2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

The 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 16th edition, organized by FIBA Africa and played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body and the African zone thereof. The tournament was held from October 17–26 in Alexandria, Egypt and won by Egypt.

2008 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship 
16th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationEgypt
DatesOctober 17–26
Teams12
Venues1 (in 1 host city)
Champions Egypt (3rd title)
MVPEgypt Amr Gendy
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Egypt Gendy 21.8  Egypt 80.3
Rebounds Central African Republic Djimrabaye 12.9  Nigeria 40.9
Assists Egypt Gendy 3.6  Egypt 16
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The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2009 Under-19 World Cup.

Format

  • The 12 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Squads

Draw

Group A Group B

 Central African Republic
 Egypt
 Mali
 Morocco
 Mozambique
 Senegal

 Algeria
 Angola
 Congo
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Nigeria

Preliminary round

[1][2]

Group A

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Egypt 550412309+10310
 Mali 541349280+699
 Senegal 532305310-58
 Morocco 523282305-237
 Central African Rep. 514319325-66
 Mozambique 505292430-1385
17 October 2008
10:00
Mali  9137  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 24-13, 24-8, 17-12, 26-4
Pts: Soumaoro 18
Rebs: Soumaoro 13
Asts: A.Maïga 5
Pts: Honwana 15
Rebs: O.Novela 5
Asts: five players 1
17 October 2008
12:00
Senegal  6665  Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 15-17, 16-8, 16-21, 19-19
Pts: Ndao 16
Rebs: Mbaye 8
Asts: Niang 4
Pts: Ngassio 20
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Malikode 4
17 October 2008
18:00
Egypt  7252  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 24-5, 21-10, 12-19, 15-18
Pts: Desouky 12
Rebs: Mohamed 6
Asts: Mohamed 5
Pts: Boulaakoul, Srhir 11
Rebs: Boulaakoul, Joulal 6
Asts: five players 1

18 October 2008
16:00
Mali  5642  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 16-12, 13-9, 16-13
Pts: Haidara 17
Rebs: Niambele 8
Asts: A.Maïga 3
Pts: three players 8
Rebs: Mbaye 7
Asts: Niang 2
18 October 2008
18:00
Morocco  vs.  Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 16-11, 21-5, 12-15, 9-11
Pts: Boulaakoul 20
Rebs: Zehouani 8
Asts: Zariat 4
Pts: Baker 13
Rebs: Djimrabaye 10
Asts: five players 1
18 October 2008
20:00
Mozambique  67105  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 10-32, 14-31, 23-21
Pts: E.Novela 17
Rebs: Mariote 7
Asts: O.Novela 2
Pts: Gendy 20
Rebs: Oraby 9
Asts: Okasha 6

19 October 2008
16:00
Morocco  5162  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 14-14, 4-18, 15-13
Pts: Boulaakoul 20
Rebs: Joulal 7
Asts: Zehouani 2
Pts: Haidara 21
Rebs: Niambele 10
Asts: Niane 3
19 October 2008
18:00
Mozambique  5876  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 12-17, 19-19, 17-16, 10-24
Pts: E.Novela 16
Rebs: E.Novela 8
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Adams 20
Rebs: Mbaye 15
Asts: Niang 6
19 October 2008
20:00
Egypt  6762  Central African Rep.
Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 19-16, 9-13, 17-15
Pts: Gendy 18
Rebs: Oraby 6
Asts: Gendy, Okasha 5
Pts: Baker 24
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Djimrabaye, Malikode 3

21 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.  6677  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 16-28, 15-23, 26-19, 9-7
Pts: Ngassio 21
Rebs: Djimrabaye, Baker 12
Asts: four players 2
Pts: Niane 21
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Niane 6
21 October 2008
18:00
Mozambique  7374  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 15-15, 26-20, 6-21, 20-11
Pts: E.Novela 18
Rebs: Uamusse 7
Asts: E.Novela 1
Pts: Boulaakoul 23
Rebs: Joulal 21
Asts: Zehouani 4
21 October 2008
20:00
Senegal  6584  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 8-22, 16-19, 20-19
Pts: Niang 20
Rebs: Adams 6
Asts: Ndao 3
Pts: Gendy 19
Rebs: Gendy 9
Asts: Gendy, Okasha 4

22 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.  8457  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 12-13, 20-17, 22-18, 30-9
Pts: Djimrabaye 19
Rebs: Djimrabaye 22
Asts: Baker, Naguidengar 2
Pts: O.Novela 17
Rebs: O.Novela 6
Asts: three players 2
22 October 2008
18:00
Senegal  5647  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 15-8, 22-7, 6-10, 13-22
Pts: Adams 17
Rebs: Mbaye 12
Asts: Hann 3
Pts: Boulaakoul 13
Rebs: Srhir 8
Asts: Boulaakoul 4
22 October 2008
20:00
Egypt  8463  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 24-12, 20-18, 24-12, 16-21
Pts: Gendy 39
Rebs: Gendy 13
Asts: Mobarak 8
Pts: Niane 21
Rebs: Niambele, Haidara 9
Asts: Niane 6

Group B

Qualified for the quarter-finals
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Nigeria 550344263+8110
 Ivory Coast 532323275+488
 Angola 532308268+408
 Algeria 532306304+28
 Congo 514282342-606
 Kenya 505238349-1115
17 October 2008
10:00
Congo  6773  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 15-23, 23-15, 13-18, 16-17
Pts: Bopaka 16
Rebs: Mpandzou 8
Asts: Nguia 3
Pts: Fedala, Zerouali 15
Rebs: Moulinou 10
Asts: Fedala, Cherif 5
17 October 2008
12:00
Nigeria  6653  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 22-13, 12-7, 22-13, 10-20
Pts: Sule 17
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule 3
Pts: Coulibaly 16
Rebs: Coulibaly 10
Asts: Kouzia 4
20 October 2008
16:00
Angola  6243  Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 14-7, 14-11, 8-13, 26-12
Pts: E.Ferreira 14
Rebs: Josemar 7
Asts: Emanuel 6
Pts: Opingo 14
Rebs: Nyamai 8
Asts: Nyamai 2

18 October 2008
16:00
Ivory Coast  4958  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 6-15, 10-10, 14-18, 19-15
Pts: Allui 17
Rebs: Coulibaly, N'Guessan 9
Asts: Touré 2
Pts: Harat, Fedala 13
Rebs: Harat 12
Asts: Fedala 4
18 October 2008
18:00
Angola  6742  Congo
Scoring by quarter: 18-8, 14-13, 25-10, 10-11
Pts: Ndoniema 20
Rebs: Josemar 9
Asts: Emanuel 6
Pts: Nguia, Matembili 10
Rebs: Mpandzou 8
Asts: three players 1
18 October 2008
20:00
Kenya  4981  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 11-21, 11-21, 11-21, 16-18
Pts: Wasula 12
Rebs: Nyamai 9
Asts: Nyamai 4
Pts: Sule 23
Rebs: Oyeniyi 10
Asts: Igben 3

19 October 2008
16:00
Nigeria  6963  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 20-16, 14-7, 15-20, 20-20
Pts: Sule 20
Rebs: Achiuwa 15
Asts: Edwin 5
Pts: Fedala 17
Rebs: Harat 6
Asts: Fedala 5
19 October 2008
18:00
Ivory Coast  7965  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-14, 21-13, 19-15, 28-23
Pts: Camara 28
Rebs: Coulibaly 9
Asts: Kouzia 4
Pts: Emanuel 14
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Emanuel 5
19 October 2008
20:00
Kenya  5872  Congo
Scoring by quarter: 16-13, 8-21, 16-20, 18-18
Pts: Khaemba 16
Rebs: Opingo 12
Asts: Wasula 5
Pts: Nguia 16
Rebs: Kandza 8
Asts: Nguia 3

21 October 2008
16:00
Congo  5477  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 17-20, 12-19, 11-12, 14-26
Pts: Mpandzou 15
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: four players 1
Pts: Sule 17
Rebs: Oyeniyi 11
Asts: Sule 5
21 October 2008
18:00
Algeria  5370  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 13-14, 15-19, 8-18, 17-19
Pts: Harat, Fedala 16
Rebs: Harat 13
Asts: Fedala 4
Pts: Emanuel 18
Rebs: Emanuel, Ndoniema 8
Asts: Ndoniema, E.Ferreira 3
21 October 2008
20:00
Kenya  3975  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 13-19, 7-19, 9-20, 10-17
Pts: Opingo 11
Rebs: Nyamai 14
Asts: Opingo, Khaemba 2
Pts: Camara 22
Rebs: N'Guessan 10
Asts: Allui 3

22 October 2008
16:00
Congo  4767  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 17-18, 6-14, 12-15
Pts: Ganogo 10
Rebs: Mpandzou 13
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Traoré 16
Rebs: Camara 11
Asts: Camara 3
22 October 2008
18:00
Nigeria  5144  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 12-15, 12-14, 16-7
Pts: Sule 19
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule, Edwin 2
Pts: Gildo 14
Rebs: Kiala 17
Asts: Ndoniema 3
22 October 2008
20:00
Algeria  5949  Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 14-13, 21-10, 12-13, 12-13
Pts: Zerouali 20
Rebs: Moulinou 12
Asts: Zerouali 3
Pts: Nyamai 15
Rebs: Nyamai 17
Asts: Khaemba, Opingo 2

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 20:00
 
 
 Algeria65
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
 Egypt70
 
 Egypt75
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 16:00
 
 Senegal62
 
 Senegal58
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
 Ivory Coast45
 
 Egypt85
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 14:00
 
 Angola84
 
 Morocco41
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
 Nigeria64
 
 Nigeria65
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 18:00
 
 Angola71 Third place
 
 Angola69
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
 Mali51
 
 Senegal57
 
 
 Nigeria68
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 18:00
 
 
 Algeria 40
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 16:00
 
 Ivory Coast 41
 
 Ivory Coast 36
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 20:00
 
 Mali 54
 
 Morocco 48
 
 
 Mali 53
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sun 26 Oct 2008 – 14:00
 
 
 Algeria 65
 
 
 Morocco 34
9-12th bracket
 
9-12th place9th place
 
      
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 14:00
 
 
 Central African R.79
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 16:00
 
 Congo 58
 
 Central African R.80
 
Fri 24 Oct 2008 - 16:00
 
 Mozambique 59'
 
 Kenya67
 
 
 Mozambique 69
 
11th place
 
 
Sat 25 Oct 2008 – 14:00
 
 
 Congo83
 
 
 Kenya68

9–12th classification

24 October 2008
14:00
Central African Rep.  7958  Congo
Scoring by quarter: 23-5, 14-13, 19-20, 23-20
Pts: Baker 25
Rebs: Djimrabaye 10
Asts: Malikode, Sokambi 3
Pts: Ganga 14
Rebs: Matembili 9
Asts: four players 1
24 October 2008
16:00
Kenya  6769  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 10-16, 12-16, 14-10
Pts: Orwe 18
Rebs: Nyamai 16
Asts: Nyamai 5
Pts: O.Novela 15
Rebs: Honwana, Mariote 6
Asts: O.Novela 4

Quarterfinals

24 October 2008
14:00
Morocco  4164  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 8-17, 10-19, 10-17, 13-11
Pts: Fatah 10
Rebs: Fatah 4
Asts: Zariat, Boulaakoul 2
Pts: Sule 15
Rebs: Achiuwa 12
Asts: Sule, Edwin 4
24 October 2008
16:00
Senegal  5845  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 8-10, 17-12, 17-16, 16-7
Pts: Niang 15
Rebs: Mbaye 14
Asts: Adams 3
Pts: Camara 15
Rebs: Dialo 10
Asts: Touré 4
24 October 2008
18:00
Angola  6951  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 19-7, 15-14, 11-15
Pts: Josemar 15
Rebs: Kiala 16
Asts: Emanuel 3
Pts: Niambele 12
Rebs: Niambele 11
Asts: A.Maïga 3
24 October 2008
20:00
Algeria  6570  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 10-23, 13-18, 19-15, 23-14
Pts: Zerouali 18
Rebs: Harat 10
Asts: Fedala 4
Pts: Gendy 30
Rebs: Gendy 12
Asts: Mobarak, Elbeltagy 4

11th place

25 October 2008
14:00
Congo  8368  Kenya
Scoring by quarter: 22-10, 19-22, 16-22, 26-24
Pts: Bopaka 17
Rebs: Badzioka 12
Asts: Nguia 4
Pts: Orwe, Opingo 22
Rebs: Khaemba, Wafula 7
Asts: Khaemba 4

9th place

25 October 2008
16:00
Central African Rep.  8059  Mozambique
Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 20-15, 17-12, 19-15
Pts: Baker 16
Rebs: Djimrabaye 12
Asts: Arafat 3
Pts: Honwana 12
Rebs: Mariote 6
Asts: E.Novela 5

Classification 5–8

25 October 2008
18:00
Algeria  4041  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 9-8, 8-7, 11-21, 12-5
Pts: Zerouali 11
Rebs: Moulinou 10
Asts: Fedala 3
Pts: Camara 16
Rebs: Kesse 9
Asts: Kouzia 3
25 October 2008
20:00
Morocco  4853  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 8-15, 9-8, 12-12, 19-18
Pts: Zariat 12
Rebs: Fatah, Joulal 8
Asts: five players 1
Pts: Niane 16
Rebs: Niambele 10
Asts: Niane, Haidara 2

Semifinals

25 October 2008
18:00
Egypt  7562  Senegal
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 19-20, 12-8, 26-12
Pts: Desouky 21
Rebs: Desouky 10
Asts: Elbeltagy 9
Pts: Niang 18
Rebs: Mbaye 9
Asts: Ndao 3
25 October 2008
20:00
Nigeria  6571  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 11-26, 7-16, 28-19, 19-10
Pts: Sule 20
Rebs: Achiuwa 9
Asts: Sule 3
Pts: Emanuel 30
Rebs: Josemar 8
Asts: Emanuel 4

7th place

26 October 2008
14:00
Algeria  6534  Morocco
Scoring by quarter: 17-17, 23-7, 12-8, 13-2
Pts: Harat 25
Rebs: Harat 12
Asts: six players 1
Pts: Boulaakoul 10
Rebs: Joulal 10
Asts: Zariat 1

5th place

26 October 2008
16:00
Ivory Coast  3654  Mali
Scoring by quarter: 11-13, 8-15, 6-17, 11-9
Pts: Camara 14
Rebs: N'Guessan 5
Asts: Kesse 2
Pts: Samake 12
Rebs: Samake 9
Asts: A.Maïga 5

Bronze medal game

26 October 2008
18:00
[ Boxscore]
Senegal  5768  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 16-10, 10-13, 12-22
Pts: Adams 14
Rebs: Gomis 10
Asts: Adams 4
Pts: Edwin 16
Rebs: Achiuwa 8
Asts: Olanrewaju, Ikonshul 2

Gold medal game

26 October 2008
20:00
Egypt  8584  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 24-18, 23-22, 24-24
Pts: Gendy 30
Rebs: Gendy 9
Asts: Mobarak 6
Pts: Emanuel 31
Rebs: Kiala, E.Ferreira 8
Asts: Ndoniema, Josemar 1

Final standings

Qualified for the 2009 World U19 Championship

All Tournament Team

GEgyptAmr Gendy
FEgyptMoamen Mobarak
FIvory CoastDaouda Camara
CAngolaMiguel Kiala
CCentral African RepublicJimmy Djimrabaye
 2008 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 

Egypt
Third title
Most Valuable Player
Egypt Amr Gendy

Statistical Leaders

[3]

Individual Tournament Highs

Individual Game Highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
PointsEgypt Amr Gendy39 Mali
ReboundsCentral African Republic Jimmy Djimrabaye22 Mozambique
AssistsEgypt Hady Elbeltagy9 Senegal
StealsIvory Coast Hanna Amani11 Botswana
BlocksSenegal Papa Mbaye6 Mozambique
2-point field goal percentageMali Negueba Samake100% (6/6) Ivory Coast
3-point field goal percentageCentral African Republic Kenny Naguidengar100% (3/3) Mozambique
Free throw percentageMozambique Orlando Novela
Nigeria Opeyemi Oyeniyi
100% (8/8) Central African Republic
 Congo
TurnoversKenya Anthony Opingo
Kenya Romanov Wasula
11 Mozambique
 Nigeria

Team Tournament Highs

Team Game highs

DepartmentNameTotalOpponent
Points Egypt105 Mozambique
Rebounds Kenya56 Mozambique
Assists Egypt22 Mozambique
Steals Mozambique32 Kenya
Blocks Senegal8 Mozambique
2-point field goal percentage Egypt75% (33/44) Mozambique
3-point field goal percentage Central African Republic47.1% (8/17) Mozambique
Free throw percentage Ivory Coast
 Mali
77.8% (7/9) Kenya
 Senegal
Turnovers Kenya46 Mozambique

See also

References

  1. "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. "Statistics". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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