2020 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship
The 2020 FIBA U18 Women's African Championship was the 15th edition, played under the rules of FIBA, the world governing body for basketball, and the FIBA Africa thereof. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from December 3 to 9, 2020 in Cairo.
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| 15th FIBA Africa Under-18 Women's Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation |  Egypt | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3−9 December | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 (from 54 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions | Egypt (2nd title) | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Yara Hussein | ||||||||||||
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Egypt won the tournament for their second continental title, their first since 2010, by defeating the defending champions Mali in the Finals, 68–63.[1] Both finalists qualified for the 2021 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup that were held in Debrecen, Hungary. Yara Hussein, team captain of the host team, was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[2]
Venue
All matches were played in the Hall 3 of the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.
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| Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex Hall 3 (Capacity: 720) | |
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Preliminary round
3 December 16:00 |
| Egypt |
36–64 |  Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–18, 6–14, 7–23, 16–9 | ||
| Pts: Hal. Yassine 9 Rebs: Elfiky 8 Asts: Elfiky, Hag. Yassine 2 |
Pts: Sissoko 14 Rebs: Kouyate 14 Asts: S. Berthe 5 | |
4 December 20:00 |
| Mali |
61–37 |  Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 18–8, 18–11, 15–5 | ||
| Pts: Sissoko 16 Rebs: Kouyate 20 Asts: D. Berthe, Sissoko 8 |
Pts: Faye 10 Rebs: Thiaw, Gassama 11 Asts: Thiaw 5 | |
Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Referees: Nadege Zouzou (CIV), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Lizzy Nambuya (UGA) |
5 December 15:00 |
| Senegal |
48–54 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–8, 13–14, 7–13, 13–19 | ||
| Pts: Faye 11 Rebs: Gassama 11 Asts: Thiaw 7 |
Pts: Hussein 19 Rebs: Hussein 19 Asts: Abdelhamid 3 | |
6 December 15:00 |
| Mali |
68–55 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 22–12, 10–18, 18–12 | ||
| Pts: D. Berthe 33 Rebs: Kouyate 15 Asts: S. Berthe 7 |
Pts: Mossad, Hussein 11 Rebs: Hussein 13 Asts: Salma BahgatBahgat 6 | |
Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Referees: Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Opeyemi Oluwaseun Ogunleye (NGA), Lizzy Nambuya (UGA) |
7 December 17:30 |
| Senegal |
39–74 | Mali |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-13, 6-16, 8-20, 7-25 | ||
| Pts: Fanta Gassama 11 Rebs: Khadija Faye 9 Asts: Victorine Thiaw, Bineta Diatta 2 |
Pts: Diarrah Issa Sissoko 22 Rebs: Alima Kouyate 19 Asts: Diarrah Issa Sissoko, Koudedia Cissé 3 | |
Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Referees: Nadege Zouzou (CIV), Monicca Nassuuna (UGA), Opeyemi Oluwaseun Ogunleye (NGA) |
8 December 15:00 |
| Egypt |
64–67 (3-6) | Senegal |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-17, 8-18, 11-8, 17-18, Overtime: 3-6 | ||
| Pts: Farida Mossad 13 Rebs: Yara Hussein 13 Asts: Salma Bahgat 8 |
Pts: Ndate Ndiaye 21 Rebs: Khadija Faye 15 Asts: Victorine Thiaw 8 | |
Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Referees: Opeyemi Oluwaseun Ogunleye (NGA), Mohamed Lamline Diawara (MLI), Adama Samake (MLI) |
Final round
Final standings
| Qualified for the 2021 FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup |
| Rank | Team | Record |
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Egypt | 2-3 |
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Mali | 4-1 |
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Senegal | 1-3 |
References
- "Egypt crowned FIBA U18 Women's African Championship 2020 champions". FIBA Africa. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Hussein named MVP at FIBA U18 Women's African Championship 2020". FIBA Africa. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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