2018 FIBA U18 African Championship
International basketball competition
2018 FIBA U18 AfroBasket 18th FIBA Under-18 African Basketball Championship Host country Mali City Bamako Dates 24 August – 2 September Teams 11 (from 1 confederation)Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Champions Mali (1st title) www.fiba.basketball
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.[ 1]
Qualification
Qualified teams
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Group A
Qualified for the quarter-finals
DR Congo
73 –69
Libya
Scoring by quarter: 21 -8, 15-22 , 17-23 , 20 -16
Group B
Qualified for the quarter-finals
Knockout stage
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Championship bracket
5th–8th place bracket
9th–11th place bracket
Quarterfinals
9th−11th place classification
9th place match
5th–8th place classification
Semifinals
7th place match
5th place match
Bronze medal match
Final
Mali
78 –76
Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 20-23 , 23 -11, 10–21 , 25 –21
Final standings
Awards
[ 11]
2018 FIBA U18 African Championship Winner
Mali First title
All-Tournament Team
Notes
References