2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women.
2010 FIBA U18 AfroBasket
14th FIBA Under-18 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
DatesOctober 8–17
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (4th title)
Tournament statistics
MVPEgypt Aly Mohamed Ahmed
Top scorerRwanda Lionel Hakizimana
Official website
2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship
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The 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men (alternatively the Afrobasket U18) was the 14th FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men, 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 8–17 in Rwanda and won by Egypt.

The tournament qualified both the winner and the runner-up for the 2011 Under-19 World Cup.

Format

  • The 11 teams were divided into two groups (Groups A+B) for the preliminary round.
  • Round robin for the preliminary round; the top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
  • From there on a knockout system was used until the final.

Squads

Main article: 2010 FIBA Africa U-18 Championship squads

Draw

Group A Group B

 Algeria
 Congo
 Mali
 Mozambique
 Nigeria
 Rwanda

 Angola
 Ivory Coast
 Egypt
 Gabon
 Tunisia

Preliminary round

Group A

Qualified for the Quarter-finals
Points forfeited due to age fraud [1]
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Mali 5 5 0 278 177 +101 10
 Mozambique 5 3 2 233 218 +15 8
 Rwanda 5 2 3 283 275 +8 6
 Algeria 5 2 3 305 315 -10 7
 Congo 5 2 3 283 375 -92 4
 Nigeria 5 0 5 0 80 -80 5
8 October 2010
11:00
Mozambique  62–80 [2]  Nigeria
8 October 2010
13:00
Congo  72–67 [3]  Mali
8 October 2010
18:30
Rwanda  66–63  Algeria
9 October 2010
12:00
Mozambique  50–81 [3]  Congo
9 October 2010
16:00
Algeria  62–94  Mali
9 October 2010
18:00
Nigeria  83–65 [2]  Rwanda
10 October 2010
12:00
Nigeria  67–79 [4]  Congo
10 October 2010
16:00
Algeria  73–65  Mozambique
10 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda  57–68  Mali
12 October 2010
14:30
Mali  76–58  Mozambique
12 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda  71–74  Congo
12 October 2010
20:00
Nigeria  83–70 [2]  Algeria
13 October 2010
16:30
Congo  90–87  Algeria
13 October 2010
18:00
Mozambique  70–69  Rwanda
13 October 2010
20:00
Mali  48–53 [2]  Nigeria

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Egypt 4 4 0 366 213 +153 8
 Tunisia 4 3 1 287 243 +44 7
 Gabon 4 2 2 255 241 +14 6
 Angola 4 1 3 210 261 -51 5
 Ivory Coast 4 0 4 174 334 -170 4
8 October 2010
15:00
Egypt  76–62  Gabon
8 October 2010
20:30
Ivory Coast  41–61  Angola
9 October 2010
14:00
Gabon  60–55  Angola
9 October 2010
20:00
Tunisia  62–98  Egypt
10 October 2010
14:00
Tunisia  88–45  Ivory Coast
10 October 2010
20:00
Egypt  87–47  Angola
12 October 2010
12:00
Egypt  105–42  Ivory Coast
12 October 2010
16:30
Tunisia  64–53  Gabon
13 October 2010
14:30
Ivory Coast  46–80  Gabon
13 October 2010
16:00
Angola  47–73  Tunisia

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 14:00
 
 
 Algeria66
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 20:00
 
 Egypt87
 
 Egypt82
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 16:00
 
 Mozambique40
 
 Gabon58
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
 Mozambique67
 
 Egypt67
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
 Tunisia54
 
 Rwanda47
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 18:00
 
 Tunisia86
 
 Mali58
 
Fri 15 Oct 2010 – 20:00
 
 Tunisia69 Third place
 
 Angola40
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 15:30
 
 Mali65
 
 Mozambique56
 
 
 Mali72
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 16:00
 
 
  Algeria 61
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 13:30
 
  Gabon 75
 
  Gabon 73
 
Sat 16 Oct 2010 – 14:00
 
  Rwanda 71
 
  Rwanda 68
 
 
  Angola 44
 
Seventh place
 
 
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – 11:30
 
 
  Algeria 59
 
 
  Angola 65

9th place

15 October 2010
12:00
Nigeria  97–59  Ivory Coast
16 October 2010
12:00
Congo  53–76  Nigeria

Quarterfinals

15 October 2010
14:00
Algeria  66–87  Egypt
15 October 2010
16:00
Gabon  58–67  Mozambique
15 October 2010
18:00
Rwanda  47–86  Tunisia
15 October 2010
20:00
Angola  40–65  Mali

[5]

Classification 5–8

16 October 2010
14:00
Angola  44–68  Rwanda
16 October 2010
16:00
Algeria  61–75  Gabon

Semifinals

16 October 2010
18:00
Mali  58–69  Tunisia
16 October 2010
20:00
Egypt  82–40  Mozambique

[6]

Seventh place game

17 October 2010
11:30
Angola  65–59  Algeria

Fifth place game

17 October 2010
13:30
Rwanda  71–73  Gabon

Bronze medal game

17 October 2010
15:30
Mali  72–56  Mozambique

Gold medal game

17 October 2010
18:00
Tunisia  54–67  Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 9-14, 17-13, 11-25
Pts: n/a Pts: Mohammad 30

[7]

Final standings

Qualified for the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
Rank Team Record
 Egypt 6–1
 Tunisia 6–1
 Mali 5–1
4.  Mozambique 3–3
5.  Gabon 2–5
6.  Rwanda 2–5
7.  Angola 2–5
8.  Algeria 1–5
9.  Nigeria 0–4
10.  Congo 0–4
11.  Ivory Coast 0–4

Awards

 2010 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner 

Egypt
Fourth title
Most Valuable Player
Egypt Aly Mohamed Ahmed

Statistical Leaders

See also

References

  1. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Fraud : Decision concerning sanctions of players". FIBAAfrica.com. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ^ a b c d Nigeria forfeited the match due to age fraud
  3. ^ a b Congo forfeited the match due to age fraud
  4. ^ Both teams forfeited the match due to age fraud
  5. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Quarter-final: The four Aces revealed". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  6. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Semi-finals : Group B in the spotlight". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  7. ^ "[Rwanda 2010] - Final : Egypt retain his title!". FIBAAfrica.com. Retrieved 2014-01-03.