 | Ngusu Mafuta | 6 | 53 | 8.8 |
| Rank | Name | G | Rbs | RPG |
| 1 | Naignouma Coulibaly | 6 | 69 | 11.5 |
| 2 | Angelina Golome | 4 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 54 | 9 |
| 3 | Ginette Makiese | 6 | 54 | 9 |
| 5 | Catarina Eusébio | 4 | 36 | 9 |
| 6 | Ngusu Mafuta | 6 | 45 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Mireille Tshiyoyo | 6 | 43 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Minata Keita | 6 | 39 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Madalena Felix | 4 | 24 | 6 |
| 10 | Kani Kouyate | 6 | 35 | 5.8 |
| Rank | Name | G | Ast | APG |
| 1 | Fanta Toure | 6 | 17 | 2.8 |
| 2 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 6 | 16 | 2.7 |
| 2 | Diane Mabibi | 6 | 16 | 2.7 |
| 4 | Nadine Mikemo | 4 | 9 | 2.3 |
| 5 | Assetou Kolga | 6 | 13 | 2.2 |
| 6 | Ngusu Mafuta | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Fineza Eusébio | 4 | 6 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Thérèse Bakenga | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Emmanuelle Klouste | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Sts | SPG |
| 1 | Catarina Eusébio | 4 | 15 | 3.8 |
| 2 | Kani Kouyate | 6 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 3 | Assetou Kolga | 6 | 19 | 3.2 |
| 4 | Kèfilath Inoussa | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Sandrine Adomou | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Diane Mabibi | 6 | 10 | 1.7 |
| 7 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 8 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Thérère Bakenga | 6 | 7 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Edjime Djedjemel | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Rank | Name | G | Bks | BPG |
| 1 | Ginette Makiese | 6 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Naignouma Coulibaly | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
| 3 | Ngusu Mafuta | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Minata Keita | 6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Sira Diakité | 6 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Fanta Toure | 6 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Elsa Eduardo | 4 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blandine Waki | 4 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 10 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 6 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Tos | TPG |
| 1 | Kèfilath Inoussa | 6 | 29 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Fanta Toure | 6 | 28 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Diane Mabibi | 6 | 26 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Catarina Eusébio | 4 | 15 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Minata Keita | 6 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Emmanuele Klouste | 6 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Assetou Kolga | 6 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 5 | Kani Kouyate | 6 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Mariama Kouyate | 6 | 21 | 3.5 |
| 9 | Ghislaine Zossou | 6 | 21 | 3.5 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | Fanta Toure | 54 | 39 | 72.2 |
| 2 | Ginette Makiese | 53 | 29 | 54.7 |
| 3 | Naignouma Coulibaly | 41 | 22 | 53.7 |
| 4 | Mireille Tshiyoyo | 51 | 23 | 45.1 |
| 5 | Kani Kouyate | 84 | 37 | 44 |
| 6 | Edjime Djedjemel | 37 | 16 | 43.2 |
| 7 | Mariama Kouyate | 63 | 27 | 42.9 |
| 8 | Minata Keita | 52 | 22 | 42.3 |
| 9 | Catarina Eusébio | 57 | 22 | 38.6 |
| 10 | Ngusu Mafuta | 42 | 16 | 38.1 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | Fatoumata Traoré | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| 2 | Maimonatou Kolga | 13 | 5 | 38.5 |
| 3 | Souko Thiam | 12 | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | Nadine Mikemo | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 37 | 9 | 24.3 |
| 6 | Sandrine Adomou | 27 | 5 | 18.5 |
| 7 | Diane Mabibi | 29 | 5 | 17.2 |
| 8 | Kèfilath Inoussi | 36 | 6 | 16.7 |
| 9 | Thèrése Bakenga | 13 | 2 | 15.4 |
| 9 | Fanta Toure | 13 | 2 | 15.4 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | Ngusu Mafuta | 28 | 21 | 75 |
| 2 | Diane Mabibi | 19 | 13 | 68.4 |
| 3 | Mireille Tshiyoyo | 27 | 18 | 66.7 |
| 4 | Fatoumata Bagayoko | 20 | 13 | 65 |
| 5 | Sandrine Adomou | 18 | 11 | 61.1 |
| 6 | Kèfilath Inoussa | 23 | 14 | 60.9 |
| 7 | Kani Kouyate | 65 | 38 | 58.5 |
| 8 | Thérèse Bakenga | 22 | 12 | 54.5 |
| 9 | Joana Baptista | 15 | 8 | 53.3 |
| 10 | Ghislaine Zossou | 19 | 10 | 52.6 |

### Individual Game Highs

| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Points | Fanta Toure | 31 | Ivory Coast |
| Rebounds | Naignouma Coulibaly | 27 | DR Congo |
| Assists | Fanta Toure Diane Mabibi | 7 | Ivory Coast Benin |
| Steals | Kani Kouyate | 7 | Benin |
| Blocks | Ginette Makiese | 3 | Ivory Coast |
| 2-point field goal percentage | Minata Keita | 85.7% (6/7) | Angola |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Fatoumata Bagayoko Sira Diakité | 66.7% (2/3) | DR Congo Angola |
| Free throw percentage | Ngusu Mafuta | 100% (7/7) | Ivory Coast |
| Turnovers | Minata Keita | 10 | DR Congo |

### Team Tournament Highs

| Rank | Name | G | Pts | PPG |
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 416 | 69.3 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 6 | 371 | 61.8 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 349 | 58.2 |
| 4 | Benin | 6 | 272 | 45.3 |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | 167 | 41.8 |
| Rank | Name | G | Rbs | RPG |
| 1 | DR Congo | 6 | 271 | 45.2 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 252 | 42 |
| 2 | Mali | 6 | 249 | 41.5 |
| 4 | Angola | 4 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 5 | Benin | 6 | 230 | 38.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Ast | APG |
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 59 | 9.8 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 6 | 56 | 9.3 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 46 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Benin | 6 | 27 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | 13 | 3.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Sts | SPG |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 66 | 11 |
| 2 | Angola | 4 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 6 | 40 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Benin | 6 | 39 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Mali | 6 | 35 | 5.8 |
| Rank | Name | G | Bks | BPG |
| 1 | DR Congo | 6 | 26 | 4.3 |
| 2 | Mali | 6 | 23 | 3.8 |
| 3 | Angola | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| 5 | Benin | 6 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Rank | Name | G | Tos | TPG |
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 2 | Benin | 6 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 6 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 6 | 126 | 21 |
| 5 | Angola | 4 | 67 | 16.8 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | Mali | 278 | 149 | 53.6 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 303 | 121 | 39.9 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 311 | 113 | 36.3 |
| 4 | Benin | 281 | 82 | 29.2 |
| 5 | Angola | 180 | 50 | 27.8 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | Mali | 95 | 21 | 22.1 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 81 | 14 | 17.3 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 72 | 12 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Benin | 95 | 15 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Angola | 56 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Pos | Name | A | M | % |
| 1 | DR Congo | 171 | 93 | 54.4 |
| 2 | Benin | 147 | 63 | 42.9 |
| 3 | Angola | 129 | 55 | 42.6 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 196 | 81 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Mali | 138 | 55 | 39.9 |

### Team Game highs

| Department | Name | Total | Opponent |
| Points | DR Congo | 87 | Benin |
| Rebounds | DR Congo | 63 | Benin |
| Assists | DR Congo | 15 | Benin |
| Steals | Ivory Coast | 15 | Benin |
| Blocks | Mali | 8 | Ivory Coast |
| 2-point field goal percentage | Mali | 61.7% (29/47) | Benin |
| 3-point field goal percentage | Benin | 45.5% (5/11) | Mali |
| Free throw percentage | DR Congo | 62.5% (10/16) | Ivory Coast |
| Turnovers | Ivory Coast | 35 | Angola |