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.
9th FIBA U18 African Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | August 27 - September 3, 1998 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | ![]() |
Official website | |
1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship | |
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
editSquads
editSchedule
editP | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts. |
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1 | Nigeria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 396 | 259 | +137 | 10 |
2 | Egypt | 5 | 4 | 1 | 418 | 315 | +103 | 9 |
3 | Angola | 5 | 3 | 2 | 328 | 305 | +23 | 8 |
4 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 310 | 375 | -65 | 7 |
4 | Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 271 | 350 | -79 | 6 |
4 | Morocco | 5 | 0 | 5 | 237 | 356 | -119 | 5 |
Final standings
editQualified for the 1999 FIBA U19 World Championship |
Rank | Team | Record |
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Nigeria | 5–0 | |
Egypt | 4–1 | |
Angola | 3–2 | |
4 | South Africa | 2–3 |
5 | Tunisia | 1–4 |
6 | Morocco | 0–5 |
Awards
edit1998 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship winner |
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Nigeria Fourth title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Michel Lasme |
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Schedule & results". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Teams". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "Group standings". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.