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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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

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 A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Mali Egypt Benin
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 14–13
3  Benin 2 0 2 19 29 10 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of the Congo Mauritania
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 16–14
3  Mauritania 2 0 2 27 31 4 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Nigeria Uganda Cape Verde
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 14–13
3  Cape Verde 2 0 2 29 31 2 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Madagascar Togo Burkina Faso
1  Madagascar 2 1 1 32 23 +9 .500 Knockout stage 11–13
2  Togo 2 1 1 25 28 3 .500 10–21 15–7
3  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 20 26 6 .500
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 Nov 2021 – 11:10
 
 
 Mali 8
 
11 Nov 2021 – 14:40
 
 Uganda 9
 
 Uganda 16
 
11 Nov 2021 – 11:30
 
 DR Congo 10
 
 Madagascar 9
 
11 Nov 2021 – 17:05
 
 DR Congo 16
 
 Uganda6
 
11 Nov 2021 – 12:50
 
 Ivory Coast14
 
 Ivory Coast 17
 
11 Nov 2021 – 15:05
 
 Togo 16
 
 Ivory Coast 14
 
11 Nov 2021 – 13:10
 
 Nigeria 10 Bronze medal
 
 Nigeria 20
 
11 Nov 2021 – 16:15
 
 Egypt 16
 
 DR Congo19
 
 
 Nigeria21
 

Final standings

PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Ivory Coast55074
2 Uganda53250
3 Nigeria54190
4 DR Congo52371
5 Mali32137
6 Egypt31243
7 Togo31241
8 Madagascar31241
9 Burkina Faso21120
10 Cape Verde20229
11 Mauritania20227
12 Benin20219

Women's tournament

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Uganda Cape Verde Ghana
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 17–13
3  Ghana 2 0 2 19 38 19 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Nigeria Benin Egypt
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 21–20
3  Egypt 2 0 2 38 41 3 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Democratic Republic of the Congo Mali Ivory Coast
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 15–11
3  Ivory Coast 2 0 2 21 29 8 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification Togo Niger Burkina Faso
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 19–14
3  Burkina Faso 2 0 2 20 36 16 .000
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

All times are local.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 Nov 2018 – 10:30
 
 
 Uganda 16
 
11 Nov 2018 – 13:50
 
 Mali 21
 
 Mali 15
 
11 Nov 2018 – 10:50
 
 Togo 8
 
 Togo 12
 
11 Nov 2018 – 16:40
 
 Benin 9
 
 Mali 19
 
11 Nov 2018 – 12:10
 
 DR Congo 13
 
 Nigeria 21
 
11 Nov 2018 – 14:15
 
 Niger 5
 
 Nigeria 16
 
11 Nov 2018 – 12:30
 
 DR Congo 18 Bronze medal
 
 DR Congo 21
 
11 Nov 2018 – 15:50
 
 Cape Verde 7
 
 Togo 19
 
 
 Nigeria17
 

Final standings

PosTeamPldWLPF
1 Mali54184
2 DR Congo54181
3 Togo54172
4 Nigeria53291
5 Uganda32158
6 Benin31242
7 Niger31231
8 Cape Verde31229
9 Egypt20238
10 Ivory Coast20221
11 Burkina Faso20220
12 Ghana20219

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.[4]

PosTeamQualifier scoreFinal score
1Mali N’Faly Kanoute67
2Uganda Sarah Ageno63
3Egypt Rana Abdelzaher5 ?

References

  1. "Venue Guide". FIBA. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. "Madagascar Qualifier". FIBA. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. "Benin Qualifier". FIBA. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Kanoute wins FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup 2018 Shoot-Out Contest". FIBA. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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