# 2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup

The 2018 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup was the second edition of the African 3x3 basketball event which was held between 9 and 11 November 2018 in Lomé, Togo. This event was staged in the covered outdoor venue of the Stade Omnisport Eyadema de Lomé. All African National Federations were invited to register a team for this event. Teams competed in two qualifiers in Benin and Madagascar to qualify for the event.

## Qualification

The teams participating in this event were selected by two qualifying tournaments: one in Madagascar, and the other in Benin. Madagascar Qualifier took place on July 28-29 in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and Benin Qualifier took place in Cotonou, Benin on August 16-17. Four men's teams and three women's teams qualified in the Madagascar Qualifier and seven men's teams and eight women's team qualified through Benin Qualifier.

## Participating teams
### Men's

| Pool A  Egypt (1)  Mali (10)  Benin (12) | Pool B  Ivory Coast (2)  Mauritania (9)  DR Congo (13) | Pool C  Uganda (3)  Nigeria (6)  Cape Verde (15) | Pool D  Togo (4)  Madagascar (5)  Burkina Faso (17) |

### Women's

| Pool A  Uganda (1)  Ghana (9)  Cape Verde (11) | Pool B  Egypt (2)  Nigeria (8)  Benin (12) | Pool C  Mali (4)  Ivory Coast (7)  DR Congo (13) | Pool D  Togo (5)  Niger (6)  Burkina Faso (14) |

## Men's tournament
### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 14–13 | 15–6 |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 14–13 |
| 3 | Benin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 | −10 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 14–10 | 15–13 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 28 | −2 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 16–14 |
| 3 | Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 31 | −4 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 22–5 | 17–16 |
| 2 | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 35 | −16 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 14–13 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 31 | −2 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 23 | +9 | .500 | Knockout stage | — | | 11–13 |
| 2 | Togo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 28 | −3 | .500 | Knockout stage | 10–21 | — | 15–7 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 26 | −6 | .500 | | | | — |

### Knockout stage

All times are local.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 11:10 | 11 Nov 2021 – 11:10 | | | |
| Mali | 8 | | | |
| Mali | 8 | 11 Nov 2021 – 14:40 | 11 Nov 2021 – 14:40 | | |
| Uganda | 9 | 11 Nov 2021 – 14:40 | 11 Nov 2021 – 14:40 | |
| Uganda | 9 | Uganda | 16 | |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 11:30 | 11 Nov 2021 – 11:30 | | Uganda | 16 | |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 11:30 | 11 Nov 2021 – 11:30 | DR Congo | 10 | |
| Madagascar | 9 | DR Congo | 10 | |
| Madagascar | 9 | | | | 11 Nov 2021 – 17:05 | 11 Nov 2021 – 17:05 |
| DR Congo | 16 | | | | 11 Nov 2021 – 17:05 | 11 Nov 2021 – 17:05 |
| DR Congo | 16 | | | | Uganda | 6 |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 12:50 | 11 Nov 2021 – 12:50 | | | | | Uganda | 6 |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 12:50 | 11 Nov 2021 – 12:50 | | | | Ivory Coast | 14 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | | | | Ivory Coast | 14 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | 11 Nov 2021 – 15:05 | 11 Nov 2021 – 15:05 | | | |
| Togo | 16 | 11 Nov 2021 – 15:05 | 11 Nov 2021 – 15:05 | | | |
| Togo | 16 | Ivory Coast | 14 | | | |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 13:10 | 11 Nov 2021 – 13:10 | | Ivory Coast | 14 | | | |
| 11 Nov 2021 – 13:10 | 11 Nov 2021 – 13:10 | Nigeria | 10 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Nigeria | 20 | Nigeria | 10 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| Nigeria | 20 | | | | 11 Nov 2021 – 16:15 | 11 Nov 2021 – 16:15 |
| Egypt | 16 | | | | 11 Nov 2021 – 16:15 | 11 Nov 2021 – 16:15 |
| Egypt | 16 | | | | DR Congo | 19 |
| | | | | | Nigeria | 21 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 5 | 0 | 74 |
| 2 | Uganda | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 90 |
| 4 | DR Congo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 71 |
| 5 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 6 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| 7 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 8 | Madagascar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| 12 | Benin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |

## Women's tournament
### Pool stage
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 21–5 | 21–6 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 34 | −12 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 17–13 |
| 3 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 38 | −19 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 17–12 | 20–18 |
| 2 | Benin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 37 | −4 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 21–20 |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 41 | −3 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | DR Congo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 15–14 | 14–10 |
| 2 | Mali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 26 | +3 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 15–11 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 29 | −8 | .000 | | | | — |

#### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification | | | |
| 1 | Togo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 1.000 | Knockout stage | — | 16–7 | 17–6 |
| 2 | Niger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 30 | −4 | .500 | Knockout stage | | — | 19–14 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 36 | −16 | .000 | | | | — |

### Knockout stage

All times are local.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 10:30 | 11 Nov 2018 – 10:30 | | | |
| Uganda | 16 | | | |
| Uganda | 16 | 11 Nov 2018 – 13:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 13:50 | | |
| Mali | 21 | 11 Nov 2018 – 13:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 13:50 | |
| Mali | 21 | Mali | 15 | |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 10:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 10:50 | | Mali | 15 | |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 10:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 10:50 | Togo | 8 | |
| Togo | 12 | Togo | 8 | |
| Togo | 12 | | | | 11 Nov 2018 – 16:40 | 11 Nov 2018 – 16:40 |
| Benin | 9 | | | | 11 Nov 2018 – 16:40 | 11 Nov 2018 – 16:40 |
| Benin | 9 | | | | Mali | 19 |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 12:10 | 11 Nov 2018 – 12:10 | | | | | Mali | 19 |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 12:10 | 11 Nov 2018 – 12:10 | | | | DR Congo | 13 |
| Nigeria | 21 | | | | DR Congo | 13 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 11 Nov 2018 – 14:15 | 11 Nov 2018 – 14:15 | | | |
| Niger | 5 | 11 Nov 2018 – 14:15 | 11 Nov 2018 – 14:15 | | | |
| Niger | 5 | Nigeria | 16 | | | |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 12:30 | 11 Nov 2018 – 12:30 | | Nigeria | 16 | | | |
| 11 Nov 2018 – 12:30 | 11 Nov 2018 – 12:30 | DR Congo | 18 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| DR Congo | 21 | DR Congo | 18 | | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
| DR Congo | 21 | | | | 11 Nov 2018 – 15:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 15:50 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | | | | 11 Nov 2018 – 15:50 | 11 Nov 2018 – 15:50 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | | | | Togo | 19 |
| | | | | | Nigeria | 17 |

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF |
| 1 | Mali | 5 | 4 | 1 | 84 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 |
| 3 | Togo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 72 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 91 |
| 5 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 58 |
| 6 | Benin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Niger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |

## Shoot-Out Contest
### Format

One player from each men's and women's team participated. In the qualifiers, players throw ten shots from the top of the arc. Two male and two female players who score the most points are qualified for the final. In the final, each player try 18 shots from four locations: five from the top of the arc, ten from the left and right wings, and three from the 3x3 logo. Shots from the 3x3 logo is given two points while the others are worth one.

### Results

N'Faly Kanoute of Mali won gold and Sara Ageno of Uganda won silver.
| Pos | Team | Qualifier score | Final score |
| 1 | N’Faly Kanoute | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Sarah Ageno | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Rana Abdelzaher | 5 | ? |