# 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 2nd FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament took place in Luanda, Angola from 7 to 13 September 1980.
Angola ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their first title.
The winner qualified for the 1983 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. I Dominique Ojehonmon was a participant in basketball championship representing Nigeria.I used the number 10 jersey and was stoned with 10 Kwanza playing against Angola in the grouo stage .A point of correction is that Akeem Olajuwon won the MVP not the Angolan payer. The full list of the Nigerian players are the following.Peter Nelson.Rabiu Tukur Paul Butswart. Ahmed Oderinde(Guards) Dominique Ojehonmon Musa Kida Akin Otiko.Segun Omolodun.Garuba Buhari (Forwards) Akeem Olajuwon .Femi Akinola.Tokunbo Oke (Centers ). Akeem later changed his name to Hakeem Thanks

## Participating teams

* Angola
* Central African Republic
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Libya
* Mozambique
* Nigeria
* Togo

## Group A

| P | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| 1 | Central African R. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 342 | 158 | +184 | 9 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 3 | 2 | 1 | 234 | 228 | -6 | 7 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 232 | 226 | +6 | 5 |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 163 | 359 | -196 | 3 |
* Mon, 8 September 1980 18:30
| Equatorial Guinea | 62–111 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by half: 29-51 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Mon, 8 September 1980 20:00
| Central African Republic | 101–59 | Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 45-23 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Tue, 9 September 1980 18:30
| Mozambique | 49–96 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: 22-56 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Tue, 9 September 1980 20:00
| Egypt | 103–51 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 58-20 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Wed, 10 September 1980 17:00
| Equatorial Guinea | 50–145 | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: - |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Wed, 10 September 1980 20:00
| Mozambique | 74–70 | Egypt |
| Scoring by half: 35-28 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## Group B

| P | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
| 1 | Angola | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 178 | +82 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 197 | +81 | 7 |
| 3 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 213 | -76 | 5 |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 277 | -97 | 3 |
* Sun, 7 September 1980 18:30
| Angola | 99–59 | Togo |
| Scoring by half: 43-35 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Mon, 8 September 1980 17:00
| Nigeria | 82–46 | Libya |
| Scoring by half: - |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Tue, 9 September 1980 17:00
| Togo | 64–119 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 22-61 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Tue, 9 September 1980 21:30
| Libya | 42–74 | Angola |
| Scoring by half: 22-42 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Wed, 10 September 1980 18:30
| Libya | 59–57 | Togo |
| Scoring by half: 30-33 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Wed, 10 September 1980 21:30
| Angola | 87–77 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 42-40 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## 7th place match

* Fri, 12 September 1980 17:00
| Togo | 59–57 | Equatorial Guinea |
| Scoring by half: 30-33 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## Semi-finals

* Fri, 12 September 1980 18:30
| Angola | 89–75 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by half: 43-31 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda
* Fri, 12 September 1980 20:00
| Central African Republic | 107–87 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by half: 58-51 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## 5th place match

* Sat, 13 September 1980 17:00
| Egypt | vs. | Libya |
| Scoring by half: - |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## 3rd place match

* Sat, 13 September 1980 18:30
| Nigeria | 95–90 | Mozambique |
| Scoring by half: 45-42 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## Final

* Sat, 13 September 1980 20:00
| Angola | 90–81 (OT) | Central African Republic |
| Scoring by half: 28-32, 73-73 Overtime: 17-8 |||
* Pavilhão da Cidadela, Luanda

## Final standings

* Qualified for the 1983 FIBA U19 World Championship
| Rank | Team | Record |
| | Angola | 5–0 |
| | Central African Rep. | 4–1 |
| | Nigeria | 3–2 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 2–3 |
| 5 | Egypt | 2–2 |
| 6 | Libya | 1–3 |
| 7 | Togo | 1–3 |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–4 |

## Awards

* 1980 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner
* Angola First title
* Most Valuable Player
* José Carlos Guimarães