2019 FIBA U16 African Championship

The 2019 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship, alternatively the 6th Afrobasket U16, was an international basketball competition held in Praia, Cape Verde[1] from 5–14 July 2019. It served as a qualifier for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Bulgaria.

2019 FIBA U16 AfroBasket
6th FIBA Under-16 African
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cape Verde
DatesJuly 5–14
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (4th title)
Official website
www.fiba.basketball
2017
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Venue

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Praia
Gimnodesportivo Vavá Duarte
(Capacity: 8,000)
 

Participating teams

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On the eve of the tournament, rosters were finalized for the following participating teams:

Group phase

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All times are local Cape Verde Time (UTC-1:00).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 4 4 0 323 232 +91 8 Advance to Quarterfinals
2   Nigeria 4 3 1 306 246 +60 7
3   Angola 4 2 2 260 285 −25 6
4   Cape Verde (H) 4 1 3 191 257 −66 5
5   Algeria 4 0 4 216 276 −60 4 Advance to Classification 9–10
Source: FIBA Africa
(H) Hosts
5 July
19:30
Algeria   48–53   Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 16–15, 12–13, 3–15
Pts: Nessaibia 12
Rebs: Aouana 12
Asts: Yahya 3
Pts: Silva, Buccilli 17
Rebs: Silva 12
Asts: Monteiro 4
6 July
19:30
Nigeria   77–86   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 13–24, 21–30, 22–19
Pts: Isah 23
Rebs: Chinyelu 11
Asts: Dennis, Chinyelu 3
Pts: Abouzeid 30
Rebs: Elshakery 12
Asts: three players 2
7 July
17:15
Egypt   86–61   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 15–21, 28–16, 24–9
Pts: Abouzeid 23
Rebs: Ahmed 22
Asts: Abouzeid 4
Pts: Andrade 12
Rebs: Andrade, Texeira 6
Asts: Antonio 3
7 July
19:30
Cape Verde   39–64   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 7–20, 11–16, 8–17
Pts: Martins, Silva 10
Rebs: Silva 10
Asts: Buccilli 2
Pts: Chinyelu 20
Rebs: Chinyelu 21
Asts: Okpara 3
8 July
15:00
Algeria   53–73   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 14–29, 13–14, 10–20
Pts: Ammad, Yahya 15
Rebs: Aouana 13
Asts: four players 1
Pts: Antonio 20
Rebs: Texeira 16
Asts: Antonio, Avelino 3
8 July
19:30
Cape Verde   43–76   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 4–22, 14–13, 18–16, 7–25
Pts: Delgado, Buccilli 8
Rebs: Monteiro 7
Asts: Silva 2
Pts: Rehan 23
Rebs: three players 8
Asts: Mohamed 2
9 July
17:15
Egypt   75–51   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 11–7, 24–16, 18–11, 22–17
Pts: Abouzeid 13
Rebs: Abouseria, Elshakery 11
Asts: three players 2
Pts: Ammad 17
Rebs: Aouana 11
Asts: Zidouni 6
9 July
19:30
Angola   57–90   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 12–26, 19–22, 15–22
Pts: Avelino 14
Rebs: Antonio 8
Asts: Antonio, Andrade 1
Pts: Isah 27
Rebs: Chinyelu 24
Asts: Dennis 5
10 July
15:00
Nigeria   75–64   Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 15–11, 16–19, 20–22
Pts: Okemirie 19
Rebs: Okemirie 18
Asts: Okpara, Dennis 5
Pts: Nessaibia 18
Rebs: Aouana 11
Asts: Ammad 3
10 July
19:30
Angola   69–56   Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 21–18, 15–13, 14–9
Pts: Antonio 22
Rebs: Texeira 16
Asts: Soares 4
Pts: Silva 25
Rebs: Cabral 10
Asts: Delgado 6

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Mali 4 4 0 250 202 +48 8 Advance to Quarterfinals
2   Guinea 4 3 1 229 211 +18 7
3   Tunisia 4 2 2 261 255 +6 6
4   Rwanda 4 1 3 224 281 −57 5
5   Ivory Coast 4 0 4 226 241 −15 4 Advance to Classification 9–10
Source: FIBA Africa
5 July
17:15
Mali   61–57   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 22–7, 13–13, 14–21
Pts: Singare 13
Rebs: Dembélé 9
Asts: Singare, Sinayoko 3
Pts: Mahjoubi 24
Rebs: Mahjoubi 8
Asts: Mahjoubi, Lejmi 2
6 July
17:15
Ivory Coast   53–55   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 5–14, 12–15, 20–11, 16–15
Pts: Moulare 19
Rebs: Lath 10
Asts: Moulare, Coulibaly 2
Pts: Sylla 17
Rebs: Diallo, Camara 8
Asts: Soufane, Camara 2
7 July
12:45
Guinea   63–57   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 12–14, 16–14, 21–10
Pts: Soufane, Kaba 10
Rebs: Sylla 5
Asts: three players 1
Pts: Mahjoubi 9
Rebs: Mahjoubi 7
Asts: Abbassi 1
7 July
15:00
Ivory Coast   60–62   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 10–14, 14–11, 17–15, 19–22
Pts: Moulare 27
Rebs: Lath 16
Asts: Zunon, Moulare 2
Pts: Sano 16
Rebs: Sano 14
Asts: Mutabazi 5
8 July
12:45
Rwanda   47–63   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 8–16, 10–19, 17–9
Pts: Ishema 17
Rebs: Sano 10
Asts: Mutabazi 2
Pts: Kaba 16
Rebs: Sylla 13
Asts: Soufane 4
8 July
17:15
Mali   65–57   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 24–11, 12–18, 18–14
Pts: Traore 14
Rebs: Singare, Traore 13
Asts: Kanoute 4
Pts: Moulare 16
Rebs: Lath 7
Asts: Moulare, Coulibaly 3
9 July
12:45
Tunisia   59–56   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 9–19, 14–13, 17–14
Pts: Mahjoubi 23
Rebs: Abbassi 12
Asts: Tarhouni, Sahnoun 2
Pts: Moulare 23
Rebs: Lath 14
Asts: Zunon 2
9 July
15:00
Rwanda   40–70   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 4–13, 13–19, 15–14, 8–24
Pts: Sano 10
Rebs: Sano 7
Asts: Kizito 5
Pts: Traore 19
Rebs: Singare 13
Asts: three players 3
10 July
12:45
Guinea   48–54   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 10–13, 12–10, 17–18, 9–13
Pts: Diallo 15
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Soufane 2
Pts: Keita 13
Rebs: Singare 11
Asts: none
10 July
17:15
Tunisia   88–75   Rwanda
Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 25–17, 14–20, 25–25
Pts: Tarhouni 24
Rebs: Tarhouni 10
Asts: Tarhouni 6
Pts: Sano 20
Rebs: Kevin 16
Asts: Kizito, Niyomugabo 3

Knockout phase

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All times are local Cape Verde Time (UTC-1:00).

Ninth place game

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Ninth place game
   
A5   Algeria 51
B5   Ivory Coast 63
12 July
10:30
Algeria   51–63   Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 16–14, 12–21, 10–10
Pts: Yahya 21
Rebs: Rehaim 8
Asts: Zidouni 3
Pts: Lath 21
Rebs: Lath 17
Asts: Moulare 7

Bracket

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Fifth place5–8 classificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1  Egypt78
B4  Rwanda51
B4  Rwanda72A1  Egypt71
A3  Angola70B2  Guinea67
B2  Guinea77
A3  Angola54
B4  Rwanda78A1  Egypt66
B3  Tunisia53B1  Mali57
B1  Mali61
A4  Cape Verde41
Seventh placeA4  Cape Verde58B1  Mali54Third place
B3  Tunisia64A2  Nigeria45
A3  Angola80A2  Nigeria86B2  Guinea53
A4  Cape Verde54B3  Tunisia36A2  Nigeria54

Quarterfinals

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12 July
12:45
Rwanda   51–78   Egypt
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 9–17, 16–22, 13–22
Pts: Kizito, Ishema 11
Rebs: Ishema 14
Asts: Kizito, Ishema 3
Pts: Ahmed 22
Rebs: Ahmed 11
Asts: four players 2
12 July
15:00
Tunisia   36–86   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 10–17, 8–27, 9–18
Pts: Tarhouni 12
Rebs: Khalifa 5
Asts: Rouini, Tarhouni 1
Pts: Ighovodjia 22
Rebs: Chinyelu 15
Asts: Dennis 6
12 July
17:15
Angola   54–77   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 7–18, 19–20, 15–15
Pts: Soares 11
Rebs: Soares 9
Asts: three players 1
Pts: Donzo 21
Rebs: Sylla 14
Asts: Soufane 4
12 July
19:30
Cape Verde   41–61   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 10–18, 8–7, 16–16
Pts: Silva 13
Rebs: Silva 13
Asts: Silva 2
Pts: Keita 10
Rebs: Dembele 11
Asts: Kanoute 4

5–8 classification

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13 July
12:45
Rwanda   72–70   Angola
Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 19–12, 19–22, 22–21
Pts: Sano 19
Rebs: Sano 9
Asts: Sano 2
Pts: Avelino 21
Rebs: Soares 10
Asts: Avelino 4
13 July
15:00
Cape Verde   58–64   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 11–16, 5–16, 24–18
Pts: Silva 26
Rebs: Caetano 15
Asts: Monteiro, Silva 3
Pts: Tarhouni 17
Rebs: Tarhouni, Khalifa 7
Asts: Rouini, Bengabsia 2

Semifinals

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13 July
17:15
Egypt   71–67   Guinea
Scoring by quarter: 13–8, 19–17, 16–26, 23–16
Pts: Ahmed 15
Rebs: Ahmed 16
Asts: Eldiasty, Abouzeid 3
Pts: Donzo 20
Rebs: Sylla 17
Asts: Soufane 4
13 July
19:30
Mali   54–45   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 11–12, 17–11, 12–11
Pts: Toure 12
Rebs: Dembele 13
Asts: Sinayoko 3
Pts: Chinyelu 12
Rebs: Chinyelu 17
Asts: Okpara, Isah 2

Seventh place game

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14 July
12:45
Angola   80–54   Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–10, 19–13, 19–16
Pts: Avelino 17
Rebs: Avelino 9
Asts: Neto 3
Pts: Caetano 15
Rebs: Silva 12
Asts: Buccilli 4

Fifth place game

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14 July
15:00
Rwanda   78–53   Tunisia
Scoring by quarter: 17–8, 10–11, 19–14, 32–20
Pts: Ishema 25
Rebs: Ishema 14
Asts: Niyomugabo 8
Pts: Tarhouni 21
Rebs: Morjane 9
Asts: four players 1

Third place game

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14 July
17:15
Guinea   53–54   Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 13–3, 14–11, 16–20
Pts: Donzo 14
Rebs: Donzo 10
Asts: Diallo 3
Pts: Dennis 14
Rebs: Chinyelu 20
Asts: Okpara 3

Final

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14 July
19:30
Egypt   66–57   Mali
Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 20–9, 22–13, 14–17
Pts: Abouzeid 19
Rebs: Mohamed 11
Asts: Rehan 3
Pts: Toure 13
Rebs: Dembele 14
Asts: Kanoute 4


 2019 FIBA Under-16 African champions 
 
Egypt
4th title

Final ranking

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Qualified to the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Rank Team Record Points
For Against Diff.
    Egypt 7–0 538 407 +131
    Mali 6–1 422 354 +68
    Nigeria 5–2 491 389 +102
4   Guinea 4–3 426 390 +36
5   Rwanda 3–4 425 482 –57
6   Tunisia 3–4 414 477 –63
7   Angola 3–4 464 488 –24
8   Cape Verde 1–6 344 462 –118
9   Ivory Coast 1–4 289 292 –3
10   Algeria 0–5 267 339 –72
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References

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