1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship was the 11th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from August 27 to September 3, 1998.

1998 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
11th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationEgypt
DatesAugust 27 - September 3, 1998
Teams6 (from 53 federations)
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Nigeria (4th title)
MVPIvory Coast Michel Lasme
Official website
1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
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Nigeria ended the round-robin tournament with a 5–0 unbeaten record to win their fourth title.[1]

Both winner and runner-up qualified for the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Participating teams

 Angola
 Egypt
 Morocco
 Nigeria
 South Africa
 Tunisia

[2]

Squads

Schedule

[3]

PTeamMWLPFPADiffPts.
1  Nigeria550396259+13710
2  Egypt541418315+1039
3  Angola532328305+238
4  South Africa523310375-657
4  Tunisia514271350-796
4  Morocco505237356-1195
Egypt  7240  Morocco
Nigeria  7944  South Africa
Angola  6654  Tunisia

Tunisia  5485  Egypt
Morocco  4286  Nigeria
Angola  6865  South Africa

Nigeria  8342  Tunisia
Egypt  7972  Angola
Morocco  6567  South Africa

Tunisia  6346  Morocco
Nigeria  6354  Angola
Egypt  10564  South Africa

Morocco  4468  Angola
South Africa  7058  Tunisia
Egypt  7785  Nigeria

Final standings

Qualified for the 1999 FIBA U19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
 Nigeria5–0
 Egypt4–1
 Angola3–2
4  South Africa2–3
5  Tunisia1–4
6  Morocco0–5

Awards

 1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 

Nigeria
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Ivory Coast Michel Lasme

See also

References

  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  3. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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