# 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship

The 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship was the 18th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Mali from 24 August to 2 September 2018 in Bamako. The finalists of this championship earned the right to represent the continent at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Greece.

## Hosts selection

On 23 March 2018, FIBA Africa Central Board announced that Bamako, Mali as the host city for the tournament.

## Qualification

| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 1 | Unknown | Unknown | 1+1 | Tunisia Algeria |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 2 | 10−12 July 2018 | Conakry | 1+1+1 | Mali Senegal Guinea |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 3 | Unknown | Unknown | NA | NA |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 4 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | DR Congo |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 5 | 17–22 June 2018 | Dar es Salaam | 1+1 | Egypt Rwanda |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 6 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Angola |
| 2018 AfroBasket U18 Preliminaries Zone 7 | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Madagascar |
| Total | | | 10 | |

## Qualified teams

* Mali − Tournament hosts
* Angola − Zone VI
* Egypt − Zone V
* Tunisia − Zone I
* Rwanda − Zone V Winner
* Madagascar − Zone VII
* Senegal − Zone II Winner
* Algeria − Zone I
* DR Congo − Zone IV
* Guinea − Zone II
* Uganda
* Ivory Coast – withdrew

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

* Qualified for the quarter-finals
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| Mali | 5 | 0 | 563 | 256 | +307 | 10 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1 | 424 | 324 | +100 | 9 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 364 | 369 | -5 | 8 |
| Libya | 2 | 3 | 281 | 419 | −138 | 7 |
| Uganda | 1 | 4 | 293 | 381 | −88 | 6 |
| Guinea | 0 | 5 | 291 | 467 | −176 | 5 |
* 24 August 2018 15:45
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 83–51 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-12, 18-6, 22-20, 22-13 |||
| Pts: Kasereka 23 Rebs: Tshunza 9 Asts: Zola 2 | | Pts: Baale 16 Rebs: Dauna 6 Asts: Baale 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 24 August 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 141–49 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 37-6, 42-10, 28-20, 34-13 |||
| Pts: Diabate 27 Rebs: Drame 16 Asts: Kanouté 8 | | Pts: Mara 18 Rebs: Ba 14 Asts: Ba 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 24 August 2018 21:15
* Boxscore
| Libya | 38–115 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 9-21, 10-44, 9-33 |||
| Pts: Alharari 10 Rebs: Masoud 5 Asts: AlFaqiyah 1 | | Pts: Hussein 27 Rebs: Elmadawy 8 Asts: Elmadawy 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 25 August 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Guinea | 61–111 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-26, 5-28, 15-24, 24-33 |||
| Pts: Mara 18 Rebs: Bangoura 8 Asts: Cissoko 2 | | Pts: Zakr 26 Rebs: Hussein 8 Asts: Morsy 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 25 August 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 73–69 | Libya |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-8, 15-22, 17-23, 20-16 |||
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 25 August 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 55–112 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 15-29, 14-26, 11-30, 15-27 |||
| Pts: Kimambo 23 Rebs: Wallujo 11 Asts: Baale 4 | | Pts: Ballo 17 Rebs: Ballo 13 Asts: Kanouté 7 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 26 August 2018 10:00
* Boxscore
| Guinea | 74–85 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-18, 21-11, 18-30, 17-26 |||
| Pts: Mara 23 Rebs: Bah 16 Asts: Bah 7 | | Pts: Kasereka 29 Rebs: Ngalamulume 13 Asts: Kasereka 8 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 26 August 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 57–60 | Libya |
| Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 12-17, 17-16, 12-14 |||
| Pts: Baale 19 Rebs: Wallujo 9 Asts: Kimambo 3 | | Pts: Zeew 24 Rebs: Rizq 7 Asts: Alfaqiyah 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 26 August 2018 19:15
* Boxscore
| Mali | 93–47 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-14, 29-12, 23-7, 23-14 |||
| Pts: Diabate 17 Rebs: Coulibaly 12 Asts: Kanouté 5 | | Pts: Hassan 8 Rebs: Elkholefy 7 Asts: Elmadawy 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 28 August 2018 10:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 64–43 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-14, 17-13, 15-13, 18-3 |||
| Pts: Kasobya 16 Rebs: Matsiko 13 Asts: Baale 6 | | Pts: Bah 13 Rebs: Bah 24 Asts: Camara 1 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 28 August 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 68–66 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-10, 13-17, 19-17, 24-22 |||
| Pts: Hassan 19 Rebs: Elmadawy 14 Asts: Elmadawy 10 | | Pts: Kasereka 24 Rebs: Ngalamulume 14 Asts: Kasereka 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 28 August 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 110–48 | Libya |
| Pts: Drame 17 Rebs: Keita 9 Asts: Kanouté 8 | | Pts: Zeew 13 Rebs: Rizq 8 Asts: AlFaqiyah 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 29 August 2018 10:00
* Boxscore
| Egypt | 83–66 | Uganda |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 21–16, 16–18, 26–21 |||
| Pts: Hassan 24 Rebs: Elmadawy 9 Asts: Elmadawy 4 | | Pts: Baale 26 Rebs: Kimambo 8 Asts: Kasobya 2 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 29 August 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Libya | 66–64 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 19–17, 17–16, 15–15 |||
| Pts: Zeew 27 Rebs: Zeew 9 Asts: Alshoushan 3 | | Pts: Kourouma 15 Rebs: A.F.Camara 14 Asts: A.M.Camara 5 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 29 August 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 57–107 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–22, 19–30, 13–27, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Kasereka 21 Rebs: Ngalamulume 9 Asts: Boteya 3 | | Pts: Kanouté 18 Rebs: Drame 9 Asts: Kanouté 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### Group B

* Qualified for the quarter-finals
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| Senegal | 4 | 0 | 327 | 234 | +93 | 8 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 315 | 274 | +41 | 7 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 292 | 300 | -8 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 248 | 294 | -46 | 5 |
| Algeria | 0 | 4 | 241 | 321 | −80 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 24 August 2018 11:00
* Boxscore
| Algeria | 63–81 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-9, 7-27, 17-24, 18-21 |||
| Pts: Mellak 12 Rebs: Mellak 12 Asts: Bouzidi 4 | | Pts: Nkundwa 31 Rebs: Nkundwa 14 Asts: Irumwa 5 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 25 August 2018 13:00
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 58–62 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 8-9, 18-16, 13-12, 19-25 |||
| Pts: Toumi 15 Rebs: Mahemly 5 Asts: Guizani 3 | | Pts: Umuhoza 19 Rebs: Ngoga 7 Asts: Nkundwa 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 25 August 2018 20:00
* Boxscore
| Angola | 76–77 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-20, 25-14, 15-24, 12-19 |||
| Pts: Konde 18 Rebs: Dinis 7 Asts: Miguel 3 | | Pts: Faye 18 Rebs: Sylla 13 Asts: Diop 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 26 August 2018 20:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 70–50 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 21-11, 14-13, 12-14, 23-12 |||
| Pts: Faye 14 Rebs: Faye 20 Asts: Boissy 4 | | Pts: Benzidoum 11 Rebs: Bouzidi 7 Asts: Bouzidi 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 26 August 2018 13:00
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 79–80 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 18-25, 18-14, 30-27 |||
| Pts: Ngoga 18 Rebs: Kazeneza 14 Asts: Umuhoza 4 | | Pts: Miguel 13 Rebs: Kibinga 13 Asts: Miguel 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 27 August 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Angola | 73–68 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-19, 12-19, 18-17, 19-13 |||
| Pts: Konde 23 Rebs: Alexandre 12 Asts: Konde 6 | | Pts: Mahemly 16 Rebs: Mili 8 Asts: Yahyaoui 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 28 August 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Angola | 86–50 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 32-20, 15–5, 19–12, 20–13 |||
| Pts: Gomes 19 Rebs: Sebastiao 9 Asts: Biongo 2 | | Pts: Yazizain 15 Rebs: Yazizain 8 Asts: Mouffok 2 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 28 August 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 81–38 | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 18-4, 28-9, 18-9 |||
| Pts: Faye 28 Rebs: Faye 17 Asts: Boissy 8 | | Pts: Toumi 9 Rebs: Zaghouani 8 Asts: Mahemley 2 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 29 August 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| Algeria | 78–84 (OT) | Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 10-15, 19–22, 23–21, Overtime: 6–12 |||
| Pts: Rahal 21 Rebs: Yazizain 12 Asts: Bouzidi 7 | | Pts: Mahemly, Toumi 18 Rebs: Yahyaoui 12 Asts: Ben Taher 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 29 August 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 70–99 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–27, 18-26, 22–23, 21–23 |||
| Pts: Ngoga 15 Rebs: Ngoga 10 Asts: Irumva, Kazeneza 4 | | Pts: Faye 26 Rebs: Faye 17 Asts: Boissy, Sylla 5 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

## Knockout stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 12:15 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 12:15 | | | |
| Libya | 52 | | | |
| Libya | 52 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | | |
| Senegal | 87 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | |
| Senegal | 87 | Senegal | 91 | |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 14:30 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 14:30 | | Senegal | 91 | |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 14:30 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 14:30 | Egypt | 82 | |
| DR Congo | 44 | Egypt | 82 | |
| DR Congo | 44 | | | | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 19:00 |
| Angola | 62 | | | | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 19:00 |
| Angola | 62 | | | | Mali | 78 |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 16:45 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 16:45 | | | | | Mali | 78 |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 16:45 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 16:45 | | | | Senegal | 76 |
| Rwanda | 66 | | | | Senegal | 76 |
| Rwanda | 66 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | | | |
| Egypt | 89 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 19:00 | | | |
| Egypt | 89 | Mali | 84 | | | |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 19:00 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 19:00 | | Mali | 84 | | | |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 19:00 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 19:00 | Angola | 59 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tunisia | 54 | Angola | 59 | | Third place | Third place |
| Tunisia | 54 | | | | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 16:45 |
| Mali | 105 | | | | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 16:45 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 16:45 |
| Mali | 105 | | | | Angola | 78 |
| | | | | | Egypt | 89 |

### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th-8th place | 5th-8th place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 12:15 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 12:15 |
| Libya | 68 |
| Libya | 68 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 14:30 |
| Rwanda | 92 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 14:30 |
| Rwanda | 92 | DR Congo | 79 |
| Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | | DR Congo | 79 |
| Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 14:30 | Rwanda | 69 |
| Tunisia | 57 | Rwanda | 69 |
| DR Congo | 69 | | |
| DR Congo | 69 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 12:15 | Sun 2 Sep 2018 – 12:15 |
| | | Tunisia | 85 |
| | | Libya | 74 |

### 9th–11th place bracket

| 9th–11th place | 9th–11th place | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| | | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 10:00 | Sat 1 Sep 2018 – 10:00 |
| | | Uganda | 60 |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00 | | Uganda | 60 |
| Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00 | Fri 31 Aug 2018 – 10:00 | Guinea | 65 |
| Guinea | 77 | Guinea | 65 |
| Algeria | 70 | | |

### Quarterfinals

* 31 August 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Libya | 52–87 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 16-19, 10-17, 15–29 |||
| Pts: Zeew 25 Rebs: Alharari 5 Asts: Albaraesi, Zeew 2 | | Pts: Faye 25 Rebs: Faye 16 Asts: Faye 5 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 31 August 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 44–62 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-15, 19–11, 7–19, 6–17 |||
| Pts: Kasereka 17 Rebs: Ngalamulume 12 Asts: Kasereka 6 | | Pts: Konde, Miguel 16 Rebs: Alexandre 12 Asts: Sebastiao 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 31 August 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Rwanda | 66–89 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 18–22, 17–26, 18–22 |||
| Pts: Kazeneza 25 Rebs: Kazeneza 15 Asts: Umuhoza 2 | | Pts: Ibrahim 23 Rebs: Ibrahim 10 Asts: Abdelmaged, Hassan 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 31 August 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 54–105 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 12-29, 17-29, 14-26 |||
| Pts: Yahyaoui 16 Rebs: Mili 9 Asts: Mili 4 | | Pts: Coulibaly 22 Rebs: Coulibaly 12 Asts: Fofana 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### 9th−11th place classification

* 31 August 2018 10:00
* Boxscore
| Guinea | 77–70 | Algeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 10-17, 19-10, 19–15, 29–28 |||
| Pts: Camara 31 Rebs: Bah 11 Asts: Mara 4 | | Pts: Mouffok 20 Rebs: Bouteldja, Chenieff 9 Asts: Bouteldja 5 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### 9th place match

* 1 September 2018 10:00
* Boxscore
| Uganda | 60–65 | Guinea |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 22-12, 14–11, 10-21 |||
| Pts: Baale 13 Rebs: Walujjo 8 Asts: Baale 5 | | Pts: Camara 31 Rebs: Bah 15 Asts: Three players 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### 5th–8th place classification

* 1 September 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Libya | 68–92 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-22, 25-19, 19–30, 13-21 |||
| Pts: Zeew 31 Rebs: Zeew 12 Asts: Alharari 3 | | Pts: Nkundwa 19 Rebs: Kazeneza 15 Asts: Kazeneza 4 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 1 September 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 57–69 | DR Congo |
| Scoring by quarter: 11-20, 13–22, 20-13, 13-14 |||
| Pts: Ammari 19 Rebs: Mili 8 Asts: Guizani 3 | | Pts: Kasereka 27 Rebs: Keliki 12 Asts: Elande 8 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### Semifinals

* 1 September 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 91–82 (OT) | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-19, 18-18, 18-22, 14-13, Overtime: 19–10 |||
| Pts: Faye 24 Rebs: Faye 19 Asts: Boissy 8 | | Pts: Hassan 22 Rebs: Ibrahim 10 Asts: Ibrahim 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako
* 1 September 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 84–59 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 21-13, 26-17, 14-11 |||
| Pts: Kanouté 21 Rebs: Coulibaly 24 Asts: Coulibaly, Diakite 4 | | Pts: Gomes, Miguel 11 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: three players 2 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### 7th place match

* 2 September 2018 12:15
* Boxscore
| Tunisia | 85–74 | Libya |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 19-18, 25-9, 12–26 |||
| Pts: Ammari 24 Rebs: Ammari 10 Asts: three players 3 | | Pts: Zeew 28 Rebs: Zeew 11 Asts: Omar 3 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### 5th place match

* 2 September 2018 14:30
* Boxscore
| DR Congo | 79–69 | Rwanda |
| Scoring by quarter: 9-16, 22-17, 31–17, 17–19 |||
| Pts: Kasereka, Ngalamulume 26 Rebs: Ngalamulume 13 Asts: Ngalamulume 7 | | Pts: Ngoga 14 Rebs: Kazeneza 10 Asts: Turatsinze 6 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### Bronze medal match

* 2 September 2018 16:45
* Boxscore
| Angola | 78–89 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 17-19, 25-24, 9-21, 27-25 |||
| Pts: Miguel 24 Rebs: Miguel 9 Asts: Miguel 4 | | Pts: Hassan 24 Rebs: Ibrahim 15 Asts: Abdelmaged 7 |
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

### Final

* 2 September 2018 19:00
* Boxscore
| Mali | 78–76 | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-23, 23-11, 10–21, 25–21 |||
* Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga, Bamako

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 2019 Under-19 Basketball World Cup
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Mali | 8–0 |
| | Senegal | 6–1 |
| | Egypt | 6–2 |
| 4 | Angola | 4–3 |
| 5 | DR Congo | 5–3 |
| 6 | Rwanda | 3–4 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 2–5 |
| 8 | Libya | 2–6 |
| 9 | Guinea | 2–5 |
| 10 | Uganda | 1–5 |
| 11 | Algeria | 0–5 |

## Awards

* 2018 FIBA U18 African Championship Winner
* Mali First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Siriman Kanouté

### All-Tournament Team

* PG – Selton Ricardo Fernandes Miguel
* SG — Siriman Kanouté (MVP)
* SF – Biram Faye
* PF – Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
* SF – Youssef Ossama Elmadawy