# FIBA U18 AfroBasket

The FIBA U18 AfroBasket, previously known as the FIBA U18 African Championship, is a biennial international youth basketball competition consisting of under-18 men's national teams organised by FIBA Africa.
The tournament also serves as qualification for the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, where the top two teams directly qualify.

## Summary

| Year | Hosts | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1977 Details | Cairo | Egypt | round robin | Central African Empire | Tunisia | round robin | ? |
| 1980 Details | Luanda | Angola | 90−81 | Central African Republic | Nigeria | 95−90 | Mozambique |
| 1982 Details | Maputo | Angola | round robin | Mozambique | Senegal | round robin | ? |
| 1984 Details | Cairo | Egypt | round robin | Angola | Mozambique | round robin | Nigeria |
| 1987 Details | Abuja | Nigeria | 65−62 | Angola | Mozambique | round robin | Algeria |
| 1988 Details | Maputo | Angola | round robin | Mozambique | Nigeria | | |
| 1990 Details | Luanda | Nigeria | round robin | Angola | Cameroon | | |
| 1994 Details | Yaounde | Nigeria | round robin | Angola | Guinea | round robin | Cameroon |
| 1998 Details | Alexandria | Nigeria | round robin | Egypt | Angola | round robin | South Africa |
| 2000 Details | Conakry | Guinea | round robin | Angola | Mali | round robin | Senegal |
| 2002 Details | Cairo | Nigeria | 80−60 | Angola | Mali | − | Algeria |
| 2006 Details | Durban | Nigeria | 69−41 | Mali | Angola | 74−70 | Congo |
| 2008 Details | Alexandria | Egypt | 85−84 | Angola | Nigeria | 79−77 | Senegal |
| 2010 Details | Kigali | Egypt | 67−54 | Tunisia | Mali | 72−56 | Mozambique |
| 2012 Details | Maputo | Senegal | 71−62 | Ivory Coast | Egypt | 78–54 | Mali |
| 2014 Details | Antananarivo | Egypt | 80−69 | Tunisia | Mali | 75−65 | Angola |
| 2016 Details | Kigali | Angola | 86−82 | Egypt | Mali | 59–52 | Tunisia |
| 2018 Details | Bamako | Mali | 78−76 | Senegal | Egypt | 89−78 | Angola |
| 2020 Details | Cairo | Mali | 82−80 | Senegal | Egypt | 72−55 | Guinea |
| 2022 Details | Antananarivo | Egypt | 81−54 | Madagascar | Mali | 79−54 | Angola |
| 2024 Details | Pretoria | Mali | 60−51 | Cameroon | Senegal | 72−71 | Morocco |
    ^2012 title The Senegalese Basketball Federation relinquished the 2012 title due to age fraud by some of its players

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Egypt | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Angola | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Guinea | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Senegal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Mozambique | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 62 |

## MVP Awards

| Year | MVP Award Winner |
| 1998 | Michel Lasme |
| 2004 | Patrick Bouli |
| 2006 | Waly Coulibaly |
| 2008 | Amr Gendy |
| 2010 | Aly Mohamed Ahmed |
| 2012 | Ehab Amin |
| 2014 | Gerson Domingos |
| 2016 | Sílvio Sousa |
| 2018 | Siriman Kanouté |
| 2020 | Bourama Coulibaly |
| 2022 | Mathias M'Madi |

## Participating nations

| Nation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |
| Nation | 1977 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1987 | 1988 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | Total |
| Algeria | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | 7th | 8th | | | 7th | 11th | | 7th | | 6 |
| Angola | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 5th | 4th | | 4th | | 4th | 6th | 19 |
| Benin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 11th | | | 8th | | 3 |
| Cameroon | | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Central African Republic | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Congo | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 11th | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| DR Congo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | | 6th | 5th | | | | 3 |
| Egypt | | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 13 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Gabon | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | 5th | 10th | 9th | 10th | | | | | 5 |
| Ghana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | 1 |
| Guinea | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | | 9th | 4th | 6th | | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 6th | 11th | | 6th | 8th | | | | 9th | 7 |
| Kenya | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 12th | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Libya | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | 2 |
| Madagascar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | | 2 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | 7th | | | | | 5th | | 4th | | | | | | | 13 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | | 6th | | | | 8th | | 9th | | | | | | 4th | 4 |
| Mozambique | | 4th | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 10th | 4th | 7th | 7th | | | | | | 9 |
| Nigeria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | 7th | 11 |
| Rwanda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 11th | | 5th | 6th | | 9th | 8th | 6 |
| Senegal | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | 4th | | | | | | | 5th | | 8 |
| South Africa | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | 10th | 3 |
| Togo | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | | | 6th | | 4th | 7th | | | | 7 |
| Uganda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 10th | | | 12th | 3 |
| Zambia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 1 |
| Number of teams | ? | 8 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 12 | |

## Under-19 World Cup record

| Team | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 | App. |
| Angola | | 13th | | 13th | 14th | | 13th | | 14th | | | | 13th | | | | | | 6 |
| Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | | 1 |
| Egypt | 12th | | | | | 13th | | | 11th | 12th | | 11th | 12th | | | 13th | | | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Madagascar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | | 1 |
| Mali | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | | 16th | | 13th | | Q | | 5 |
| Nigeria | | | 12th | 15th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Senegal | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | 15th | 7th | | | | 3 |
| Tunisia | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | 16th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |

## Top Ten FIBA Africa teams

Updated as of 15 December 2022
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 16 | 8 | Egypt$^C$ | 542.0 |
| 17 | 3 | Mali | 541.4 |
| 23 | 6 | Senegal | 492.6 |
| 35 | 0 | Madagascar | 377.3 |
| 40 | 1 | Nigeria | 353.7 |
| 41 | 4 | Algeria | 352.6 |
| 42 | 1 | Guinea | 344.6 |
| 44 | 2 | Angola | 301.9 |
| 50 | 2 | Chad | 258.3 |
$^C$ Current Africa champion